Behold Ye Ramblers

28 Mar 2025 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

In 2023, Neil Gore entertained us with ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’. We’re delighted to have him back, to dramatise the beginnings of the struggle for the right to roam and to enjoy the benefits of outdoor activities. An entertaining celebration through Music Hall, poetry and song of the birth of The Clarion newspaper and movement that grew in its name.

The mass trespass on Kinder Scout is well known, but is merely the climax to a series of mass trespasses dating back some 20 years inspired by a newspaper - The Clarion. The Clarion movement from the 1890s encouraged and celebrated healthy community activity such as cycling, music, choral singing, drama groups and handicrafts, whilst collectively building Clarion Houses as rural community centres to enable people to escape the daily grind of work and cramped city living. There are active Clarion Cycling Clubs and Choirs to this day!

Find out how this happened, who fought for our Right to Roam and have a thoroughly entertaining evening at the same time.

Book tickets (£15) by email to peter.burnham@gmail.com . Alternatively telephone Peter Burnham on 01665 711388.