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Event: Whitworth Rushcart 2010

This is a family friendly, free event and all are welcome. Organised by the Tourism and Leisure Committee of Whitworth Town Council. A procession will leave from North Street car park, off Market Street, Whitworth, at 1.00pm.
Featuring numerous traditional morris dance troupes (including the famous Britannia Coconutters), the procession will travel north up the main road (Market Street), arriving at Whitworth Civic Hall (also known as The Riverside) at approximately 1.20pm.

From 1.30pm until 4.30pm, the car park of the Civic Hall will be cordoned off for stalls, entertainments, and performances from the various morris dancing troupes, plus the Whitworth Vale and Healey Youth Band.

St Bartholomew's Church will be providing traditional hot food, and the Civic Hall bar will be open for liquid refreshments.

Time/Date:
05 September 2010
1.00pm

Venue/Address:
The Riverside, Civic Hall, Market Street, Whitworth. OL12 8DP
Karen Douglas
01706 852018