Monthly Archives: May 2015

Monday 1 June. 6.30-8.30pm. What Is British Black Music? A 2 Millennia History Free at Harrow Mencap, 1st floor (ring middle buzzer), 3 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road, London, HA1 3EX. To register go to Harrow On The … Continue reading →

Wednesday 8 July. 2pm. The 1945 welfare reforms Speaker Pat Thane (Research Professor in Contemporary British History, Institute of Contemporary British History, King’s College, London). Working Class Movement Library, Salford. Wednesday 22 July 2pm. A History of 1945: beyond Ken … Continue reading →

To 25 September. Wednesdays to Fridays 1-5pm and the first Saturday of the month 10am-4pm. Spirit of ’45: from warfare to welfare Exhibition Following the end of the Second World War the people of Britain elected a Labour government. It … Continue reading →

Post Election Debate; Town Centre News & Comment; Council starts consultation on 20mph zones; Miscellaneous News; Croydon Housing News & Comment; Croydon’s Future Debate; Third of Londoners cannot afford basic costs, charity warns; Croydon’s Property Developers; Croydon History  EVENTS Monday … Continue reading →

Simon Cocker, convenor of an informal Comrades of Cuffay group in Australia, is making good progress towards erecting a permanent memorial close to the grave of the well-known London Chartist leader. Of West Indian slave heritage, Cuffay was transported to … Continue reading →

Shortly after I went to Canada for two weeks Croydon Citizen published my reflections on the 28 March meeting run by the Council on improvements along Thornton Heath High St: http://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/better-place-croydons-new-place-directorate-looks-thornton-heath-high-street The Council has now circulated the presentation at the meeting … Continue reading →

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The programme Meeting the challenges after the General Election  10.30   Welcome by Ted Knight, Chair Croydon Assembly 10.40 Presentations by Mark Serwotka (General Secretary PCS), Philipa Harvey (President NUT) and Matt Wrack (General Secretary FBU) 11.30 Break into discussion groups … Continue reading →

Sweet Chariot – Thomas Rutling and The Road to Freedom | Harrogate International Festivals Friday 24th July Royal Hall | 8pm See: http://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/whats-on/sweetchariot  This year marks the centenary of the death of Thomas Rutling, ex-Fisk Jubilee Singer,who settled in Harrogate in … Continue reading →