Category Archives: Current Events

Lidice and the Unearthed Project

Posted on 6th March, 2013 by

Earlier this month, I saw a film put on by the Unearthed Project at the Potteries Museum. The project aims to improve awareness of the Lidice massacre and the tremendous generosity of Stoke on Trent’s miners in helping to rebuild … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Remembrance Day

Posted on 11th November, 2012 by

Tommy, by Rudyard Kipling I went into a public-’ouse to get a pint o’ beer, The publican ‘e up an’ sez, “We serve no red-coats here.” The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die, I outs … Continue reading →

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Dirty Secrets: Interview with Shelley Poole

Posted on 3rd September, 2012 by

Shelley Poole is the author of Lily White, a novel set in 2043, in a future where Britain has deported most immigrants and become extremely isolationist. Russell Phillips: What prompted you to write Lily White? Were you concerned that the … Continue reading →

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Gritty in Pink

Posted on 15th August, 2012 by

51o South is a Kickstarter project to fund a documentary about the Falkland Islands. They got their funding, went to the Falklands and filmed. They’ve just released episode 4, Gritty in Pink, featuring Sam, a private in the Falkland Islands … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary of the Invasion of the Falkland Islands

Posted on 2nd April, 2012 by

30 years ago today, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. 255 British servicemen gave their lives in the war that followed. More than double that number have committed suicide since the war ended. Statistics like that are the reason I support … Continue reading →

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