Manchester Histories

A new year and looking for a new challenge? Join us and become a Peterloo Volunteer Ambassador and take part in Manchester's momentous commemoration of the Peterloo Massacre this Summer! Deadline is Monday 7th Jan so get applying....
https://peterloo1819.co.uk/under-construc tion/volunteering/

Another fantastic opportunity..............
Any volunteers out there who could help with this fantastic project?
Remembering Resistance is a unique project celebrating 100 years of women's protest in the North of England. We are now looking for volunteers to help with research, conduct oral history interviews and assist with events across the region. Full training will be given.
... For further information, please contact us via messenger or contact c.selby@lancaster.ac.uk
If you want to find out more about the project, please visit www.rememberingresistance.com
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Calling all creatives: Didsbury Arts Festival, 22nd – 30th June 2019
Our friends at Didsbury Arts Festival https://www.didsburyartsfestival.org/ are currently advertising their open call for submissions of people wishing to perform at the festival.
Their festival theme is 'Curiosity', so time to get your thinking caps on! Whether you'd like to perform or prefer to organise an event, have art work to display or an idea for a one-off performance, they'd love to hear from anyon...e who is interested in showcasing work as part of the festival.
If you have an idea for an event or exhibition as part of DAF 2019, please submit your proposal via the online form here https://www.didsburyartsfestival.org/daf- submission-form
Closing date for applications: Friday 11th January 2019
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Such sad news. We were honoured to welcome Pete Shelley as part #ManchesterHistoriesFestival2018 and hear him speak with Dave Haslam. From growing up in Leigh, visiting Manchester Art Gallery and his first concert at the Free Trade Hall, to his incredible career. The event was live-streamed globally on June 10th and is available to watch again on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyEABH5pd tc RIP #PeteShelley (Images: Drew Forsyth)

Open call to put on an event in next year’s 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, or become an Ambassador as part of the Peterloo 2019 commemorations. June - August 2019. Everyone is invited to take part. Sign up now.
https://manchesterhistories.co.uk/getinvo lved/page.aspx…

Brilliant creative opportunity for an animator/s to join the Peterloo 2019 programme. Manchester Histories, People’s Histories Museum and Historic England are seeking expressions of interest from animators who have experience of working with young people to co-produce an animation inspired by the Peterloo Massacre, and the themes of protest, democracy and freedom of speech. You will work with young people from RECLAIM to make the work, which will form part of our Peterloo Learning Resources and will be showcased to the world via the Peterloo1819.co.uk website and other media platforms. Interested fine out more here: https://bit.ly/2EefSLN Programme funded by monies raised by National Lottery Players, HLF and other funders.

Go see this 1-day pop-up exhibition by MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies, University of Manchester, "Enhanced Humans?" which will exhibit objects from the Museum of Medicine and Health. Friday 7th December 2018, 11am-4pm Performance Space, Manchester Central Library

