Monthly Archives: January 2019

Pete Spalding (Honorary Alderman and Past Mayor of Croydon 1996-1997) gave the main personal tribute to Maggie Mansell at the memorial service on Tuesday 29 January. This is what he said. Maggie Mansell was my friend. She was a good and loyal … Continue reading →

With the funeral and memorial service to Maggie Mansell now over, the political parties will start the process of deciding who they will choose to stand as Councillor to replace ther.  What sort of people would we like them to … Continue reading →

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Dozens of Norbury residents attended the memorial service to the late Councillor Maggie (Margaret Rosalind) Mansell held at Croydon Minister on Tuesday 29 January. Among the well over 200 people who attended were members of her extended family, Councillors from … Continue reading →

Monday 4 February. 6-8pm. Hybrid Organisations Past and Present Talk by Colin Rochester, University of Kent, on Voluntary Action History Seminar at  Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London, NW1 1DF It has become normal to distinguish … Continue reading →

African Diaspora History & ISECS Congress July ‘Africa has been global for millennia, but its history is too often eclipsed by narratives that focus on slavery and its abolition.’ This editorial bye-line accompanies Toby Green’s article on Africa’s powerbrokers in … Continue reading →

18th Century See: https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/18thc-studies-news-and-events-at-27-january Paul Robeson – report of death in 1976: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/24/paul-robeson-singer-actor-campaigner-dies-1976 Paul Robeson –  Freedom newspaper https://boingboing.net/2019/01/18/all-are-in-chains.html Martin Luther King and Trade Unionism http://theconversation.com/martin-luther-king-jr-union-man-110004 Thomas Baptiste, actor and Equity activist dies https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/thomas-baptiste Professor Olivette Otele Appointed as a … Continue reading →

Tuesday 5 February. 7pm. A Bridge Across the Seas. Newcastle Migration Hostels for Boys and Young Women, 1927-37 Talk by Liz O’Donnell for North East Labour History Society, Old George Inn, Bigg Market, Newcastle, NE1 1EZ Chartism February 3 – … Continue reading →

Monday 4 February. 8pm. Wandsworth Prison Talk by Stewart McLaughlin for Streatham Society, Woodlawns, 16 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2JP Thursday 7 February. 6.30 for 7pm. The Brown Dog affair Talk by Ian Mursell for Battersea Society St Mary’s Parish … Continue reading →

  Tuesday 18 February. 2pm. Layers of London Activities day at Croydon Museum, Clocktower https://www.layersoflondon.org To Saturday 20 April. Croydonians exhibition Croydonians in the Council’s Art Collection and photos from recent Museum exhibitions Clocktower To May. 100 Years … Peace, … Continue reading →