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SUMMARY:Sunderland Community Lectures 2019
DESCRIPTION:Why waste a day in the house?  Woodwork paints itself if you leave it long enough….Your son will do the ironing….Gardens benefit from neglect and abandonment….Someone else will do the cooking…. \nWhat else can you do…? \nCome along to the Sunderland Community Lectures which are running throughout Summer 2019 and which are themed around “Crossings” because of the opening of the new cable-stayed Northern Spire Bridge \nThe Sunderland Community Lectures are free. They are on Wednesday afternoon in the University of Sunderland’s Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre\, Prospect Building\, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s\, St Peter’s Way\, Sunderland SR1 3SD. \nThe lectures begin on 22 May commencing at 2.30pm and are approximately one hour in duration. They run through to 21 August. Do arrive in the Prospect Building between 2.00pm – 2.30pm to register before the lecture begins. \nThere is (pay) parking in the grounds of the campus. The St. Peter’s Metro Station is within a few minutes walking distance. Alternatively a regular bus service runs from the Park Lane Bus Station to St Peter’s Campus itself. \nCome along\, better still – come along and bring a friend! \nStuart Miller \nPROGRAMME \n22nd May The Causes of the Tay Bridge Disaster (Eric Fletcher) (When the Tay Bridge was opened on the 1st June 1878 it was described as a marvel of Victorian engineering. Seven months later during a violent storm the central part of the bridge collapsed plunging a train and 75 people\, 85ft down into the Tay. The lecture will look at how the design\, construction\, operation and maintenance of the bridge contributed to the disaster and the crucial role played by the personality of designer Thomas Bouch) \n5th June From Tyne to Tweed in old postcards (George Nairn) (Having made other journeys in County Durham by old postcards in previous lectures George will now undertake a journey from the Tyne to the Tweed along “Northumberland’s lordly strand”) \n 19th June The Lake Baikal Ferry (Alan Owen) (In 1895 a contract between the Russian Imperial Government and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was signed for a unique icebreaking ferry to operate on Lake Baikal as part of the new Trans-Siberian Railway. By June 1896 it had been delivered in flat-pack form. It was launched in 1899 and operated until 1918. This lecture will describe how the crossing of the largest freshwater lake in the world was achieved through the skills of North East Engineers) \n 17th July The Biddick Ferryman (David Inch) (In the 18th Century a ferry-boat service operated between North and South Biddick on the River Wear. For a period the ferryman was a man named James Drummond. Was he a simple ferryman or was he someone of quite amazing status ? This talk explores a fascinating local legend) \n 7th August Crossing the Tyne (Pat Lowery) (The Romans built the first bridge over the Tyne and a fort to protect the crossing. Since then several bridges and tunnels have been built to transport people and goods from one side to the other. This lecture will look at some of the river crossings both above and below the river\, their construction and use\, and stories of the people who built and used them) \n 21st August The Wearmouth Bridge (Stuart Miller) (The first Wearmouth Bridge at Sunderland was the second iron bridge in the world\, and much more ambitious than that at Ironbridge. It was soon added to the “bucket list” of contemporary travellers. This talk will explore the background to the building of the bridge\, describe its novel construction and outline the intriguing controversy about who was responsible for the design) \n 
URL:https://nelh.net/event/sunderland-community-lectures-2019/
LOCATION:University of Sunderland’s Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre\, St Peter's Way\, Sunderland\, SR1 3SD
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190609T193000
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SUMMARY:Various Venues: Carrying David\, Ed Waugh's newest play about NE boxer Glenn McCrory and his brother David
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URL:https://nelh.net/event/various-venues-carrying-david-ed-waughs-newest-play-about-ne-boxer-glen-mcrory-and-his-brother-david/
LOCATION:Various North East Venues
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190601T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T180511
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SUMMARY:Newcastle University: Annual Chartism Day Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:Chartism 2019 – Booking Form \n9.00–9.15           Registration. \n 9.15–9.30          Introduction and Welcome (Joan Allen and Richard Allen\, Newcastle). \n9.30–10.15         Tom Scriven (Manchester). ‘Chartism’s electoral strategy and the bifurcation of Radicalism’. \n10.15–11.00       Joan Allen (Newcastle). ‘Chartist trials\, 1839: Revisited’. \nBreak \n11.30–12.15       Mike Greatbatch. (Independent). ‘William Parker: A Chartist Life’. \n12.15-13.00        Joe Stanley (Sheffield Hallam). ‘Protest and Popular Politics amongst the Yorkshire Miners\, 1786-1839’. \n Lunch \n2.00–3.00           Keynote Lecture: Robert Poole (UCLAN). ‘Peterloo and Chartism’ – title tbc  \n 3.00–3.45           Mark Bennett (Durham). ‘Chartism’s legacy: the reform debate in Yorkshire\, 1859-67’. \nBreak \n 4.15-5.00            Matt Roberts (Sheffield Hallam). ‘The Visual and Material Culture of Chartism’. \nEnd of Conference \n Sponsors: with grateful thanks to School of History\, Classics and Archaeology\, Newcastle University\, and The Society for the Study of Labour History
URL:https://nelh.net/event/newcastle-university-annual-chartism-day-conference-2019/
LOCATION:Room 2.16. Armstrong Building\, Queen Victoria Road\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 8QB
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190601T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190602T123000
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SUMMARY:Commemoration: Seven Men of Jarrow
DESCRIPTION:A commemoration of the dark events of the 1830s & a celebration of the lives of these men\, found guilty of conspiracy by a Durham Judge. Sentenced to the penal colonies for life\, and transported in irons to Botany Bay\, leaving their families behind to fend for themselves. \nOn Saturday 1 June from 1.00pm\, join musicians and singers for music and songs of the Coalfield & River with an address by the esteemed Mr Joseph Waddle at the Jarrow Gin and Ale House\, 73 Walter Street\, Jarrow NE32 3PQ. \nOn Sunday 2 June at 9.15 – 10.15am\, Wreath Laying and speeches at the Jobling Memorial\, Tyne Street\, Jarrow NE32 3DX followed by a march led by the Felling Silver Band at 10.30am from Jarrow Town Hall to Drewitts Park.
