News - History website going live (Hyson Green, Nottingham)

A WEBSITE about the urban history of Hyson Green has gone live today.

It is part of a project uncovering the history of the area's infamous flats which were demolished in 1988.

The website has a gallery of photos of the Hyson Green flats, sections on famous events at the flats – such as the 1981 riots and blues parties – and a place for visitors to leave their comments and memories.

The Hyson Green history project has been set up by the Partnership Council and funded by a Heritage Lottery grant.

It is training volunteers as community historians to interview ex-residents of the flats for their memories.

So far the project has found 20 volunteers.

Many of them are former residents of the Hyson Green flats.

Their interviews, and the memories they uncover, will be put on the website – www. hysongreenhistory.org.

An exhibition and booklet about their findings are planned for later this year.

From: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/History-website-going-live/article-3317994-detail/article.html

News - Bid to reopen lost railway leads to talk (Woodhead Route/Glossop)

CAMPAIGNERS lobbying to reopen the disused Woodhead railway line through the Peak District are holding a talk on the history of the route next Thursday.

The free talk at Glossop Labour Club in Chapel Street, Glossop, from 7.30pm will be led by John Quick of the Great Central Railway Society.

The line linked Sheffield with Manchester through a tunnel under the Pennines but closed to rail traffic in 1981.

Accompanied by a slide show, John will tell the story of the route’s development, from its 19th century beginnings to its later decline.

The talk is the first in a series of activities marking the 30th anniversary of the line’s closure.

From: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/bid_to_reopen_lost_railway_leads_to_talk_1_3157951