COACH TO BURSTON STRIKE SCHOOL RALLY Sunday 2 September 2018 Unite is organising coach travel to the Burston, leaving from Peterborough and picking up at Wisbech. Travel is free for Unite members and £5.00 for everyone else. Pick up times are: 8.00 am – Brewery Tap car park, Peterborough 8.15 am – Tavan/Pearl Hotel, Lincoln […]
This year’s Burston School Strike Rally – the best day out in the East Anglian activist’s calendar – takes place on Sunday September 2nd 2018. Thanks to the generosity and foresight of Unite-the-Union, there are coach seats to those who like travel in a socially and environmentally responsible way for only £5.00 for an adult, […]
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On August 8, 2018
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Some sad news for all those connected with the Strike School, but respected academic and Strike School trustee Professor Alun Howkins, the author of a study of rural radicalism in Norfolk called “Poor Labouring Men” and much else of relevance to socialists, passed away on 12th July. An obituary of him from the University of […]
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On July 29, 2018
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The life of Sam Peel was a truly inspirational one. He oversaw the reorganisation of post-war education in the county, laid the foundations for the National Health Service in north Norfolk and took on the establishment in his tireless efforts to bring changes to improve the lives of ordinary people. He also was an executive […]
The flyer for the Burston Strike School Rally 2017, organised by Unite (L&E Region), with the support of SERTUC, The Burston Strike School Trustees & Thompson Solicitors is now released. Further details on the line-up of speakers and entertainment can be found on the Rally 2017 (or now floating around social media!). A great day […]
13 May 1917 was a grand day in the history of the Burston Strike School as it marked the official opening of the Strike School. The date was chosen at a meeting held in the Crown Inn the previous August; undoubtedly on reassurances from the builder that its construction would be completed. But thanks to […]
With the Burston Strike School soon reaching the centenary that it was officially declared open, the story behind the event continues to resonate with people today. One of the joys for the trustees of the Strike School, is being presented, often completely unexpectedly, with the work of people who have been inspired by the story […]
Tom Higdon was eighteen when he’s younger brother William died in 1887, but sixteen years later, after being in Norfolk for little more than a year, he would have a sixteen page extended poem published by Jarrod & Son’s Ltd of Norwich. Called ‘To the Departed’; apart from the publishers mark on the last page, […]