North East Labour History

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From Rosie Serdiville: Tyneside Irish Brigade Memories Project We are all very aware of the 7200 Tyneside Irish who served during World War 1 and, in particular, of those who never made it home.   1200 of them died, many on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – 1st July 1916.  Friends and families […]

​This seminar will explore the history of Trade Union Education - both learning for activists and broader learning for members. It will discuss current issues and how to shape future Trade Union Learning. Speakers: John Holford (Nottingham University), Teresa Donegan (Unison), Kevin Rowan (TUC), John Lloyd (academic) Book here Organised by Professor John Holford, Nottingham […]

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 […]