Celebration at New Mills Town Hall
Running order for evening of Saturday 21 April at New Mills Town Hall
M/C: Mike Harding - BBC Radio 2
3pm: Doors open to public for stalls & Fairtrade light refreshments.
Showing of film 'The Battle of Kinder Scout' (BBC, 1970).
Music by Cajan Specials band; Story telling by Honor Giles.
5pm: Drinks reception by Moorside Grange Hotel
5.30pm: Proceedings start: (introductions by Mike Harding, to include Countryside Minister Barry Gardiner; MP for High Peak Tom Levitt; and the Mayors of News Mills and High Peak).
'Trespassers will be Celebrated' sung by Sally Goldsmith.
1. Martin Doughty, Chair of Natural England and ‘host’ of the event
2. David Miliband, Secretary of State for the Environment
3. Tony Hams, Chair of the Peak District National Park Authority
6.15pm: ‘Work in progress’ sample of the play 'On Common Ground'
6.45pm:
4. Roy Hattersley, President of Friends of the Peak District
5. Kate Ashbrook, Chair of Ramblers’ Association
6. Jim Perrin, writer, access activist and friend of Benny Rothman
7.15pm: Singing of 'The Manchester Rambler' led by Mike Harding.
7.30pm: New Mills Brass Band
8pm: Bar opens, Cajan Specials band
11pm: Event finishes
