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The undercover copper who spied on Keir Starmer and seduced the activist the young Leftie lawyer was representing.

Daily Mail . 18 Oct 2024 . By Jane Fryer John Barker was well-built, fit, muscular and attractive with thick, dark hair cut long at the back and shaved at the sides into a mullet, as was the fashion in the late … Continue reading

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Today in policing history: #spycop Bob Lambert sets fire to Debenhams Store, Harrow, 1987.

A few short years ago, Bob Lambert’s star was rising high. Having retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2008, he had built on his reputation as a Special Branch Detective Inspector, an expert on terrorism and how to combat it. … Continue reading

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The Battle of Cable Street

On 4th October 1936 the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney, in what became known as The Battle of Cable Street… Street brawls between fascists on one side and ‘Antifa’, … Continue reading

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Castlemorton Picture : Guardian online

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Castlemorton picture in the Guardian again today

Castlemorton Common rave, 1992 By Alan ‘Tash’ Lodge This snapshot of gurning ravers was taken at the largest illegal rave in UK history. Alan “Tash” Lodge had been attending free festivals since the 70s. On a sunny bank holiday weekend in … Continue reading

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Photography Turns 200 Years Old Today

 Sep 16, 2024 Jeremy Gray Photography turned 200 years old today, September 16, according to French photography publication Réponses Photo. In its latest issue, number 373, the longtime magazine marked photography’s 200th birthday. There are a lot of candles on that bicentennial birthday … Continue reading

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“That’s the new law. The one where you can lose everything” – The section 60 police powers to evict Traveller roadside camps – two years on

12 September 2024 Two years after the new anti-Traveller laws came into force, many Gypsies and Travellers; who still go out travelling and who regularly camp ‘roadside’ with their trailers, are increasingly fearful of travelling because they are worried about … Continue reading

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BBC Report : Free ‘grassroots’ festival returns to Nottingham

Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham A free festival promoting ways to live more sustainably is returning for its 31st year. Nottingham’s Green Festival will take place at the city’s Arboretum on Sunday. The annual event, which involves food stalls, crafts … Continue reading

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Tour of Britain Cycling Competition, Stage 4, through Hucknall

Tour of Britain Cycling Competition, Stage 4, through Hucknall Insta360 Ace Pro – 4K Video 3840 x2160 #hucknall #tourofbritain #cycling #race #insta360 #acepro #4k

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Nottingham celebrates opening of Green Heart – a brand-new space for community and nature in heart of the city 

Nottingham celebrated the opening of a brand-new green space today (Wednesday 4 September) in a key milestone for the wider Broad Marsh regeneration project.  Local schoolchildren from Mellers Primary School were among the first to explore the area, learning about … Continue reading

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Nottingham Green Festival Report on NottsTV

@Notts_TV. scroll to 39min 30secs

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Tash at the Broadway Gallery Exhibition

https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition-history-nottingham-green-festival

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Green Festival Show @Broadway Gallery, Exhibition Walkthrough

Introducing the Nottingham Green Festival and its history. An exhibition in Broadway’s Gallery Featuring work by local photographer Alan Lodge and memorabilia. Learn about the festival’s history and community. Find out about how you can support this year’s festival by becoming a volunteer. The exhibition … Continue reading

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Broadway Listing : Introducing the Nottingham Green Festival and its history

Introducing the Nottingham Green Festival and its historyhttps://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition-history-nottingham-green-festival An exhibition in Broadway’s GalleryFeaturing work by local photographer Alan Lodge and memorabilia. Learn about the festival’s history and community. Find out about how you can support this year’s festival by becoming … Continue reading

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Broadway Gallery Exhibition : A show introducing the Nottingham Green Festival and its history

A show introducing the Nottingham Green Festival and its history. Photography by Alan Lodge http://alanlodge.co.uk and memorabilia. Exhibition will run from Wednesday 28th August to Sunday 1st September 2024 Nottingham Green Festival :: The Arboretum, Sunday, 8th September 2024 Nottingham … Continue reading

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Green Festival, Broadway Gallery Edit. 60mins

Green Festival, Broadway Gallery Edit. 60mins Slideshow announcing 30 Years of the Nottingham Green Festival …. continuing from the ‘Peace Festival’. Show to accompany an exhibition at the Broadway Gallery, Nottingham. August 28th to 1st September.

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Nottingham Carnival 2024 [180x edit]

Sunday 18th August 2024. Parade and Stage. The Nottingham Carnival is a superb multi-cultural event held every summer. This event is a not-for-profit community organisation, supported by sponsors, stallholders, advertisers, performers, troupes, supporters and volunteers who help make the Nottingham … Continue reading

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Report : Under the Rainbow | Documents and Artefacts from Five Decades of LGBTQ+ Struggle and Liberation

A retrospective by The Sparrows’ Nest, People’s Histreh, CJ DeBarra and Alan Lodge. Read this as a pdf document. From Thursday 25th July to Sunday 4th August 2024 we put on an exhibition at Broadway Cinema Gallery to coincide with Nottingham Pride. We worked with our … Continue reading

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Under the Rainbow : Documents and Artefacts From Five Decades of LGBTQ+ Struggle and Liberation

An Exhibition at Broadway Cinema Open from 7.00pm tonight : chance to see the extra material, add to the photos, that I’d like to see for Green Festival show there Broadway Cinema @BroadwayCinemaWe’ll be sharing the work of @tashukfrom today … Continue reading

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Facebook Pix : Mission to Porto, Portugal

https://tinyurl.com/27n699xe Made a presentation at the KISMIF Conference about my photography, travellers, festivals etc, University of Porto, PortugalMore about it all here – https://alanlodge.co.uk/blog/archives/24354 …. but then spent a few days as a tourist, gadding about in Porto. Here are … Continue reading

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