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Dear Richard. After reading the Michael Glover articles, I have to say that, as an adult, I remember life on Coningsby Road quite differently. It was a friendly and happy place to live where the … [Read more]

In this taster course with Aspiring Communities Together (ACT), you will explore and develop storytelling based on stories from history Date: Thursday 12th July to 26th July 2018 Time: 10.00am-12.00pm Venue: Fir Vale Centre, Earl … [Read more]

Story and photo by John Mellor Two recently released films, “Dunkirk” and “Darkest Hour”, both tell the amazing story of the rescue of the British Army from what was thought to be impending disaster on … [Read more]

Story and photo by Farhaan Warsame The UK historically has been close to Somalia through its involvement in the British Somaliland Protectorate, this link has given rise to a long tradition of Somalis migrating to … [Read more]

Story by Richard Godley On Tuesday, 26th September, 1916 a Zeppelin blitzed the Burngreave area, seeking to destroy armaments and munitions factories in that area. Those targets were mainly missed, but 28 people were killed … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Photos courtesy of The Hospital History group Northern General Hospital was established in 18 78 as Fir Vale Workhouse. Goddard Hall was the children’s home and still stands in the … [Read more]