Archive for May 2011
Whitby Abbey and the Bay
The Whitby Benedictine Abbey ruins sit on the cliffs overlooking Whitby Bay in North Yorkshire. They featured in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Whitby being the entry point into England for the vampire, who was said to stalk the abbey ruins at night.
Whitby Bay, according to many locals, has changed very little over the recent decades. The main industry being fishing the fresh seafood is some of the best in country. The industry had not moved towards mass industrialisation. The fishing companies are like the boats, small. But even in Whitby the recession was hitting, mainly in the once thriving tourist trade.
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PCS Annual Delegate Conference 2011
The 2011 PCS Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) opened in Brighton. Video of excerpts from General Secretary Mark Serwotka and President Janice Godrich speeches went out the first night of the conference.
From the conference, following the overwhelming vote on the strike ballot the Vote Yes for the Alternative video went to urge members to support rapid strike action for 30 June.
Video of the full opening speech from General Secretary Mark Serwotka.
Video of the full speech from John McDonnell MP.
Video of the full speech from Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey.
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PHNAT Flashmob City Hall
Tuesday 3 May 2011, World Press Freedom Day. Campaign group I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist(PHNAT) swooped on City Hall in London, notorious for private security restricting and even banning photography in the privately controlled public space.
Around 40 photographers turned up to highlight the problem of private security continually restricting press freedom along the Thames Walk and in other areas across the capital.
The report holds interviews with NUJ London Photographers’ Branch (LPB) Chair and PHNAT Co-Founder Jess Hurd, a few choice words from journalist/filmmaker Leah Delfin Borromeo and “A Letter to Boris” from LPB committee member and PHNAT organiser Grant Smith.
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Canary Wharf Lightning Strikes
Footage shot during the electrical storm over East London on Saturday 23 April 2011.
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