World of Work 1914-18 - Working Lives in Exeter is a free day event exploring working lives in Exeter during World War 1. Presented at Exeter Phoenix on 9th August by trade unions in association with community and local history groups, it includes exhibits, workshops and a series of talks - History in the Black Box - on aspects of Exeter history including the Met Office, hospitals, the Post Office, and social unrest during WW1.
World of Work 1914-18 - Working Lives in Exeter
Saturday 9th August 2014
10am-3pm
Free entry
2014 marks 100 years since the beginning of World War 1. Trade unions have linked up with community and local history groups across Exeter to organise an event to explore working lives during the war. Activities include: workplace and family history tasters, talks, workshops and exhibits.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Absalom, CWU (sanda.absolom@inbox.com), Jack Davies, PCS (jack@pcs.org.uk), Keith Hatch, SW UnionLearn (khatch@tuc.org.uk)
History in the Black Box
Saturday 9th Aug 2014
As part of the free event looking at working lives during World War 1, there are a number of talks and workshops, being held in Exeter Phoenix’s Black Box, from historians and other experts.
Session times
10.30 – Gordon Hutchinson (Met Office) talks about the history of the Met Office in the First World War
11.30 – Julia Neville (Exeter Local History Society) Working in Exeter’s War Hospitals
12.30 – Mick Catmull (BBC journalist) introduces his recent documentary about unrest in Devon during WW1 – “Whose side are you on?”
1.30 – Les Kennedy (Tolpuddle Radical History School) looks at the background to the Stoke Cannon Strike of 1915
2.30 – Nick Nicholls (CWU Tutor) explores the role of the Post Office Battalion
There will be time for a Q&A after each talk. The Black Box is the Phoenix's small cinema style room adjacent to the main auditorium, with seating for around 20-30.