History & Social Action Activities 

Activities 2023

Due to compromised immune system I have not been able to do face-to-face talks, attend meetings or run

 bookstalls since September.

21 October.   Zoom recorded talk on Friendly Societies at One Name Guild seminar in Wakefield.

October. Update on developments on black history and slavery and abolition in the North East for North East Labour History Society.

October. Submission of PDF paper on Anglo-Canandian Black History for the Canadian Black History Conference at Dalhousie University.

2 September. Bookstall at Lambeth History Fair.

8 July. Bookstall at St Philip's Church Norbury Summer Fair.

24 June. NHS75. Short talk at WindrushNHS75 event in Norbury.

5 June. Surrey Friendly Societies. Talk for Dorking Local History Group.

13-18 May. Norbury Literary Festival. I was one of the organisers and gave talks on:

·       The Potential of Libraries - Sidney Jast, the inspirational Anglo-Polish Croydon Chief Librarian and the opening of Norbury Library. 

·   Setting Poems to Music – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

3 May. Led walk around Durham Cathedral for academics and clergy as apart of my continuing work with the University which is developing detailed work on slavery, abolition and the black presence. The Cathedral is keen to do its own reinterpretation and archive/library work.

23 March. Samuel-Coleridge Taylor talk at Inspiration Station organised lunch club in Norbury.

15 March. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor talk at lunch club organised by Jamaican Association (UK) in Norbury.

7 March. Avril Coleridge-Taylor talk. Cassandra Centre lunch club in Norbury as part of International Women’s Day event.

3 February. Became Secretary of Croydon Unite Retired Members Branch.

Stalls, Talks & Walks 2022:

Between 24 August and 24 October 2022 I was in hospital and therefore all my activities 

were suspended.  After I came home I have been blogging, reading and writing 

but not running bookstalls at events and rarely going to events.  Recovery has been very 

slow and erratic.

Bookselling continues: orders can be sent to me by email: sean.creighton1947@btinternet.com

7 & 8 February. Durham, Slavery and Abolition work with Durham University:  2 walks around Cathedral,  2 archives & object sessions and one talk

10 February. John Archer. Talk to Lower and Upper Sixth forms at Emmanuel School, Battersea  

10  March.  Women and Plaques. Talk at Cassandra Centre International Women's Day event, Norbury

28 March.  The work of Nubian Jak Community Trust and plaques in Wandsworth. Short contribution to debate at London South Bank University International Women's Day event on Zoom about the paucity of plaques to women

7  April. Ram Gopal, OBE, Indian Dance and Norbury. Talk at Cassandra Centre Lunch Club, Norbury

4 June. Love Norbury Summer Fair.  Bookstall

6 June.  Edwardian Roller Skating Boom in Wandsworth.  Talk at Balham Library.  Part of Wandsworth Heritage Festival


 Stalls, Talks & Walks 2021:

3 December.  Broadcast interview about North East slavery and abolition for Newcastle Old Voices communi radio

27 November.  Love Norbury Xmas Fayre - bookstall

18 November. Talk on John Archer to six form at Emmanuel School, Battersea  - re-scheduled to 10 February

2 November. Bookstall at launch of The Liberation Movement

30 October. Black Wandsworth Community event. Battersea on Zoom - book stall 

26 October: Member  Black History Month on-line discussion panel and talk for Durham University

24  October.  John Archer and his Legacy. One of several speakers for online Workers Liberty session. 6.30pm

23 October. Bookstall at play about 18thC servants of African Heritage in Sutton.

7 October: John Archer. Talk at Assembly at Thames Christian College, Battersea

16 September: Talk on memorials in St Mary's Church  for Battersea Society.  See text at:

http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.com/2021/09/people-associated-with-memorialised-at.html

13 September:  History of Music in Lambeth.  An Introduction. Zoom talk for Lambeth Heritage Festival. See text at:

http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.com/2021/09/lambeth-music-history-introduction-part.html

5 September: Friends of Norbury Park stall at Jamaican Schools Family Fun Day

4 September: Lambeth History Fair. Book stall at  St. Mark's Church, Kennington

21 August: Annual John Burns walk for Battersea Trades Union Council

April.: African Lives in Wandsworth.  Talk for Wandsworth Society 

Publications 2021

Croydon Borough of Culture 2023 Discussion Paper

Croydon Trade Unions, the Environment and Climate Change. Information Paper.