URL:https://nelh.net/event/commemoration-seven-men-of-jarrow/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190604T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190604T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T180511
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SUMMARY:NELHS First Tuesday: Andy Clark will take 'A historical look at modern apprenticeships: Sigmund Pumps Wartime Apprenticeship Scheme'
DESCRIPTION:Sigmund Pump Apprentices at a 2016 Reunion \nIn this paper\, I will discuss the Gateshead-based Sigmund Pumps Wartime Apprenticeship Scheme. Utilising archive materials and new oral history interviews with five wartime apprentices\, I will examine the impact of the apprenticeship scheme on those involved. The Sigmund scheme was unique in that it was based on a more modern approach to skill training than was common in engineering at the time; apprentices were paid\, they attended college\, were trained in a number of engineering-related skills\, and were provided with meals\, medical check-ups and summer camps. This model was imported from Sigmund’s plants in Czechoslovakia – from where Miroslav Sigmund had fled Nazi invasion – and is one of the earliest ‘modern apprenticeships’ in a British context. This paper will examine how the scheme is reflected on by those involved\, and in particular consider its impact on their subsequent career trajectories. \nAndy Clark is a Research Associate with the Newcastle Oral History Collective. His research predominantly focuses on the impacts of deindustrialisation\, particularly through an analysis of feminist\, working-class radicalism in response to factory closure. \n 
URL:https://nelh.net/event/nelhs-first-tuesday-andy-clark-will-talk-about-the-sigmund-pumps-apprenticeship-scheme/
LOCATION:Old George Inn\, Old George Yard\, Newcastle\, NE1 1EZ
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190611T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190613T130000
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SUMMARY:South Shields: Exhibition to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the St Hilda's Pit Disaster
DESCRIPTION:From Sue King \nSt Hilda’s Pit Head has been restored by the Tyne and Wear Restoration Trust and is now used as a community centre\, focussing on the arts. \nThere is an exhibition there of paintings by local artists to commemorate the pit disaster when 51 men and boys were killed.  Both building and exhibition are well worth a visit.  The exhibition is open next week as follows: \nTuesday       11 June 12.00 – 2.00 \nWednesday  12 June 11.00 – 2.00 \nThursday      13 June 10.00 – 1.00 \nThe address is: \nSt Hilda’s Pit Head\nHenry Robson Way\nSouth Shields\nNE33 1RF \nIt is opposite Wickes where you can park (maximum time 90 minutes)
URL:https://nelh.net/event/south-shields-exhibition-to-commemorate-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-st-hildas-pit-disaster/
LOCATION:St Hilda’s Pit Head\, Henry Robson Way\, South Shields\, NE33 1RF
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190619T190000
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SUMMARY:Tyneside Irish Centre: Book Launch: New Edition of SHAFTED: The Media\, the Miners’ Strike and the Aftermath
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of Shafted was published on the 25th anniversary of the miners’ strike. So much has happened over the last decade: cabinet paper revelations on the government’s role in the strike; the establishment of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign; and a renewed interest in the Women Against Pit Closures pit camps set up in the wake of the October 1992 announcement of 31 pits closing with the loss of 31\,000 jobs. \nCome along to hear from people who have contributed to this new edition. \nSpeakers \nJulian Petley was one of the authors of Media Hits The Pits produced by the CPBF in 1985. His chapter in Shafted ‘Taking Liberties with Taking Liberties’ explores reactions by BBC top brass to the Open Space programme made with Sheffield Police Watch which went out in November 1984. He is Professor of Film and Television at Brunel University. \nJean Spence was an active participant in the Vane Tempest Vigil in Seaham in 1993 and co-authored\, with Carol Stephenson\, the chapter ‘It has to be a miners’ wife!’ Representing women in mining activism. \nGranville Williams edited both editions of Shafted. He is the co-ordinator of CPBF (North) and editor of MediaNorth. \nWEDNESDAY 19 JUNE at 7.00PM \nADMISSION FREE – PLUS IRISH STEW AND VEGETARIAN OPTION \nTyneside Irish Centre\, 43 Gallowgate\, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG \nMeeting organised by Campaign for Press & Broadcasting (North) and NUJ Newcastle Branch
URL:https://nelh.net/event/tyneside-irish-centre-book-launch-new-edition-of-shafted-the-media-the-miners-strike-and-the-aftermath/
LOCATION:Tyneside Irish Centre\, 43 Gallowgate\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 4SG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Newcastle City Library: The North East of England African Association presents The Windrush Story with Music & Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Opened by Chi Onwurah MP \nPerformance by Khadijah Ibrahim (Author & Poet) \n Presentation by Edwina Forde & Dr Prevatt Goldstein \n Includes refreshments – bookings at info.neeaca@gmail.com
URL:https://nelh.net/event/newcastle-city-library-the-north-east-of-england-african-association-presents-the-windrush-story-with-music-poetry/
LOCATION:Bewick Hall\, Newcastle City Library\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 8AX
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