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BANNERS HIGH FESTIVAL, Rotherham

Sat 2 Jun 2012, from 10am, Rotherham Trades Club and Rotherham Titans Social Club

Protest in words and music, never mind the jubilee, here's the alternative street party! From 10am:

• Rally with speakers from Respect, Liberty, A World to Win and NELP
• The Rotherham Red Choir
• The Rawmarsh Masher

Then from 1pm: Poetry, music, Yorkshire plays and other fun including:

• "A Poor Prospect: Tales from the Workhouse", by Tina McKevitt and Matt Hegarty
• Gav Roberts - Poet of this Parish
• "Winston Churchill"; comedy from FOF Theatre Group
• Pocketful of N'owt
• Chaz T and the Ersatz Jazz Sextet
• "Professionalism"; short play and songs from the Rotherham Bard; Roy Blackman & Company
• Paul Pearson
• Red Shoes

After 7.30pm: Party into the Night: Rock Rotherham, at Rotherham Titans Social Club, Clifton Lane

• Headlined by Ed Tudor Pole
• Local support from Papa Legbas (wriggle wriggle)
• Brainbomb
• The Sons of El Roacho

Rotherham Trades Club is in the town centre, Greasbrough Rd, Rotherham, S60 1RB, close to railway station and behind The Bridge pub which was formerly Nellie Dene's). Online booking: www.rotherhamartevents.com/raebookingoffice.html