Saturday  18 May,  10.45am

The Story of Peterloo

Meeting point:  Friends Meeting house, Mount Street

On 16  August  1819 an unarmed, peaceful crowd,  gathered  in the centre of Manchester to demand political rights,  was attacked by the military, resulting in  many deaths and injuries. This walk will  explore the political background and   trace  the events on the day.  £6/£5

More information and booking : redflagwalks@gmail.com.

 

Sunday 26 May,  2pm

Radical Ashton-under-Lyne

Meeting point: Ashton-under-Lyne Town Hall

This walk will explore a number of episodes in Ashton-under-Lyne’s radical history,  including the political career of socialist and suffragette Hannah Mitchell,  the Chartist Rising of 1848, the  Bread Riot of 1863, the Anti-Irish Riot of 1868 and  the formation of the Co-operative movement. £6/£5

More information and booking : redflagwalks@gmail.com.

 

Friday 31 May 10.45am

Dr Marx and Mr Engels

Meeting point:  front entrance, Oxford Road station

The wrings of Kark Marx and Frederick Engels on  philosophy, history  and politics had a  major influence on  C19th and C20th thought.  Engels lived in Manchester for 20 years, whilst  his friend  Marx was a regular visitor to the city. This walk will  visit sites associated with both men,  including Little Ireland, the Owenite Hall of Science, the Royal Exchange and Chethams Library. We will also discover the truth about Engels’ secret life!  £6/5.

More information and booking : redflagwalks@gmail.com.

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My new book “Up Then Brave Women” : Manchester’s Radical  Women 1819-1918  was published in October 2012 by the North West Labour History Society

The book is on sale in the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Peoples History Museum, Three  Minute Theatre,  Cornerhouse bookshop, Portico Library,  Working Class Movement Library, News from Nowhere, Liverpool and Bookmarks, London.

It can be ordered in the post for £9.95 from Pat Bowker, 1 Bedford Road, Salford M30 9LA. Cheques payable to North West Labour History Group.

It can ordered online from Naomi Symes Books http://www.naomisymes.com