Trad Arts Team

12/09/2026

On 24 Oct this comes to Kings Heath Community Centre, hope you will join us!

📢 AUTUMN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
**A Just Transition – Jobs, People, Planet**
Climate justice meets workers' power and the fight against fascism✊🌎

FULL TOUR LIST AT WWW.BANNERTHEATRE.CO.UK/EVENTS

Barnsley, Blackburn & Darwen, Liverpool, Stockport, Northampton, Wisbech, Bristol, Rotherham, London, Birmingham

📅 SEPTEMBER

Fri 11 Sep: Barnsley - Hosted by Barnsley Trade Union Council
📍 Worsbrough Miners Welfare, Park Road, Worsbrough Bridge, S70 5LJ
🎟️ £5 / £2 unwaged from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/barnsleytradescouncil/2300850

Fri 18 Sep: Blackburn with Darwen - Hosted by Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
📍 Derwent Hall, 1 George Street, Darwen, BB3 1AY
🎟️ FREE - Reserve your free place at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-banner-theatre-performance-a-just-transition-jobs-people-planet-tickets-1993536863423

Sat 19 Sep: Liverpool
Hosted by Unite the union NW522 Branch (Merseyside Not For Profit/Voluntary Sector)
📍 The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ
🎟️ FREE - Reserve your place at https://actionnetwork.org/events/banner-theatre-a-just-transition-jobs-people-planet

Fri 25 Sep: Stockport
Hosted by GM Unite Community, Stockport Trades Union Council & SUMAR (Stockport United for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees)
📍 Stockport Labour Club, 2 Lloyd St, Stockport, SK4 1QP
🎟️ Tickets £5/ £10/ £20 from http://www.ticketsource.com/greater-manchester-unite-community-branch

📅 OCTOBER

Sat 3 Oct: Northampton - hosted by Northampton Trades Union Council
📍 Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3AS
🎟️ £2-£8 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northamptonanddistricttradesunioncouncil1/2314326

Sat 10 Oct: Wisbech - hosted by Wisbech, King's Lynn & District Trades Union Council &Peterborough Trades Councils
📍 St Peter's Church Hall, Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1BW
🎟️ Tickets - contact [email protected]

Thu 15 Oct: Bristol - hosted by On The Hill Bristol (formerly Zion Community Arts) in partnership with Bristol TUC
📍 Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW
🎟️ Ticket info coming soon at bannertheatre.co.uk/events

Sat 17 Oct: Rotherham - hosted by Rotherham TUC
📍 Woodlands Club, Doncaster Road Rotherham S65 1NN
🎟️ Ticket info coming soon at bannertheatre.co.uk/events

Sun 18 Oct: Haringey, London - hosted by Enfield, Barnet, Haringey & Islington Trades Councils
📍 Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, N4 1HU
🎟️ £2–£10 from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-just-transition-tickets-1993873341839

Sat 24 Oct: Kings Heath, Birmingham - hosted by Trad Arts Team
📍 Kings Heath Community Centre, 8 Heathfield Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham, B14 7DB
🎟️ Tickets £15 from https://wegottickets.com/f/24652

02/09/2026

Coming to Brum on 24 Oct!

📢 AUTUMN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
**A Just Transition – Jobs, People, Planet**
Climate justice meets workers' power and the fight against fascism✊🌎

FULL TOUR LIST AT WWW.BANNERTHEATRE.CO.UK/EVENTS

Barnsley, Blackburn & Darwen, Liverpool, Stockport, Northampton, Wisbech, Bristol, Rotherham, London, Birmingham

📅 SEPTEMBER

Fri 11 Sep: Barnsley - Hosted by Barnsley Trade Union Council
📍 Worsbrough Miners Welfare, Park Road, Worsbrough Bridge, S70 5LJ
🎟️ £5 / £2 unwaged from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/barnsleytradescouncil/2300850

Fri 18 Sep: Blackburn with Darwen - Hosted by Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
📍 Derwent Hall, 1 George Street, Darwen, BB3 1AY
🎟️ FREE - Reserve your free place at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-banner-theatre-performance-a-just-transition-jobs-people-planet-tickets-1993536863423

Sat 19 Sep: Liverpool
Hosted by Unite the union NW522 Branch (Merseyside Not For Profit/Voluntary Sector)
📍 The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ
🎟️ FREE - Reserve your place at https://actionnetwork.org/events/banner-theatre-a-just-transition-jobs-people-planet

Fri 25 Sep: Stockport
Hosted by GM Unite Community, Stockport Trades Union Council & SUMAR (Stockport United for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees)
📍 Stockport Labour Club, 2 Lloyd St, Stockport, SK4 1QP
🎟️ Tickets £5/ £10/ £20 from http://www.ticketsource.com/greater-manchester-unite-community-branch

📅 OCTOBER

Sat 3 Oct: Northampton - hosted by Northampton Trades Union Council
📍 Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3AS
🎟️ £2-£8 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northamptonanddistricttradesunioncouncil1/2314326

Sat 10 Oct: Wisbech - hosted by Wisbech, King's Lynn & District Trades Union Council &Peterborough Trades Councils
📍 St Peter's Church Hall, Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1BW
🎟️ Tickets - contact [email protected]

Thu 15 Oct: Bristol - hosted by On The Hill Bristol (formerly Zion Community Arts) in partnership with Bristol TUC
📍 Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW
🎟️ Ticket info coming soon at bannertheatre.co.uk/events

Sat 17 Oct: Rotherham - hosted by Rotherham TUC
📍 Woodlands Club, Doncaster Road Rotherham S65 1NN
🎟️ Ticket info coming soon at bannertheatre.co.uk/events

Sun 18 Oct: Haringey, London - hosted by Enfield, Barnet, Haringey & Islington Trades Councils
📍 Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London, N4 1HU
🎟️ £2–£10 from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-just-transition-tickets-1993873341839

Sat 24 Oct: Kings Heath, Birmingham - hosted by Trad Arts Team
📍 Kings Heath Community Centre, 8 Heathfield Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham, B14 7DB
🎟️ Tickets £15 from https://wegottickets.com/f/24652

03/08/2026

The Trad Arts Team has just published its summer news. We're not putting much on ourselves, since there are lots of folk activities all over the country during the summer, but we have two art markets planned and then another celebration ceilidh on 2 October.

Last weekend Graham watched Tatterfoals Morris dancing outside Scunthorpe Museum in the blazing heat.  They gave it everything and put on a great entertainment.  Pam was playing for …

30/06/2026

The Trad Arts Team has just published its July newsletter with details of events in and around Brum

There’s nothing like gathering together with like minded people to sing, and play, and dance. It’s been a bit hot and stuffy of late and I think the summer is going to be a hot one. S…

27/05/2026

Trad Arts Team has just published its June newsletter listing upcoming events - hope you can join us at some of them. Full details at

As we write this we are basking in the Bank Holiday heatwave. There is great optimism when the weather is like this, so let’s help you keep your spirits high with news of forthcoming events …

05/05/2026

Does anyone know what has happened to the wonderful and extensive online Musical Traditions Magazine ? The domain name has not expired but the address mustrad.org.uk can't be reached. It was full of interesting articles - I can't believe they are all lost!

Musical Traditions is an online magazine celebrating all aspects of traditional music, from all parts of the world. It contains record, book and tape reviews, articles long and short, discographies, pictures, news and comment, letters, and information about the magazine - its history, plans, policie...

02/05/2026

Last night we had a wonderful May Day celebration ceilidh at Kings Heath Community Centre where people danced in delight all evening and had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came along, and especially the caller Nicola Scott and band Mad Moll