Wigan Diggers

On This Day 11th July, 1649



“Those that came out of the north are the greatest pests of the nation!” C17th London MP

A Talk on Gerrard Winstanley
By Quentin Kopp & Les Hurst with musician Ken Scally
Sat 15th Jul, 12pm - 2pm at the Museum of Wigan Life



Free tickets: Eventbrite *Sales end soon*

This year’s Wigan Diggers’ Festival will be on Sat 9th Sep

Link: wigandiggersfestival.org

I often need good Diggers!

The Law locks up the man or woman,
Who steals the goose from off the common,
But, lets the greater villain loose,
Who steals the common from the goose.

Have you got, 'The Ronettes sing medieval Agrarian History'?

Strip Foundations

Ena, you can bet your last penny that 3 singers would know all about the cultivation of land.

Try googling it.

Monty Python!

Background to History / Open Field Farming Songs (Link)



“Stealing the Common from the Goose - A 17th-century rhyme that stands the test of time” (Link)

It does indeed! Thanks for posting some of the poem, Ena M, I don’t remember hearing it before.

You can hear the Monty Python song on YouTube

Thanks, Ena M

I like the way you work it,
No digger-ty,
I got to bag it up!

It’ll soon be here!