AN event is being planned at Tandle Hill Country Park to commemorate 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre on Sunday, August 18.
It will also mark 100 years since the park was gifted to the Oldham community. It
On the day, which runs from noon to 3pm, there will be many family-friendly activities.
They will include: Crafts and games with Oldham Play Action Group; poetry with Dr Robert Poole, Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire, author of "Peterloo: the English Uprising" and co-author of the graphic novel "Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre"; trail and quiz with Royton Historical Society; a book signing with Graham Phythian the author of "Peterloo: Voices, Sabres and Silence". For every book sold a donation will be made to a local charity.
The event will also be supported by the Royton Townswomen’s Guild, Music for Young People and Oldham Amateur Radio.
Anyone who is part of a community group which would like to get involved with this event please email RSCDistrictTeam@oldham.gov.uk.
For more information on events taking place in Oldham to mark the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, visit www.oldham.gov.uk/peterloo
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