Greening Croydon. Post-Covid Economic Recovery and Climate Change. Discussion and Information Paper

Croydon's Black and Anti-Racism History 1948-1979.  An Introduction

Planned Publications

Croydon's South Asian History

Tooting: An introduction

Wandsworth's Black History

Merton's Black History

Wandsworth Chartism

The Orange Trade in the Long-18thC

Lovelace Overton, Bajan soldier

British-Canadian Black History Links

East Riding to East Ender: A life of George Tuthill - Regalia Manufacturer, by Roger Logan

Other Activities in 2021

Claudia Jones's Vauxhall Years and the Genesis of the West Indian Gazette - April

https://vauxhallhistory.org

John Buckmaster, campaigner for Wandsworth Common - transcription of Roger Logan notes for a biography and additional material, for deposit at Wandsworth Heritage Service and to share with other historians of Buckmaster.

African Lives in Northern England project team member working on a pamphlet and school resources as a follow-up to the 2021 calendar. 

Talks, Walks, etc in 2020

February

Slavery, Violence & Memorialisation. Led two walks, ran two archive sessions and gave a talk for students on a Durham University module course

Bookstall at Ruskin House film The Occupation of the American Mind

March

Croydon's Suffrage Movement & its Continuing Relevance.

Talk at Croydon Central Labour Party's International Women's Day event 8 March

March to August:  COVID lockdown

August

Annual John Burns Walk. Because of my personal medical lockdown I could not lead  the annual Battersea & Wandsworth TUC John Burns Walk. It had a theme of the link with John Archer,  the Black Mayor 1913-4. I provided full briefing notes for a  B&WTUC member to lead the walk in my absence because of medical lockdown.

Truth & Memory. History and Struggle Against State Organised Racism in Britain - member of North East Zoom discussion panel providing historical background.

The text of what I said and the link to the You Tube video of the discussion are at:

http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.com/2020/08/truth-memory-from-newcastles-slavery.html

Slavery and Abolition in Croydon.  Zoom talk  for Surrey History Meetup 

October 

Croydon's Black History.  Zoom talk for Croydon United Retired Members branch 

Celebrating John Archer (1863 – 1932)  - Video Talk for Wandsworth Black History Month

www.youtube.com/watch?v=adr1aq_7I-Q&feature=youtu.behrough 

Sutton's Black History

Advice to project to December

Durham - Slavery & Abolition.  Zoom talk for Durham University

November

African Lives in Northern England. Publication of  2021  calendar by an informal group I am a member of.  

John Archer article

https://vauxhallhistory.org/when-john-archer-took-aim-at-injustice/j-archer

History Blog Postings

I post details of history events, publications, issues etc on my main blog site:

https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com

History Discussion Postings

http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.com

Croydon Blog Postings

I report Croydon news, issues and events at

https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com

Norbury Watch Blog Postings:

I report news, issues and events in Norbury at

https://norburywatchblog.wordpress.com

Discussion Blog Postings 

I post discussion pieces on

http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.com

These range from British Black History,  Black Lives Matters, Croydon

governance, economy and greening affairs,  Government Planning,

Political Education to book reviews, 

https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/are-you-running-out-of-books-to-read/


The Importance of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819

A personal discussion triggered by Mike Leigh's film and a Long 18thC Seminar

Sean Creighton.  £2 

Lambeth Radicalism before Chartism

Sean Creighton. £4 + postage


Suffrage Campaigns & Campaigners in Croydon

Sean Creighton with Iona Devito and Louise Szpera. £3.50 

The Wind From Peterloo

John Charlton, published with North East Labour History Society. £3 

Battersea Women’s Activism 1890s-1914

Sean Creighton. £2 

See link on left

In addition to glossy covered booklets as below I publish  short runs of pamphlets mainly written by me produced 

Labour Politics in Croydon 1880-1914

Michael Tichelar

Croydon Radical History Monograph No. 1 

£2 plus £1 postage 

Radical Croydon 1860s-1939

An introduction to the history of Croydon's labour, radical and socialist movements

