• Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00am until Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 9:00pm
  • The original demonstration took place on Copenhagen Fields (now King's Cross), London on 21 April, 1834 against the sentences of transportation imposed on the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

    The commemoration march took place on 25 April 2009 ending a series of festival events that ...started on the 18th April. It has been hailed as one of the most successful local events ever organised in the area and as a model of good practice for others to follow.

    Between 35,000 to 100,000 people attended the original demonstration, which was organised by the Central Committee of the Metropolitan Trade Unions and marched through London to Kennington Common with a wagon carrying a petition with over 200,000 signatures for the remission of the Martyrs' sentences.

    The 2009 festival was attended by almost 1,000 people remembering those who fought for our rights. A series of events took place including a recreation of the Martyrs' oath, banner making, music, comedy, stalls and all right next to the Tolpuddle Martyrs mural at Edward Square, King's Cross

    Website - including pictures of the events: http://tolpuddlekx.wordpress.com/

    Poster in PDF format to download:
    http://tolpuddlekx.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/poster2.pdf
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  • Sophie Talbot
    A crowd of 500, The Cally Rd has seen nothing like it for years!!!!!
    April 28, 2009 at 7:40am
  • Sophie Talbot
    The full events listing is now up in plain text at http://tolpuddlekx.wordpress.com/events/
    April 18, 2009 at 9:04am
  • Sophie Talbot
    The poster is available to download as a PDF file at http://tolpuddlekx.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/poster2.pdf

    Cheers!
    April 4, 2009 at 5:13am
  • Charlie Pottins
    Could you put up some details of timetable? The poster looks very nice on website but I could not read it, and kept getting some "snapshot" window opening which just confused me. Plain text would be handy so I could both read and copy it to e-mail friends.
    April 2, 2009 at 12:40pm
  • John Rogers
    very excited - have blogged about the history of Caledonian Park - marvelous event
    March 25, 2009 at 1:08pm
  • Sophie Talbot
    Don't forget - the festival runs for a whole week - 18th to 25th April. See http://tolpuddlekx.wordpress.com/ for details of all the festival events
    March 21, 2009 at 12:14pm
  • Ingo London
    wont make it - will be at DHL/DPWN AGM to raise workers issues
    March 16, 2009 at 12:49am
  • Mike Arnott
    Will be at the STUC
    March 13, 2009 at 3:00am
  • Karl Mako
    Woodcraft, the co-operative youth movement, will be there running children's activities.
    www.woodcraft.org.uk
    March 10, 2009 at 8:59pm
  • Leslie Coupland
    Northern Celts confirmed they are playing on the 25th April

    http://www.northerncelts.com/
    February 28, 2009 at 1:48pm
  • Lynn Morley
    Does anyone know what time the rally/march starts on 25th? I need to know because I'll be coming by train from Somerset. Thanks
    February 27, 2009 at 12:17pm
  • Sally McMahon
    Nieces, nephews and cousins of James Hammett look forward to attending this historical event in April.
    February 8, 2009 at 7:13am
  • Gerald Joseph Downing
    ‎18th or 21st????
    February 6, 2009 at 11:49pm
  • Leslie Coupland
    Thursday 23rd April I am organisng In the Cellar Bar in the Constitution and play Folk Music About Tolpuddle. Ill talk at the next meeting
    February 6, 2009 at 3:47am
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