Bristol Radical History Group

• News / Bristol Radical History Group

  Centenary of General Strike to be commemorated at Bristol Radical History Festival 2026

  The centenary of the General Strike coincides with 20th anniversary of Bristol Radical History Group

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• Things To Do / What's On

  63 Things to do in Bristol in April 2025

  Highlights include a 'dance bath', a bank holiday day party and a charity football match

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• News / Bristol Bus Boycott

  Community celebrates 60th anniversary of civil rights struggle

  60 years ago, Bristol played a central role in making Britain a more equal country

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• Features / hartcliffe

  Hartcliffe’s hidden history explored in new book

  'Hartcliffe Betrayed' by Paul Smith looks at the area from 1943 to 1963

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• News / LGBTQ+ History

  Revealing the ‘hidden’ lives of LGBTQ+ Bristolians across the centuries

  "Reminding us that today's freedoms are recent and owe their origins to a history of struggle"

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• Social Impact / Blue plaque

  ‘Pioneering’ local activist honoured with blue plaque

  Hilda Cashmore was the founder of the Barton Hill Settlement, now the Wellspring Settlement

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• Books / Clifton

  Exploring counterculture in 1960s Clifton through the eyes of Angela Carter

  Investigating Angela Carter’s life and work during her time in Clifton and Bath.

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• Learning / protest

  50 years of student protest at the University of Bristol

  Remembering the students of the University of Bristol who occupied Senate House in 1968

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