Not sure of exact numbers but, certainly a good turn out for the mass rally in the Market Square. There are lots of schools closed as well as council buildings, libraries and a distinct lack of traffic wardens. Ironically on my way to the mass assembly I came across a mural painted on the end the old silk mill depicting a scene from the 1834 lock out with workers carrying banners of union strength, civil disobedience, dancing and football; the building is now a pub the “Old Silk Mill”