Croydon Radical History Monograph No. 2 

£2 plus postage

The Falcon Road Area - An Introductory History 

(Falcon Rd is in Battersea)

Produced for the area Festival 2016

50p + 70p postage

Railwaymen and Brunswick House

A preliminary introduction based on a talk at LASSCO, September 2013

£1 plus 70p postage

ORGANISING TOGETHER IN LAMBETH

 A Historical Review of Co-operative and Mutual Social Action

 £2 + £1 postage (reprint)

To order please email: sean.creighton1947@btinternet.com

I hope you find something of interest on the site. 

I am available as a speaker or to lead history walks

Sean Creighton

sean.creighton1947@btinternet.com

Updated 4 April 2022

 

To place your order click on Add Cart button or email sean.creighton1947@btinternet.com

 PUBLICATIONS 

Price £4 + £1 postage

£2. plus 60p postage

Esther Bruce. A Black London Seamstress. Her Story 1912–1994.

Stephen Bourne. £4 + £1 post. 

Order above by clicking Add Cart button above or email sean.creighton1947@btinternet.com

If multiple orders mean an overpayment of postage then there will be a refund.

 H&SAP Diary and News

Up until early June 2014 I produced a regular diary of events and news that relate to my interests which is emailed to individuals and networks around the country. Sample copies are on request. In addition to a Diary of events of interest in London and elsewhere in the country, the main contents are on issues in  Croydon,  and general social action and  history news and relevant news of Lambeth and Wandsworth. This diary has been replaced by the History & Social Action News and Events website: 

http://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com

My Blog 

Up until early June 2014 this blog site contained comment on social action, political and historical political issues and news and events. Since then the site  only has posts of my comments on issues, and detailed historical notes. http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.co.uk. The other site http://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com  contains news and events.  

Croydon Citizen Postings

I used to comment on cultural, heritage and political issues in Croydon Citizen which seized publication in 2018. My contributions can still be seen at

http://thecroydoncitizen.com

To find my articles click on the most recent posting, and  put 'Creighton' into the search box. 

Croydon Radical History Network

I co-ordinate the Network. See left hand menu.

Second-hand books , pamphlets and journals for sale

See books for sale in left hand column

HSAP Pamphlets

See details by clicking on titles on left hand column. 

Croydon TUC and Assembly

I convened the TUC's working party on Croydon Council's Growth Plan in 2014. I was on the planning group of Croydon Assembly which the TUC initiated, and convened its economic development and housing working group. I was a member of its Environment working group. I came off the planning group in 2018.

Croydon Radical History Network

I co-ordinate the Network and edit newsletters and pamphlets published under my imprint.

Norbury Organisations

I represent Norbury Village Residents Association on the Love Norbury Planning Committee, and chair Love Norbury's Transport Committee. I am Chair of Norbury Community Land Trust. I run the Norbury Watch blog side with details of events, new and issues:

https://norburywatchblog.wordpress.com

 

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Network

I co-ordinate the Samuel Coleridge Taylor Network. Full details including the newsletters can be seen on

https://sites.google.com/site/samuelcoleridgetaylornetwork.

North East Slavery & Abolition Group

I am the Group's Co-ordinator. It was set up to continue the work of the Tyne & Wear 2007 Tyne & Wear Remembering Slavery Project for which I was Archive Mapping & Research Officer. The Group's newsletters can be seen on:

 www.twmuseums.org.uk/archives/publications 

North East Popular Politics Project

I was the Project's Archive Mapping & Research Co-ordinator (paid project worker to end March 2013 with  HLF funding) and unpaid from March 2013 until 2014 when a new non-funded North East Peoples History Project started. Details about NEPPP can be seen on: www.nelh.org. Its Project database is at ppp.nelh.net  

Heritage Wandsworth Partnership

It organises the Wandsworth Heritage Festival. I was a member of it and its representative on the Wandsworth Green Plaques Panel until October 2014, when I came off as part of re-organising my involvements, but continue to work on Wandsworth history issues and given the occasional talk and lead the occasional walk.