Tolpuddle 2012 Tickets on Sale

The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival is a unique event and hard to describe. There has been a celebaration of the Tolpuddle story every year since the 1930s and the Festival is a key date for the Labour Movement. But it is a lot more than a rally for trade unionists.

Over the weekend there will be lots of debates and discussions on a wide range of topics. Controversial subjects will be tackled. Leading speakers will inform, captivate, inspire, argue with, rant at and challenge us. Between or even instead of the politics there will be a diverse mixture of some cracking music. Many performers will reflect the exciting burst of radical new talent that is emerging. Some old favourites will be there too.

The Saturday will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great radical US singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie and we will remember him and mark the legacy of his music.

The enclosed Kids' Area will host a new menu of fun for children of all ages and we plan to develop ideas for teenagers.

The Sunday welcomes lots more people who come for the day and the grand procession of banners through the village. Wreaths are laid on the grave of Martyr' James Hammett.

For those fascinated by Britain's radical history please see the Radical History School to book your place. Radical History School The theme will be to discuss the changing nature of protest including the Swing Rebellion, early unions, the General Strike, grass roots power and direct action.

Festival tickets go on sale from 1st April (the Sunday Rally is free apart from parking)

http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/