For over half a century the North East Labour History Society has gathered, published and championed the stories of working people across Tyneside, Wearside, Teesside, Durham and Northumberland — from the pits and shipyards to the women’s movement, the trade unions and the campaigns that shaped a region.
For the past seven years men from Teesside who volunteered to fight fascism and defended democracy during the…
For the past seven years men from the North East of England who volunteered to fight fascism and…
Venue to be notified. John’s talk draws upon a recent extended visit to the USA where he had…
Please note that the date for this meeting has been changed from 12 January 2027 to Tuesday 2…
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At the North East Labour History Society AGM on 6 October 2026, Aimee Rutherford was presented with the 2025 Sid Chaplin prize for her essay entitled: The Past We Inherit.…
Read more →To mark the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, we have uploaded a number of articles…
Read more →The Founder’s Award is made annually in memory of our late President Archie Potts. It is…
Read more →Congratulations to the Battle of Stockton Campaign Group which has won the inaugural Archie Potts founders’…
Read more →We have recently added a couple of new articles on our Articles and Reports Page: So…
Read more →Recorded voices and life stories of working people across the region.
Listen →A searchable database of radical and popular politics in the North East.
Search the database →Biographies of the activists, organisers and reformers who shaped the region.
Meet them →Articles, reports, publications and the Sid Chaplin Labour History Trophy.
Browse →Founded in 1967, we are Britain’s oldest regional labour history society — drawn from historians and activists, devoted to the story of working people in the North East.
We welcome members and non-members alike to our NELH Tuesday Meetings and our Annual General Meeting. Discussion is open to all.
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