For any followers contemplating a move from this platform, we can also be found in the fediverse at @PeterlooMemorial@mcr.wtf and on Bluesky at @peterloomemorial.bsky.social, in addition to

Tune into The Laura Beth Show tonight at 9pm on @ReclaimedRadio1 to hear Reformers of Peterloo’s live lounge session, the 60 second profile from @frankjoshua the gig guide from @LetitiaRoyle plus loads of indie, Manchester, rock and punk tunes

COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; link works, petition is live.) https://t.co/9aDFPDNjHH Polyp explains why it's needed: https://t.co/IjvwAPaLxl

If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August, you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial. There's an online version of the petition at https://t.co/SU0dnBueCj More at

The Publicans who rode with the Yeomanry at Peterloo on 16th August 1819 & why they did https://t.co/w2XTwSUI7V via @kmflett

Today in 1819, working people in Manchester gathered peacefully to demand the right to vote. The authorities sent the troops in & 18 people were killed. This event reminds us that every right we have was fought for. In Manchester today commemorating the Peterloo massacre.

@wrkclasshistory I was at the commemoration today at the Peterloo Memorial in Manchester; proud to have read out a name of one of the victims - Thomas Ashton, a special constable killed by so-called 'friendly fire' - cut down by a fellow constable's sabre then trampled to death.

206 years ago today, the Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter’s Field, Manchester. Among the killed and injured were brave Salfordians like Sarah Jones. We remember them and their fight to give future generations a voice in politics.

Wonderful local banner made in commemoration of Peterloo massacre and those who gave their all. Carried as we walked the same path as those folk 200 years later in 2019.

A stunning tapestry hung in the arches today for the #Peterloo Musical, marking the anniversary of the massacre, right on the spot where it unfolded. Tickets left for 8pm…💙💜 🎟️ https://t.co/hzRu1hTSPA #Manchester

@53two Also very good to see the Peterloo tapestry, created by members of the public in the run-up to the bicentenary in 2019, on display in the bar of @53two! #Peterloo2025 #Peterloo

Afterwards at @53two we saw Reformers of Peterloo perform Peterloo in Rock, a musical show about 1819 and the fight for democracy (have we won yet?) Featuring the art of @PeterlooMemoria's Polyp as ever-shifting backdrop. One more performance tonight 8pm! #Peterloo2025 #Peterloo

Thanks to all those who joined us at the Peterloo Memorial today to remember those who were killed on St Peter's Field in 1819 during the campaign for democracy. #Peterloo2025 #Peterloo

#OTD 1819, the Peterloo Massacre took place, when a peaceful protest calling for parliamentary reform turned into tragedy. Find out more in this video: https://t.co/CUIyQQei6F (1/7)

Blood on St Peter’s Field. Voices silenced by sabres. On #Peterloo’s anniversary, discover how Shelley’s fiercest poem was fuelled by a radical who saw it all — and defied the censors. #OTD #RiseLikeLions #Shelley https://t.co/bU1E12Ycyd

#OtD 16 Aug 1819 the Peterloo massacre took place when British cavalry charge into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 working-class people demanding the right to vote. 15 were murdered and up to 700 injured, including many women. Learn more in our podcast: https://t.co/hotm1qdgjo

“a deep rooted abhorrence of tyranny…”: My article on women at Peterloo 16 August 1819. https://t.co/7T9nZ124V8

Woman of the Day social reformer and president of the Manchester Female Reform Society Mary Fildes was born between 1789-1792 in Cork. You might not have heard of her but you’ve almost certainly heard of the Peterloo Massacre which took place OTD in 1819 in Manchester. She played

#OnThisDay in 1819, the Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field in Manchester. A peaceful gathering of around 60,000 people, demanding political reform and a voice in Parliament, was met with brutal force. https://t.co/Zea1w1zYVp

Today marks 206 years since the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, one of the most infamous events in Manchester’s history. On this day, violence was unleashed on a crowd of 60,000 peaceful civilians who had gathered at the Free Trade Hall to demand Parliamentary reform.

🚨TONIGHT!🚨 Join us in the arches at 8pm for a rock re-telling of the #Peterloo massacre on the anniversary of the event, right below where it happened! 💜💙 LAST FEW TICKETS! 🎟️ https://t.co/hzRu1hTSPA #Mcr #Manchester #Theatre