Friday 24th April
Meet outside Marsden Mechanics
for a hard 2 mile walk to the
birthplace of the Marsden Cuckoo.
Hear the story by Peter Armitage.
8.30pm Folk Night – Riverhead Brewery Tap
Join in an evening of fun and folk music. Featuring Cuckoo Day’s specially
brewed beer ‘Ruffled Feathers’.
Musicians & floor singers welcome.
Saturday 25th April
Inside Events from 11am
Marsden Mechanics Institute (See map: 5)
Upstairs Hall: Marsden After School Club
serving refreshments & snacks, free face painting, make a cuckoo stick.
Theatre Dance, Karate Display, Belly Dancers
Committee Room: Craft Fair
Library: Story Telling
Foyer: Find the Cuckoo’s Nest
United Church: (See map: 1)
Music, Craft Fair, Refreshments
St Bartholomew’s Church: (See map: 2)
Parochial Hall:
Refreshments/light meals,
Craft stalls, Tombola and more
Conservative Club Centenary Exhibition.
Outside Events from 11am
Argyle Street /
Duck Race Tickets, National Trust Plant stall
Circus Skills with the ‘Fiascos’.
Children’s Rides,
Rescue, Thurlstone Owls Sanctuary
Parochial Hall Car Park (See map: 2)
Vintage Engines, Classic Motor Cycles
Marsden Traders
A wide assortment of crafts and local produce. Food and drink from the shops, pubs and cafes in the village.
Look out for venues competing in the Cooking Challenge and win a prize
Timed Outside Events
11.00am - Marsden’s Junior Band
United Church
11.30am - Clog/Morris Dancing
outside Mechanics Institute
outside Mechanics Institute
Silver Prize Band, Thievin’ Magpies and Majorettes.
Bring your Cuckoo Sticks. Win a prize with your wheelbarrow float.
Water Taxis all day and JRT Minibus options, See Boat legged through by Horse Drawn Boat Society.
Activities, dancing and music at Standedge Visitor Centre