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Did you work in Britain in the 1950’s and 60’s?If so the makers of the popular BBC2 Fred Dibnah series’ would love to hear from you. We’re a small family run company based in Leeds called ‘The View from the North’ and we’re researching a new possible series and book about the working lives and communities of our disappearing generations.
Did you work making ships, trains, engines, cars, machinery, nuts and bolts, pressing or rolling metal, in the mills and factories, down the mines, at the docks? People from all of these professions and many more are exactly the people we want to speak to. It’s the stories of your work, life and times that we want to hear and feel should be preserved.
In the 50’s Britain was still a thriving industrial nation but inevitably times have changed and the landscape that surrounds us now is a world away. Before it’s too late we need to make sure that a record is taken of the social and oral history of Britain before industry really began to decline.
We’re looking for people who would like to tell the story of their earlier lives and of the community they were part of. The jobs you had and what they entailed; social and family life, whit walks, courting rituals, the hardships and the pleasures in life, pit bands & miners galas, the decline of industry and the affect it had upon your community…. your memories of Britain in the 1950’s and 60’s.
If you think that you, or someone you know would like to contribute to this ambitious project please do not hesitate to contact Kathryn on:
0113 249 3001
or
[email protected]
