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The song 'Steel in their blood' by Alan Irwin & Ian Bateman about Corby Steelworks
Download and read 'Corby the Wasted Years - Steel in their Blood' by Alan Irwin here
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'Steel in their blood' a poem about Corby Steel Works, by Alan Irwin, music produced by Ian Bateman
Download and read 'Corby the Wasted Years - Steel in their Blood' by Alan Irwin here  Corby MP Lee Baron wants answers as local authority refuses to name potentially contaminated sites The MP’s office is working with a national environmental charity to test the town’s waterways for heavy metal pollution Corby’s MP has said questions need to be answered after the local authority has refused to provide campaigners with a list of potentially contaminated sites in the town.
At a meeting at the Steel Bar in Corby on Monday night Lee Barron MP told concerned families he would ‘stand shoulder to shoulder’ with them as they attempt to get answers from the local authority about where potentially toxic waste could have been dumped in the former steel town Read the full article on NN Journal here  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.
 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 Here is Abi and Neil from GMB Northants Branch at ASDA Corby promoting our branch, during a recruitment day.  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.
 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.  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  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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