House and home Mossley Remembers Peterloo Several events are taking place in Mossley during August 2019 that commemorates the 200th Anniversary of Peterloo. These include.... The “Mossley Remembers Peterloo” Exhibition at St George’s Church: Free Entrance – Everyone Welcome !!! Open every Saturday 10.00 am till 4.00 pm, and every Sunday Noon till 4.00 pm, throughout August 2019. Discover Peterloo, and Explore the Mossley Connections, Stories, and Timelines. The Display Boards cover six main themes: • Mossley’s Connection With Peterloo • Women of Peterloo • Local People Connected With Peterloo • The Victims • Commemorative Ware, Memorabilia, and Crowd Scenes • General Peterloo Information In addition to the main exhibition: Liberty or Death The Books: The Story of Mossley, 5,000 Acres of Old Ashton, England in Ashton-under-Lyne,The Manchester Man, Peterloo Shadows, a Bastow Family by way of Peterloo, Peterloo the Case Reopened, and Short Stories About Failsworth Folk. Find out what all of these books have to say about Peterloo. The Ballads: Listen to Broadside Ballads about Peterloo, or simply just read the words on our song sheets. The Brochure: A Commemorative Brochure, printed in full colour, will be on sale at St George’s Church. The Banners and Pendants: Each one Handmade Locally, and part of the Tameside Remembers Peterloo Exhibition, these will be on display at St George’s Church from Saturday 17 August until Saturday 31 August. Create Your Own Peterloo Flag: Children of all ages are invited to colour-in a flflag – will yours be Mossley themed ??? (this is for everyone age 0-90!!!) The Guided Tour of the Graveyard: Each Sunday in August at 2.00 pm a guided tour of St George’s Graveyards, by local historians, telling the stories of those buried at St George’s who have a Peterloo connection: you will be shown the burial place of John Knight, be introduced to the (few) cotton mill owners of 200 years ago, view the plaque to the Mossley man who fought with the Duke of Wellington against Napoleon, their fifinal battle Waterloo lent its name to Peterloo, meet the lady who married a Vicar and may be John Knight’s daughter, and much, much, more!!! No need to book – just turn up in plenty of time for our 2.00pm start, on a Sunday in August.And its Free !!! Sorry NO DOGS.Wheelchair accessible. Songs, Ballads, and Music Each Saturday in August at 2.00 pm inside the church there will be a half-hour musical entertainment session, featuring songs, ballads, and music, by local and well-known performers, who will be performing live.And we have a superb line-up: Saturday 3 Aug: Our very own Martin Stimpson, a Local Councillor, Mossley Morris Man, and Singer / Songwriter. Martin has composed a new tune to go with an existing song about John Knight, and St George’s Church, Mossley, will host its world premiere! Saturday 10 August: Martin Gittens of The Free Radicals has been asked to perform a selection of songs from his vast Peterloo repertoire. Great music from a Manchester based artist. Saturday 17 August: Mossley music and choral groups salute the work of John Knight, with a special, short, concert. First the Ukulele group will play a set which will last about 10 minutes, then the combined groups will play/sing The Ballad of John Knight, newly composed by Pat Baker of Mossley, and Good Vibrations will end the performance with 10 minutes of their repertoire. Saturday 24 August:s Mark Dowding. Mark has appeared at several Folk Festivals, done umpteen concerts, been on the radio, and featured on a John Peel album. He is to perform some Peterloo themed songs, and songs from the Peterloo era. Not to be missed. Saturday 31 August:The highlight of our mini-festival features John Howarth of The Oldham Tinkers.The modern song Peterloo was especially written for The Oldham Tinkers, and John composed the tune. Each of these acts is worth watching – they are all different - and I recommend that you try to listen to them all. It will be spectacular to sit in the church looking at the Peterloo pendants and banners whilst listening to Peterloo ballads, and songs of and about the Peterloo era, all accompanied by music.There is no need to book – we have plenty of pews, so there really is room for everyone - just turn up and take a seat ready for the 2.00 pm start, on a Saturday in August. We Hope To See You At St George’s The Mossley Remembers Peterloo Exhibition at St George’s Church is the only Peterloo exhibition within Greater Manchester that combines all of these elements !!! And it is all Free !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mossley Writers Group A display of their Peterloo themed work will be on display inside George Lawton Hall from Friday 2 August until Friday 16 August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Knight Blue Plaque To be offificially unveiled by the Town Team at Quickwood on Friday 16 August at Quickwood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peterloo Mural The Peterloo Mural was designed at Mossley Hollins School, and is to be framed, and then displayed on the outside of George Lawton Hall.The Mural is made of laminated sheets laser cut at the school, but the great thing is the teacher, Ruth Heaney, ran a competition for entries to go on the 1.2m x 0.8m fifinal board.The Peterloo Mural at George Lawton Hall is to be offificially unveiled on Friday 16 August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tameside Remembers Peterloo Exhibition This special exhibition will be on display inside George Lawton Hall from Friday 16 August until the end of August 2019. Several Display Boards tell the story of the involvement in Peterloo of the people from the area which is now known as Tameside. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mossley Heritage Centre From September the Mossley Remembers Peterloo Exhibition will transfer to the Mossley Heritage Centre at Emmaus.The whole of September is the Tameside History Festival, which this year brings to life the story, legacy, and spirit of Peterloo.The festival is themed People, Power, Protest. Unity Representation is and Taxation Without Tyrannical. Reform. Strength 40 www. SADDLEWORTH.co.uk “from Stalybridge they did Advance with a Band of Music fine, and brought a Cap of Liberty from Ashton-under-Lyne” Around