Welcome to Marsden Cuckoo Day website!

 

This year Marsden Cuckoo Day is April 25th 2009 with other events on Friday 24th in the evening so make sure you don't miss out!

 

 

 

Marsden Cuckoo Day has been a tradition within Marsden for many years and is now:

The Cuckoo Legend

 

Many years ago the people of Marsden

were aware that when the cuckoo arrived

so did the spring and sunshine. They tried to prolong its stay by building a wall around it.

 

Unfortunately the wall wasn’t high enough as the legend says . . .

 

... It were nobbut just wun course too low!