Victorian Eco Activism, Manchester and the Birth of the RSPB by Manchester City Council.
Calling all social historians and nature lovers alike, a fascinating illustrated talk by two fine authors, Henry Mcghie, Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum and Journalist Tessa Boase brought together in the City for one night only!
Tuesday November 27th ... Starts promptly 7pm - 8:30pm Ticket only Friends Meeting House Mount St City Centre Manchester M2 5NS
FREE EVENTBRITE TICKETS HERE
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian- eco-activism-manch…
Victorian England. A time of hurtling change for the country, the landscape, and for both women and men. Urbanisation is on the rise, the natural world is under threat as never before – yet there are no laws in place to protect it. Step forward the gentleman naturalist.. and the middle class lady campaigner. Though their worlds were different in many ways, these two groups networked and collaborated for the cause of bird protection in Britain.
And yet they are maligned by modern conservationists.
Henry Dresser was a businessman and so-called ‘amateur’ ornithologist, whose diligent collecting of bird skins and eggs over a lifetime vastly expanded scientific knowledge and changed the course of natural history. Much of his collection now housed in the Manchester Museum. Emily Williamson, Eliza Phillips and Etta Lemon, staunch Christians all, put their energies into saving the birds from the Victorian fashion for feathered hats, or ‘murderous millinery’. Early conversations began in Didsbury, 1889. The result was the mighty Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - the RSPB.
These two forgotten stories have now been brought thrillingly back to life by writers Henry McGhie and Tessa Boase. For one night only, they are joining forces to shed light on a fascinating moment in time: an era that would shape the world’s view of the environment for generations to come.
Henry McGhie’s ‘Henry Dresser and Victorian Ornithology: Birds, Books and Business’ explores Henry Dresser’s involvement in bird conservation, scientific discovery and the production of scientific knowledge at a hugely exciting time of exploration and discovery. ‘This is a magnificent exploration of (British) Victorian ornithology, which brings to life many of the key figures of the period with their frequently very strained relationships.’ – Alan Knox, British Birds
Tessa Boase’s book ‘Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather’ delves into the murky world of the plumage trade, bringing to life the brave women who fought back on behalf of the birds. This is the story the RSPB has never found time to tell.
‘Riveting. Dextrously told, vividly imagined, shrewdly analysed. Tessa Boase has worked a little bit of magic here in bringing these women to life, and championing the cause of the unsung.’ – Conor Jameson, British Birds
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Our friends at the Peterloo Speakers Club have a special events coming up..............
200th Anniversary Commemorative Dinner.
Peterloo Massacre.
... 9 March 2019.
The Peterloo Speakers Club, established for 51 years, is dedicated to helping people to learn the art and overcome the fear of public speaking, be it a work presentation, Father of the Bride speech, or a funeral oration.
When formed, it was named in honour of the Peterloo Massacre victims, who were denied the freedom of speech and expression that we are allowed today.
The Peterloo Speakers Club wish to commemorate this Bicentennial. We will be hosting a Commemorative Dinner on 9th March 2019.
Obviously one of the aims of this dinner is to “spread the word” across Greater Manchester/Manchester about our club as well as publicising other events taking place later in the year.
Invites have been extended to guest speakers: - Jonathan Schofield ( blue badge guide walking tours of Manchester and Editor at Large of Manchester Confidential), John Henshaw (actor and writer born in Ancoats). Dr. Robert Poole, Historian (University of Central Lancashire), Maxine Peake (Actor, Artistic Director Royal Exchange Theatre), Eamon O`Neal (CEO St Ann`s Hospice, Radio Broadcaster). Awaiting confirmation of all speakers closer to the date and have received positive replies to date.
The event will include a short film (just under 10 minutes) of the Peterloo Massacre. There will be short speeches/readings to be determined.
Venue Radisson Blu Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester. Cost £50 To Register interest: Contact by e mail peterloospeakers@gmail.com or ring Terry on 0788730481
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At the Peterloo 2019 Network meeting last week, we were excited to reveal the visual identity for the #Peterloo2019 campaign. Led by Manchester-based creative consultancy Imagine and Fido PR, the development of the Peterloo visual identity has involved over 120 people from the Peterloo Network who creatively contributed to the creation of the logo.
Visit the Manchester Histories website now to read about the development of the identity and what it represents. Plus, anyone ho...sting events or activities to mark the bicentenary is invited to use the logo themselves. https://manchesterhistories.co.uk/getinvo lved/page.aspx… --- Heritage Lottery Fund, Archives+, Manchester City Council, Historic England, People's History Museum, The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, The Guardian
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Directed and written by Mike Leigh and based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, Peterloo is released in cinemas across the UK today

Manchester Histories was yesterday (31 October 2018) delighted to welcome the Turner Prize-winning artist, Jeremy Deller to personally present his designs for a permanent memorial to commemorate those who died at the Peterloo Massacre of 1819.
To view Jeremy Deller’s design concept and comment on the plans visit www.manchester.gov.uk/consultations

Anyone who would you like know more about the Peterloo 2019 commemorations and find out how to get involved is invited to join tomorrow's Peterloo 2019 Network Meeting at Manchester Central Library. There will be two identical sessions at 2pm - 4pm and 5.30pm - 7.30pm. BOOK NOW: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peterloo-2 019-network-meetin…

READ NOW: Ahead of the release of the Peterloo movie in cinemas on Friday, creativetourist.com speak to Director, Mike Leigh https://www.creativetourist.com/event/pet erloo/

On Saturday 3rd November, #Manchester will remember the life and works of poet Wilfred Owen, who served with the Manchester Regiment during the First World War. From 2pm-4.30pm Manchester Central Library https://manchesterhistories.co.uk/project s/page.aspx?ID=257 #ManchesterHill --- Manchester Central Library | Manchester City Council | Manchester Cathedral | Centre for New Writing | The Duke Of Lancaster's Regiment

Manchester Histories is RECRUITING! We need a Full Time Digital Content Manager and a Part Time Administrator to join our team. Click here for full details of both jobs… http://bit.ly/MHRecruit Application deadline noon Monday 12 November.

Anyone who would you like know more about the Peterloo 2019 commemorations and find out how to get involved is invited to join the next Peterloo 2019 Network Meeting on Wednesday 31st October 2018 at Manchester Central Library. There will be two identical sessions at 2pm - 4pm and 5.30pm - 7.30pm. BOOK NOW: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peterloo-2 019-network-meetin…

Mike Leigh's @Peterloo, in cinemas November 2nd

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Fantastic exhibition! Well worth a vist.

Fantastic day volunteering at belle vue roadshow at Gorton monastery found out loads about the former belle vue peasure gardens zoo circus and kings hall fantastic event well done Zoe

Fantastic Belle Vue exhibition. I worked there in 1974/5

Looks brilliant

Fantastic exhibition! Well worth a vist.

Fantastic day volunteering at belle vue roadshow at Gorton monastery found out loads about the former belle vue peasure gardens zoo circus and kings hall fantastic event well done Zoe

Fantastic Belle Vue exhibition. I worked there in 1974/5

Looks brilliant

Fantastic exhibition! Well worth a vist.

Fantastic day volunteering at belle vue roadshow at Gorton monastery found out loads about the former belle vue peasure gardens zoo circus and kings hall fantastic event well done Zoe

Fantastic Belle Vue exhibition. I worked there in 1974/5