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NELHS First Tuesday: Susan Lynn will talk about, Nails, Chains & Revolution, Crowley’s ‘Semi-socialistic experiment’ in 18c Winlaton

Old George Inn Old George Yard, Newcastle

Crowley’s works at Winlaton dominated the iron trade in the 18th. Century. Joseph Cowen jnr. said ‘The semi-socialistic experiment of Crowley was interesting both politically & industrially’ and this talk looks at some aspects of Crowley’s works and their effect on the village of Winlaton. The last chain forged in the village in 1966 Sir […]

Old Low Light Heritage Centre, North Shields: Exhibition and Events, Breaking Chains, North Shields and Slavery

The Old Low Light Clifford’s Fort, North Shields Fish Quay, North Shields

The Breaking Chains Exhibition runs from 3 October to 22 December. Events related to this Exhibition: Sat. & Sun 12th & 13th Oct - Art Work inspired by the exhibition Year 10 students John Spence Community High School Saturday 19th Oct 11am -talk by  Brian Ward Professor of American History Northumbria University.  Newcastle and North […]

Lit & Phil, Dr John Charlton: The Wind from Peterloo – Newcastle’s great reform demonstration 1819

The Lit & Phil 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

John will discuss the situation on Tyne and Wear which led to this enormous demonstration in October 1819 two months after Peterloo. He will raise a number of questions including why there was no massacre, how people communicated, how many attended, the part played by women, arms or no arms and the aftermath. If you […]

Berwick Literary Festival

Various venues

Information available at: https://berwickliteraryfestival.com/ Max Adams – The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain Lindsay Allason-Jones – Roman Woman; Everyday Life in Hadrian’s Britain Linda Bankier and Gilly Beckett – Crime & Creative Writing: Using the Archives for Inspiration Ursula Buchan – Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps, A Life of John Buchan (his […]

Sage Gateshead 2: The Great Geordie Songbook (Vol 1) with a Tribute to Alan Hull

Sage 2 Gateshead

Sunday 3 November 2019, 4pm and 8pm Following the huge successes of Mr Corvan's Music Hall, The Great Joe Wilson (both @ Sage Gateshead), Hadaway Harry  (London and Newcastle Theatre Royal),  three fantastic Great Joe Wilson Nights (Tyneside Irish Centre) and Carrying David, Wisecrack Productions present this brilliant new show featuring classic North East songs […]

First Tuesday: Silvie Fisch, Oral History Unit and Collective, Newcastle University on Foodbank Histories

Old George Inn Old George Yard, Newcastle

‘Foodbank Histories’ was initiated in 2018 as a collaborative research partnership between the Newcastle West End Foodbank, Northern Cultural Projects CIC, and Newcastle University Oral History Unit & Collective. The project recorded interviews with clients, volunteers and foodbank supporters, aiming to challenge public understanding of the issues of food poverty. Since it started ‘Foodbank Histories’ […]

Star and Shadow: Rewinding the Welfare State: A Social History of the North East on Film

Star and Shadow Cinema Warwick Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Through local news reports, Tyne Tees Television documentaries, trade union campaigns, community films and more, this film show examines how the welfare state has impacted on the social development of our region from the 1920s to today. Audiences will be invited to share their thoughts as we explore how the journey ‘from cradle to grave’ […]

Tyneside Cinema. Fragile Labour: Archive Films and Live Discussion at the Tyneside Cinema

Tyneside Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

From Tyneside Cinema: As part of the Tyneside Cinema’s Zero Hour season inspired by the release of Ken Loach’s film Sorry We Missed You, we explore the history of fragile labour and insecure work in Newcastle and the North East, from cycles of casual work to the emergence of new forms of labour in the aftermath […]