SALFORD HISTORIES FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY

This Saturday 29th October will see the Annual Salford Histories Festival take place at the Fletcher Hall, Swinton and inside St Peter's Church starting at 10am - 4pm

For local history lovers this is the event of the year with stalls from numerous local history societies, book sellers, traders in many collectibles including sporting programmes, military, postcards, something for everyone.

I am looking forward to meeting up with Sue Richardson who will once again manning a stall with a rich and varied collection of local history publications covering canals, mills, pubs,cinema, transport, docks, housing, and dare I say several of my publications...!

Four talks will be given, starting at :

11am. J. Atkinson: Worsley Green and The Delph.

12pm. Greg Thomas: Islington Mill.

1.30pm. Roy Bullock: Salford Pubs.

2,30pm. Sam Kelly: Victoria Theatre Trust.

The highlight of the show will be the presentation of the Frank Mullineux Award given  given each year in recognition of a significant and original contribution to local history studies.

The award will be presented by Rebecca Long Bailey the Labour MP for Salford and Eccles to Lawrence Cassidy for his work on Cheetham Hill and Salford which resulted in a book and photographic displays in both Salford and Central Library. Manchester.

There is free parking on the council car park corner of Vicarage Road and Partington Lane, free admission to the event and refreshments will be available.