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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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GMB Northants at ASDA Corby

22/3/2025

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Here is Abi and Neil from GMB Northants Branch at ASDA Corby promoting our branch, during a recruitment day.
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Branch Secretarys 2025 New Year Address to Members

14/1/2025

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Can I take this opportunity to wish our members, their family and friends a very happy New Year.  Reflecting on the passing year 2024, for me personally, it has been one of active work in the field of representing and advising members and in preparing for the General Election in July 2024.  The result was a crushing defeat of the Conservative party and the return of the first Labour Government in 14 years, leaving the political landscape very different to what it was in January 2024. 


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MBD Presents - Steel Town Tales 20th July 2024 until 18th August 2024

17/7/2024

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Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and in partnership with The Core at Corby Cube and North Northamptonshire County Council, this experience tells the story of Corby's steel making past and is the culmination of over a year's work finding, capturing and presenting the real stories from the real people of Corby.

If you want to see some more about the project, check out the project website at www.steeltowntales.co.uk.

The experience will be running in the Savoy Cinema, Corby from 20th July 2024 until 18th August 2024. For tickets and more information, please click here.
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Corby Pride Event 2024

23/5/2024

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GMB are proud to be supporting the Corby Pride event on Saturday the 22nd June 2024 at Corby Cube and Coronation park between 12pm and 6pm

The event will start with off with a parade from The Cube, George Street and will travel up Westcott Way, Elizabeth Street and conclude at Coronation Park for live music and entertainment.

More information on Corby Pride Corby Pride Facebook Page here
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11 May 2024 Solidarity Saturday Corby

3/5/2024

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East Midlands Labour Unions, hosted by Lee Barron Parliamentary Candidate for Corby and East Northants, are holding a Solidarity Saturday event in Corby on Saturday 11th May from 11am.
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Corby Workers Memorial Day Event 2024

29/4/2024

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GMB Northants Community Branch were pleased to again host a Workers Memorial Day event on Saturday the 27th April 2024 at 11am beside the Steel Workers Statue at James Ashworth VC Square in Corby to mark Workers Memorial Day 2024.  
The event was presented by Alan Irwin, Branch Secretary of  GMB Northants, with speakers: Rachelle Wilkins, Senior Regional Organiser of the GMB Midlands, Lee Baron, Prospective Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for Corby and East Northants and Alan Davis, National Officer Community Union. 

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April 2024 Branch Meeting

18/4/2024

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The next meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch will be held on Thursday 25th April 2024 at 7.00pm on Zoom
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Lee Barron - Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Corby & East Northants will address the meeting before our business.  

The Zoom meeting link will be on our WhatsApp Group, the monthly email newsletter and available on request from our Branch Secretary.

ALL GMB Northants branch members are invited to join the meeting

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WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY EVENT CORBY 2024

2/4/2024

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GMB Northants Community Branch will be hosting an event on Saturday the 27th April 2024 at the Steel Workers Statue, James Ashworth VC Square, Corby, NN17 1QG to mark International Workers Memorial Day, commencing at 11am

A PDF Event flyer is here and a location map is below.

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