Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
tolpuddle martyr festival rally annual festival held village tolpuddle dorset england celebrates memory tolpuddle martyr event celebration trade unionism labour politics organised dorset committee national union agricultural allied worker section unite union trade union congress tuc festival usually held third week july feature parade banner trade union memorial service speech music year wreath laid grave james hammett one martyr churchyard tolpuddle parish church main festival event held outside martyr museum western edge tolpuddle village main speech performance take place small stage front tolpuddle cottage museum audience space green adjacent field well camping space marquee worker beer company bar merchandise stall recent festival featured speech politician tony benn dennis skinner jim knight estelle morris former labour leader jeremy corbyn well british trade union leader international union organiser especially country organising union difficult iraq colombia musician included billy bragg dick gaughan david rovics graham moore uk youth parliament dorset youth council run youth debate annually durham miner gala labour festival tolpuddle martyr museum history festival tolpuddle martyr museum medium related tolpuddle martyr festival rally wikimedia common