Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Category: Local/labour history

March 31, 20237 Comments on Historic chimneys face the chop

Historic chimneys face the chop

Preserving the past for the peregrines of the future.

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February 27, 20232 Comments on Shining a light on the Windrush Generation

Shining a light on the Windrush Generation

Glenside Hospital Museum is keen to hear the stories of nurses from the Caribbean.

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January 28, 20232 Comments on Inspired by ‘insane art’

Inspired by ‘insane art’

A visit to a German museum put me in mind of an exhibition back home.

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January 2, 20234 Comments on Filling the gaps in family history

Filling the gaps in family history

If genealogy features among your new year resolutions, this may be for you.

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December 1, 202210 Comments on Hannah More and the Lady of the Haystack

Hannah More and the Lady of the Haystack

An extraordinary tale of two very different women and still one of history’s mysteries

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • But is it poetry?
  • Journalism
  • Local/labour history
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  • Travel tales
  • Uncategorized
  • Unreported

Recent Posts

  • Paper tiger?
  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 
  • Thoughts on an arrest
  • At home with refugees
  • An echo of yesteryear – turning Palestine Action supporters into terrorists

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