Sunday 12th April 6.30pm The Leicester premier of the "The Shoe Strike Girl"

Ned Newitt   The Shoe Strike Girl", a true story about a girl who was at the centre of a strike at the Co-operative Society Boot and Shoe Factory in Enderby, Leicestershire, in 1913. The unfair dismissal of 19 year old Olive Coulson led to an eight week strike which involved 1,800 workers. The film was made by Pudding Bag Productions, a community heritage group which involves local people in making historical drama films. The film is about 30 minutes long and will be introduced by Ned who undertook the research which provided the starting point for Wendy Freer's script and film.   Ned has written several books, most relating to the history of Leicester, including -   The Secular Hall - A History The Anthology of Leicester Chartist Song, Poetry & Verse  The Slums of Leicester  My London Bomb Squad: An Eye Witness Account of Bomb Disposal During the London Blitz A People's History of Leicester Leicester's Victorian Infidels: A History of Rationalism & Secularism in Leicester 1830-1867   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations appreciated.