Optimism in the 80s

In the decade of Thatcherism, with Cruise missiles on the streets, mass unemployment and the Miners’ Strike, small seeds of optimism were planted by ordinary people setting up co-operatives around East Lancashire.

We celebrate 50 years of the pioneering People in Common housing co-operative with this special event. Talks, discussion and Q&A will feature former members of People in Common as well as special guest speakers:

Anne Marie Wrigley – New Era & Selnet

Gordon Benson – Former Lancashire CDA

Pop-up exhibition will look back at that subversive half century of People in Common through archive photos, documents and designs.

Free admission (booking required to secure your place) with donations invited on the day. Refreshments provided.

A Pendle Radicals event, supported by funding from Burnley Words Festival. Burnley Words Festival is delivered by Culturapedia in partnership with Burnley Leisure and Culture, and funded by Arts Council England.