Peace Parade UK
Peace Parade UK was an annual parade held in the northern England town of Rochdale from 2006 to 2009, to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace. It was attended by over 2,000 people each year and was supported by the government, celebrities and campaigners from across the UK. == Origin == The project was founded by John Farrington (founder and project co-organiser), who had previously undertaken peace work in Kosovo in 2003 and made a documentary the BBC’s Inside Out television programme about the effects of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand.