Peace Parade UK
peace parade uk annual parade held northern england town rochdale mark united nation international day peace attended people year supported government celebrity campaigner across uk project founded john farrington founder project coorganiser previously undertaken peace work kosovo made documentary bbc’s inside television programme effect tsunami thailand rochdale parade peace project began february meeting filmmaker mark baron tariq quamar sleepwalker film decided sleepwalker film would film process attempt establish first ever official public observation un peace day uk year parade led celebrity vehicle including chitty chitty bang bang delorean car back future february rochdale parade peace renamed peace parade uk reflect growing result effort summer sleepwalker film joined editor chris matthew complete un chitty film premiere screening january peace parade uk constituted voluntary organisation farrington continued coorganiser eighteen mp including subsequent labour leader jeremy corbyn signed early day motion october expressing support parade parade attended twice nancy dellolio chair peace organisation truce international girlfriend former england coach svengöran eriksson attender included mike newman holder blind land speed world record minister sport gerry sutcliffe former prime minister gordon brown sent message support pointing uk public recognition international day peace year august farrington announced decided hold peace parade rochdale owing lack financial support rochdale council