Schedule Of Activities For Labour Day Weekend
[Updated] The Joint Labour Day Organising Committee announced the schedule of events for the upcoming Labour Day Weekend, which has a theme of “Trade Union Rights Under Attack” this year. Sponsors include Barritt’s, Bermuda Train Company, Corporation of Hamilton, BELCO and the Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
Schedule of Events
Friday, August 31, 2012
- Annual Labour Day Banquet
- Guest Speaker: The Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda
- Fairmont Southampton Resort & Spa
- Cocktails – 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
- Dinner: 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
- 11:00 a.m. Labour Day Worship Service – St. Paul’s A.M.E. Church
- Sunday, September 2, 2012
- Pre-Labour Day Picnic at Shelly Bay Beach
- 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Fun in the Sun
Monday, September 3, 3012 - Labour Day
- 8:00 a.m. – Swan’s Running Club Annual Children’s Race and Walk
- 8:30 a.m. – Swan’s Annual Road Race
- 10:00 a.m. – Prize Presentation
- 11:00 a.m. – Labour Day Greetings from Trade Unionists Government and Opposition Leaders
- 11:25 a.m. – Train Ride for Senior Citizens
- 11:30 a.m. – Start of Labour Day March- Union Square
- 12:30 p.m. – March returns to Union Square
- Uptown Carnival – North Hamilton
- 12:30 p.m. – Carnival Bands, Majorettes, Gombeys, Childen’s Park, Food Stalls, Floats, Costume Prizes, Entertainment, Historical Information
Update Aug 28: Labour Day organisers have advised, “The afternoon events, i.e. Uptown Carnival for North Hamilton have been cancelled”
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I think an uptown carnival is a creative and fresh spin to attract young people despite what a few “seasoned” unionists might say.