Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts
Sunday, May 06, 2012

Miners' Gala 1984

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Miners' gala Originally uploaded by goforchris . I’m riding on a lorry through the Edinburgh streets. Beside me is a missile...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

1984 : finis

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Before drawing the curtain on my 1984, a few last thoughts. Writing about it was strangely cathartic, and I wonder if I would have felt less...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

1984 revisited : Greenham Common

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Greenham Common Peace camp Originally uploaded by goforchris . The last act in an extraordinary year came in September, when word came th...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

1984 revisited: The choir

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Choir of '84 Originally uploaded by goforchris . Shortly after the Miners' Gala, our church choir, led by Mr B, took part in a fe...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

1984 revisited: the Miners' gala

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Miners' gala Originally uploaded by goforchris . When I first thought of marking the 25th anniversary of the Miners' Strike, th...
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

1984 revisited : No picnic

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Peacewomen's picnic Originally uploaded by goforchris . It’s an interesting experience, appearing in court. Although I’d been a juror...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

1984 revisited: Easter Alert

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Banner Originally uploaded by goforchris . Easter 1985 saw the Scottish CND annual march and rally come to Dunoon. Easter Alert took plac...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

1984 revisited: The nick

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As I commented in Monday's post , 27 women were arrested at the demo outside the American base at the beginning of 1984. As darkness fel...
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Monday, March 09, 2009

1984 revisited: The Demo

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Remnants of a demo Originally uploaded by goforchris . 1984, the year of the Miners' Strike, the year Thatcher showed conclusively ...
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Saturday, March 07, 2009

25 years on

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So it's been 25 years. I was listening this morning to an item about the miners' strike - 25 years ago. I hadn't realised, any m...