REMEMBER 1926
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE GENERAL STRIKE 1926?

WHO WE ARE

As the year 2026 approaches, Newcastle University’s Labour & Society Research Group (LSRG) and Oral History Unit & Collective (OHU&C) are thinking about how the General Strike ought to be commemorated.

• The Remember 1926 group share an interest in exploring the history and memories of organised labour and industrial action.
• We strive to include those voices too often marginalised in representations of the past.
• With the above in mind, we are seeking to commemorate the centenary of one of the most important European industrial disputes of the twentieth century.

OUR AIM

We hope our participation at this year’s Durham Miners’ Gala (2024) will encourage people to get in touch with their own photographs, family stories and memorabilia to help shed light on the General Strike 1926. You can contribute your family stories via our website, as well as let us know of how you think the strike ought to be commemorated.

SOCIAL MEDIA

@1926Remember

PROJECT LED BY

Oral History Unit & Collective

Labour and Society Research Group