The parade of banners will assemble at Palace Green (Cathedral) at 12.30 where we will sing the Women’s Song and the Riverside Brass Band will play Gresford and at 1pm we will […]
On March 10, 1926, seven days into the General Strike, striking miners uncoupled a rail on the main line from London to Edinburgh. Their intention was to derail a coal […]
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83987112493?pwd=SDlHN3JCUTgxQ0JlckhoaDRrd1NKUT09 Meeting ID: 839 8711 2493 Passcode: 768850 Born and raised in Easington, the daughter of a miner and from a family of strong working class women, […]
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84338306591?pwd=MnRVL3JRc1QrNzNQUkhVVFh2TmlRUT09 Meeting ID: 843 3830 6591 Passcode: 953770 Washington New Town was ‘designated’ for development in 1964, part of a second wave of New Towns to be […]
From Sue Ward Please join us for the April meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday 24 April at 6.00pm in the Lecture Theatre 2, […]
From Paul Mayne This will be held on Wednesday 1 May at the Alberta Social Club, Railway Street, Jarrow NE32 5HW. The speaker will be Mick Bowman from the Palestine […]
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83519175419?pwd=K3ducnZQZlNkTVZRVjZiZGUrS1h5Zz09 Meeting ID: 835 1917 5419 Passcode: 382599 My realm of study is the transition from a 'steel culture' on Teesside to a 'Green energy' culture. Essentially […]
Professor Jim Phillips of the University of Glasgow will consider the Before & After Coal exhibition to explore the meaning and relevance of the miners' strike 40 years on. Tuesday 4 […]
Our apologies, a last-minute technical problem means we cannot go ahead with tonight's meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82824674327?pwd=ckUvQkt4MStLUzRwVjQ5UHdtSzhlZz09 Meeting ID: 828 2467 4327 Passcode: 172736 I was born in Ashington, […]
From Liam Liburd On Thursday 6 June 2024 between 3-5pm, Dr Alex Barber, one of my colleagues in the Department of History at Durham University, has organised an event to […]