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Daily Record
7 days ago
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Girvan Arts Festival brings diverse line-up this weekend
Journalist Brian Lavery, children's author Greta Yorke and businessman Jim English are all on the bill for the 2025 Girvan Arts Festival. Girvan Arts Festival kicks off tomorrow (Friday) and there is something for everyone in their diverse line-up of events. Journalist Brian Lavery recounts the tale of the Headscarf Revolutionaries, Ayrshire children's author Greta Yorke is on hand telling spooky tales as well as a special book signing and businessman Jim English, one of the men behind Kays Curling, talks about his passion for the sport. A number of free events are taking place over the weekend including a screening of Phantom of the Opera in Girvan Library on Friday night, an art exhibition in the McKechnie Institute and Arts, Crafts and Music in the Garden. Other events include Ian Skewis and Girvan's own Alan Jeans - or Alan Jones to use his penname - with a workshop entitled "So you've written a book...", Music in the Garden with the Bookshop Band and, closing out the festival on Sunday, Arias by the Sea preformed by The Scots Opera Project. Ahead of the festival, Ayrshire Live spoke to Brian Lavery who will be talking about his first book, The Headscarf Revolutionaries, on Saturday, June 7. Brian is a freelance journalist turned author and university lecturer who has written for a number of national and local newspapers in the UK. Brian said: "I've been invited to the festival to mark the tenth anniversary of my first book - The Headscarf Revolutionaries. "They invited me last year but I was very poorly so they were very kind, postponed it and asked me to come up again this year. "Girvan is a fishing port and the story behind the book is about the Hull fish wives' uprising in 1968 after the triple trawler disaster. "Although I'm Glaswegian, I live in Hull and, as a young man, I wrote the obituary for Lillian Bilocca - the woman who led the uprising - in 1988. "Years later, I went back to university and I did her story as my PhD thesis. The book picked up from there." The story will be relatable to many in Girvan as the changes brought about by the Headscarf Revolutionaries in response to the tragedy would transform safety in the fishing industry. Brian, 65, will also be taking part in the Words by the Sea event on Saturday evening - an hour of spoken words from local and visiting writers and poets - where, for the first time, he is set to meet his cousin's son Mark. Mark's family moved to Canada when he was young where his dad, Brian's cousin, served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
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Hundreds join Headscarf Hustle on Humber Bridge
Four-hundred fundraisers in headscarves crossed the Humber Bridge on Sunday to raise money for a statue to honour four pioneering women from Hull. The Headscarf Revolutionaries fought to improve safety in the fishing industry following the Triple Trawler Tragedy of 1968. The four-mile walk or run across the bridge was in its second year, with entries doubling this time around. Organiser Sam Barlow, of the charity Fitmums & Friends, said she was "absolutely delighted" with the turnout for a "very important" cause. She said: "We doubled our entries from last year and we sold out in advance of the event. "So it just shows you that people are passionate about the cause and passionate about coming together." In 1968, 58 men lost their lives at sea when, in quick succession, the Hull trawlers St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland went down with only a sole survivor, Harry Eddom. The "triple trawler tragedy" resulted in a campaign led by Lillian Bilocca, Christine Smallbone, later known as Christine Jensen, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, who became known as the Headscarf Revolutionaries. They established the Fisherman's Charter, which was a demand for better safety standards in the fishing industry, such as a radio operator on every ship, better safety equipment and improved training. Fitmums & Friends hosted the event in partnership with Curly's Athletes. Councillor Tracey Henry, who chairs the Headscarf Revolutionaries Statue Group, also took part. She said the statue could cost about £250,000 to build, but the group was beginning to look at potential locations in the city centre. "These ladies still tell a story now and will do into the future," she said. "It's about making sure these ladies are seen, they're heard and never ever forgotten." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Hundreds back statue for Headscarf Revolutionaries Daughter of Lillian Bilocca gives thumbs-up to mural Flats named in honour of trawler campaigners 'Headscarf Revolutionary' Yvonne Blenkinsop dies Headscarf Pride - Facebook Fitmums & Friends
BBC News
10-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Hundreds join Headscarf Hustle across the Humber Bridge
