North East Labour History
Dear friend and colleagues, As many of you will know, Blind Willie Purvis was the earliest-known named vernacular songwriter in Newcastle, and he became an iconic figure among middle-class people […]
In 1937 Orwell visited a coal mine in Lancashire and was exhausted by the time he had walked to the coal face. He marvelled at the endurance of the miners […]
From Smajo Beso of Newcastle’s Bosnian Community You are warmly invited to Newcastle’s St Nicholas Cathedral on Thursday 11 July at 6.30pm to remember the victims and survivors of the […]
The Church is situated between Breamish Street and City Road. The main entrance is on Breamish Street where there is on-street parking.
This is the story of the Peterloo Massacre told through many of the ballads that were written at the time, please book at https://peterloo.eventbrite.co.uk There is also a guided walk […]
In this illustrated talk, Val will describe researching for her two novels set in the North East: My Name is Eleanor and Molly Bowes. Having begun with eighteenth-century Gibside, her […]
The Vicarage 11 Gibson Street Newcastle upon Tyne
George Stephenson Lord Eldon In 2019 the issue of climate change has moved centre stage with the spread internationally of school student strikes and the emergence of Extinction Rebellion. One […]
During the 200th Anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, the radical tradition of the North East is celebrated at a special event organized by Sunderland Heritage Forum and Sunderland City Council […]