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Corby The Wasted Years - Steel in Their Blood

21/5/2025

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Alan Irwin (GMB Northants Branch Secretary) was born and raised in Corby, he worked in the local steelworks for 17 years from 1970, age 15, before leaving to pursue academic studies at Ruskin College, Oxford, in 1989. A prominent trade union figure in the town, he served as a local district and County Councillor for six years and was an active member of the local Labour Party. He was among several councillors who faced a visceral backlash from the right-wing militant Labour group at the time, for questioning the economic direction taken immediately after the steelworks closure. This essay titled 'Corby The Wasted Years - Steel in Their Blood' is part of a broader thesis he completed as a student at Ruskin College in 1991. 


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Corby Pride 2025

16/5/2025

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Corby Pride Event 2025 will be on the Saturday the 7th June 2025 (Noon to 6pm) with a pre pride dance party on Friday evening and an after party on Saturday evening. 

Find out more on Corby Town Council website here and Corby Pride Facebook page here


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Read Easy Kettering and Corby

13/5/2025

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One of our branch members volunteers with Read Easy, a charity which helps adults learn to read. They currently have a shortage of volunteers in the Corby and Kettering area.

If you think that is something you could do please follow this link to their website

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Alice Hawkins Event and Peter Barratt video

24/4/2025

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At the Alice Hawkins event with GMB Midlands on the 10th March 2025 Peter Barratt gave a brilliant speech, you can watch it on YouTube or below. Peter Barratt is the Great-Grandson of Alice Hawkins and is discussing Alice and his Forthcoming book – “A sister for freedom”
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April 2025 GMB Northants Branch Meeting

20/4/2025

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The next meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch is on Thursday the 24th April 2025 at 7pm on Zoom. 
The Zoom meeting link will be on our WhatsApp Group, the monthly email newsletter and available on request from our Branch Secretary.
​The April Meeting Agenda is here and the Summary Minutes of the March meeting are here

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ASDA Kettering Easter Recruitment Day April 2025

19/4/2025

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On Friday the 18th April 2025, our workplace representatives Abi and Neil held a recruitment day at ASDA Kettering. Below are some photos of the event you can also view a introduction video from Neil on YouTube here

Abi and Neil did a raffle, £1 a turn in a winner takes all for all the Easter eggs. They had plenty of members who entered the raffle and they did get lots of interest at the recruitment table, plus loads of information went out.

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WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality Update 170425

18/4/2025

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Here is an update from WASPI provided by our equalities officer Pat:

The Government has now sent our lawyers its Acknowledgement of Service and Summary Grounds of Resistance documents – in other words, its first line of defence. Helpfully, it has agreed to our request to both being published, which we said was important given the very high public interest in our case.
Here are the Summary Grounds of Resistance and the Acknowledgement of Service documents for you to read for yourself alongside our Grounds of Claim to which they respond.
  • Acknowledgement of Service
  • Summary Grounds of Resistance
  • Grounds of Claim

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Summary of Branch Meeting 270325

17/4/2025

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The March branch meeting of GMB Northants Community Branch (C51) took place on Thursday the 27th March 2025 at 7pm on Zoom. 

Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are circulated to attendees and available on request from the branch secretary
A PDF file copy of the March Summary Minutes are here

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Northants Local Elections May 2025

15/4/2025

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On the 1st May 2025 there will be local elections across the county, with town council and North Northants & West Northants Council elections. 

Our Branch Secretary Alan IRWIN is standing as a Labour candidate for a NNC seat for Geddington and Stanion in Kettering and our Branch President Jackie GROVER is standing as a Labour Candidate for Hatton Park in Wellingborough, Northants

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GMB Credit Union

11/4/2025

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​Did you know that as a GMB member, you have access to this exclusive member benefit?
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Since 1999, GMB Credit Union has been helping members take control of their finances by offering secure savings accounts and affordable loans tailored to their needs. As a not-for-profit financial institution, they will prioritise your financial wellbeing over profit, ensuring fair access to money management solutions.
Become a GMB Credit Union Member

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