We’re continuing our summer focus on gathering LGBTQI+ stories of King’s Cross. Last weekend, we pitched up our rainbow coloured mobile Story Palace at the Queer and Now festival at Tate Britain. Thanks to Jan Pimblett from the The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) and Speak Out London for letting us tag along! Several brave souls bared their King’s Cross stories of love and ...
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Over the next few months we’re sharpening our focus and delving into LGBTQI+ history in King’s Cross. From infamous venues such as The Bell, to Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners via an explosion of same sex dance classes, sequinned catsuits locked away in city sheds, the HIV crisis and the London Lesbian and Gay ...
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Having lived only 5 minutes away from the London Metropolitan Archives, I’m sad to say I had never actually visited before our trip last week, where staff and volunteers met and listened to a range of staff at the archive telling us about their work. The building, resources and dedicated team there were a total ...
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Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. Taking place from 1st-7th June every year, it showcases different volunteering roles through recruitment events, taster sessions and activities across the country. Earlier this week members of the King’s Cross Story Palace team attended the Summer 2017 Volunteering ...
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