North East Labour History

From Newcastle Antiquaries Newcastle University have announced the programme for their conference on Eighteenth-Century Political Participation and Electoral Culture, on 7-9 July. This is part of a wider project, which aims to explore how ordinary people participated in parliamentary elections in England, from 1695 until the Reform Act of 1832, run by the University in conjunction with Liverpool University and […]

From Kate Routledge, daughter of the late Peter Burnett We are holding a small memorial for my Dad at the Bridge Hotel in Newcastle on Friday 8th July from 4pm. Could you let anyone that might want to come along and raise a glass to him know. It would be lovely to see you there […]

This year's Gala takes place in Durham City on Saturday 9 July and it's the first in three years. For more information see here Gala information - Friends of Durham Miners' Gala The Durham Miners' Gala is the world's greatest celebration of c ommunity, international solidarity, and working class culture. It is a unique and […]

LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING ‘A TYNESIDE HERITAGE: REFLECTIONS’ Peter Chapman, author of A Tyneside Heritage: Reflections will be talking about his book at a meeting organised by South Shields Local History Group on Monday 18 July, 5.15pm - 6.45pm. It takes place in Room A (upstairs) at Cleadon Park Library, Primary Healthcare Centre, The Nook, […]

My name is Nkechi Managwu and I am currently a History and French student at Durham University. I recently held the position of Decolonisation Intern for the History Department, which aims to ‘engage with the past to orientate ourselves in the present’ whilst acknowledging the involvement of educational institutions in imperialised and racialised views and […]

Scholarship surrounding the history of the North East is dominated by its industrial heritage, and more specifically, the global reputation it held for shipbuilding. Existing scholarship on Lord Armstrong’s shipbuilding business at Elswick, in particular, has been explored from a biographical, industrial, and military perspective. Existing work has not made the link between shipbuilding at […]

Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214641133?pwd=c2VMaVF5U000bXpSeWJjZnRGUytKZz09 Meeting ID: 822 1464 1133, Passcode: 046096 The 1932 Kinder Scout Mass Trespass is mired in myth and controversy but Keith Warrender, author of  the recently published FORBIDDEN KINDER, reveals the truth behind the many claims made for it. In his talk he will describe the iconic protest in the campaign for […]

Please note this meeting will now be in Lecture Room at the Newcastle Lit & Phil. Agenda 1. Welcome from the Chair 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Election of the Chair: Liz O’Donnell is standing for re-election 4. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 7 September 2021 5. Sid Chaplin Prize 2022: This […]

In this session, Donna Chambers, Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries at Northumbria University will discuss the origins of the African Lives in Northern England project focusing on its aims, why it was considered necessary, and also the process of collaboration and decision-making which led to the publication of an educational booklet in 2021. She […]

From Dr Liam J Liburd, Durham University I'm writing as the new Public History Officer at Durham University's Department of History to spread the news about our upcoming History Now! event to mark Black History Month. History Now! is a series of public talks organised between the History Department and the Gala Theatre in Durham.  This year's Black History […]