Sat10Sept2016: 6th Wigan Diggers’ Festival

[Tony Gosling]

<https://wigandiggersfestival.org/2016/08/11/6th-wigan-diggers-festival-saturday-10th-september-2016-final-programme-announced/>6th 
Wigan Diggers’ Festival – Saturday 10th September 
2016 – Final Programme Announced

https://wigandiggersfestival.org/category/6th-diggers-festival-2016/


Come & enjoy our best ever line up of live entertainment


More educational talks – lots of new stalls – 
more stuff for the kids – and a presentation to Ken Loach

Here are the final details of the programme for 
this year’s Wigan Diggers’ Festival, which 
coincides with the 340th Anniversary of the death 
of Gerrard Winstanley, the Wigan born leader of 
17th century radical movement known as “The 
Diggers“, who were referred to by the late Tony 
Benn, as the “first true socialists“.

Thanks for making our annual FREE to the public 
event to celebrateGerrard Winstanley & The Diggers possible.

Facebook Event Page:
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THIS YEAR’S GERRARD WINSTANLEY SPADE AWARD WINNER

is film director, campaigner and lifelong socialist KEN LOACH
Ken will receive his “outstanding contribution to 
the Diggers’ cause” award at around 1.00pm from 
previous winners Maxine Peake(2014) & Jimmy 
McGovern (2015) on behalf of the Festival Committee.

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