Pace Egg Bike Day Trip

Friday 10th April

For those that wish to ride to Heptonstall meet at Central Library at 9am
It's a hilly 25 mile ride and gonna go on the canal towpaths which might be a little muddy in places depending on weather, but are much more beautiful than the road

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/rochdale-canal-to-hebden-bridge

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2620340

(It's basically a massive piss up...so don't expect to be riding home again!!!)

Others shall meet at 9.45am at Victoria Train station to gt the train to Hebden Bridge where we shall walk the steep hill to Heptonstall.

Performance times are 11.15am, 12.454pm, 2.15pm and 3.45pm and you'll want to see them all!

Good Friday will see hundreds flock to Weaver's Square, Heptonstall, to see the traditional Pace Egg Play with their favourite characters including St George, the Black Prince and, of course, the amorous Toss Pot whose kiss is said to bestow fertility.

Every year people gather to see the Heptonstall Players perform. Audiences marvel as the English patron battles challengers and attackers spring back to life.

The script, which is thought to be one of the world's oldest dramas, is always littered with irregularities and ad libs. But the regular audiences who come back year after year are always on hand to help with any lines the actors stumble over.

This year will be the 29th Pace Egg Play as the tradition was revived in 1979.