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1926 General Strike : Eastbourne was ready to dare.

Revisiting the General Strike of 1926 – when workers were ready to dare. Charlie Kimber and…

Hounded under Mccarthyism for being Magnificent !!

Ok. Sorted. So it’s #PaulRobeson season here at Peoples Eastbourne and the Engels in…

Community Soup at The Winter Garden

“We’re in the soup again!” Hey. Is Eastbourne in for a treat with 4 performances over 3 days of this…

People

JACK JONES, THE EASTBOURNE CENTRE & THE MURAL

Jack Jones holds significant historical and cultural ties to Eastbourne, particularly through his…

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)

Who was Friedrich Engels? Among other things, Friedrich Engels was one of the most remarkable…

Eleanor Marx (1855-1898)

What is the connection between Eastbourne and Eleanor Marx (the youngest daughter of Karl Marx)?…

Places

Engels and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Eastbourne’s Radical History Tour

If you have just alighted the train to begin this walk, then welcome to Eastbourne. This town was…

The Mackintosh Rebellion -1929

It was a long hot summer in 1929 and there was a late heatwave. The 1920s saw the seaside opening up…

Eastbourne International Workers’ Mural

See also:- 1) an article on Engels in Eastbourne website, Brighton University: “The…
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