Martin Porter says that the 1932 Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout is two stories that cross over. One is the story about how we regained access to the land, and the other one is the story of British communism. In this interview he sets the wider historical context, shares his interpretation of the event, and describes some of the people involved.

Later on in the episode Martin talks about his personal connection with Kinder Scout and the trespass, describes his favourite walk and finally adds the role of Edale in the Kinder trespass.

Martin lives in Glossop and is the grandson of Claude Porter who was part of the Kinder Trespass in 1932.

Martin has been an environmental activist for more than 20 years and helps to run the Manchester Greenpeace Group. He is also a qualified Social Worker and holds the role of Adult Care Convenor for Derbyshire UNISON. Between 1988 to 1991 he studied Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Leicester.

Links

Martin Porter on LinkedIn

Martin Porter on X

The Greenman blog by Martin

References

Manchester Greenpeace on Facebook

Derbyshire Unison

Further reading and information

Forbidden Kinder by Keith Warrender

Very scarce 1932 Kinder Trespass by Benny Rothman

Mass Trespass video by WellRedFilms featuring Martin Porter

The Communist PLOT That Changed The English Countryside - documentary by Stephen Reid

Recording date

This interview was recorded near Oller Brook in Edale on 17th October 2024.

Host & Production

By Sarah Lister, About The Adventure

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