Four-hundred fundraisers in headscarves crossed the Humber Bridge on Sunday to raise money for a statue to honour four pioneering women from Hull. The Headscarf Revolutionaries fought to improve safety in the fishing industry following the Triple Trawler Tragedy of four-mile walk or run across the bridge was in its second year, with entries doubling this time Sam Barlow, of the charity Fitmums & Friends, said she was "absolutely delighted" with the turnout for a "very important" cause. She said: "We doubled our entries from last year and we sold out in advance of the event. "So it just shows you that people are passionate about the cause and passionate about coming together." In 1968, 58 men lost their lives at sea when, in quick succession, the Hull trawlers St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland went down with only a sole survivor, Harry Eddom. The "triple trawler tragedy" resulted in a campaign led by Lillian Bilocca, Christine Smallbone, later known as Christine Jensen, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, who became known as the Headscarf established the Fisherman's Charter, which was a demand for better safety standards in the fishing industry, such as a radio operator on every ship, better safety equipment and improved training. Fitmums & Friends hosted the event in partnership with Curly's Tracey Henry, who chairs the Headscarf Revolutionaries Statue Group, also took said the statue could cost about £250,000 to build, but the group was beginning to look at potential locations in the city centre."These ladies still tell a story now and will do into the future," she said. "It's about making sure these ladies are seen, they're heard and never ever forgotten."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
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Headscarf Hustle returns to Humber Bridge
A four-mile run or walk across the Humber Bridge is taking place for the second time to raise money for a statue to honour Hull's Headscarf Revolutionaries. The Headscarf Hustle will take place on Sunday 9 March and participants will be offered a headscarf on entry. The event will be hosted by local charity and athletics club Fitmums & Friends along with Curly's Athletes. The Headscarf Revolutionaries were four women from Hull who fought to improve safety at sea after the Triple Trawler Disaster of 1968. 58 men lost their lives at sea when the St Romans, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland trawlers from Hull sank in what became known as The Triple Trawler Disaster. Only one man, Harry Eddom, survived. A campaign was then set up by Lillian Bilocca, Christine Smallbone, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, who became known as the Headscarf Revolutionaries. They established The Fisherman's Charter, a demand for better safety standards in the fishing industry, including a radio operator on every ship. The Headscarf Hustle will start at 10:00 GMT at Humber Bridge Country Park in Hessle. Ian Cuthbert of Headscarf Pride - a dedicated Facebook page to the Triple Trawler Disaster - said proceeds would support Fitmums & Friends and the campaign for a statue. Sam Barlow BEM, chief officer and founder of Fitmums & Friends, said: "We're excited to see local people coming together to be active and to walk or run a mile in honour of each of the four Headscarf Revolutionaries." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Sponsored run for 'Headscarf Revolutionaries' statue Hundreds back statue for Headscarf Revolutionaries Headscarf Pride Fitmums & Friends Triple Trawler Disaster Curly's Athletes
Yahoo
26-01-2025
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Service remembers over 6,000 lost trawlermen
A service to commemorate Hull's lost trawlermen took place in Hull on Sunday. Lost Trawlerman's Day is an annual event marked with a gathering at St John the Baptist Church, known as the fisherman's church. It is estimated that over 6,000 trawlermen have been lost from the port city of Hull. Ruth Creasey, the chairwoman of St Andrew's Dock Fishing Heritage Group (STAND), which organised the service, said it was important to come together and "share those losses". The Lost Trawlermen's Day commemorations are held on the last Sunday in January every year. Ms Creasey said the lost men were "going out to put fish on our plates... they'd go out to work long hours in dreadful conditions." This year's service also marked the 70th anniversary of the loss of the trawlers Lorella and Roderigo. Forty crewmen lost their lives when both boats sank in a snow storm off the coast of Iceland on 26 January 1955. Andrew Hunter's grandfather Ernest died on the Lorella, and attended the service. "I never knew my grandad," Mr Hunter said: "it was "difficult to sing along... because you get choked up. "To have him kept alive like this is wonderful." During the service, children from Chiltern Primary School choir sang I, the Lord of Sea and Sky. Ms Creasey said: "It's important they (children) learn of Hull's history because at one time, Hull was the largest deep sea fishing port in the world. "It's our job to make sure the legacy of the fishing industry and its importance remains alive." Historian and author Dr Brian Lavery added: "You ignore your history at your peril. "This is an integral part of the city. This paid for a lot of what we have in this city today, and for what the city is today, much of it is owed to those men who left this port never to return." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Gaul victims remembered 50 years after sinking Hundreds back statue for Headscarf Revolutionaries
