Sunday, October 10, 2010

WW1 July 1917 Uxbridge Notes

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GERMAN PRISONERS 1917 German Prisoner have been at work in the (Harlington) village this week and caused a little curiosity especially on t...

Uxbridge History

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Leno's History of Uxbridge In 1870, Matthew Leno had a shoe and clothing shop in the place now occupied by Mr Butler, opposite the marke...

Bradford Locarno Ballroom Colour Bar 1960-1962

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Pickets for colour bar ballroom Bradford's colour bar ballroom, the mecca owned Locarno, will be the scene of a mass protest picket on S...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

"Doc" Galin - Middx Teacher & Activist 1965

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The "Doc" By the sudden death of "Doc" Galin —the teaching profession, the N.U.T. and the peace and Labour movements hav...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Daily Worker Song - "It's My Paper"

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DAILY WORKER SONG IT'S MY PAPER When the papers run by Tories carry horrifying stories That the Worker gets its cash from Uncle Joe ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Hillingdon Poll Tax Rebels - Remembered 1989

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Hillingdon Labour Councillors opposing the Poll Tax 1989 Nine Labour Councillors refused to pay including Brian Hudson Chris Rogers ...
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A Peoples' History of the Blitz

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September 7th 2010 marks the seventieth anniversary of the London Blitz. The real story differs from the one so often recounted writes Mi...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Jimmy Reid - 1952 Apprentice Strike

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JIMMY REID 1932-2010 WORKING CLASS HERO "Reject the insidious pressures in society tha t would blunt your critical faculties to all tha...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Johnny Ralph - Socialist & Champion Cyclist

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Johnny Ralph John "Johnny" Ralph was a champion cyclist and a committed Communist Party member. He was born on 6th October 19...