Upcoming Events

On the 6th of June we stood together and said loud and clear that Cumbria demands better. We then took this message to London as part of the TUC's national demonstration. Now it's time to decide what happens next. Join us to discuss Cumbria's priorities and how we can work together to improve the lives of working people across the region. On the agenda so far: Britain Needs a Pay Rise campaign Industrial priorities Local government reorganisation The West Cumbria coal mine   Carnegie…

One Man Magic Lantern show of the classic book THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS by Robert Tressell Actor Neil Gore brings this humorous and absorbing book to life in his one-man magic lantern show. Based on the 1914 novel by Robert Tressell, it's story is set in the building trades of Edwardian England where painters and decorators struggle to maintain themselves and their families, poverty and the constant fear of unemployment notwithstanding, while renovating a large townhouse for the local mayor.…

108 years since the school strike The Burston Strike School was, and remains, a living consequence of what was latterly to become known as ‘the longest strike in history’. During the spring of April 1914, the young pupils at the Burston village Council School walked out of their school building in protest at the sacking of their beloved teachers Tom and Kitty Higdon, who were being punished by the local gentry and church authorities for Tom’s trade union and Socialist…

This year’s Wigan Diggers’ Festival is on the 10th September 2022, celebrating the life and ideas of Wigan born and bred Gerrard Winstanley and the 17th century Diggers’ (true leveller) movement. As usual, we will be having a wide range of music, stalls, poets, fringe events and bands, some from the local community and others from all over the UK. Some well-known names like Jess Silk from Birmingham and this year’s headliners The Wakes from Glasgow will be playing the main…