Clarke, George
2010 "Clarke, George", 2013, HistoryTalk George Clarke (1924-2015). George was born in 1924 in Deskford, North East Scotland. He worked as a forester and then served in the RAF during the war. Post-war he worked as a tram conductor and as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before, in 1949...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/E9FFEA3A-5B7D-46F8-A37B-FC99721061DB http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C4462AA3-0EED-4C3B-ACDD-A9733723EE55 |
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"Clarke, George", 2013, HistoryTalk
George Clarke (1924-2015). George was born in 1924 in Deskford, North East Scotland. He worked as a forester and then served in the RAF during the war. Post-war he worked as a tram conductor and as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before, in 1949, changing jobs to work for the National Council of Labour Colleges, (NCLC), running evening classes, one-day and weekend schools throughout County Durham. He became the District Organiser for the NCLC in the North East of England and also, in 1954, was elected as a councillor for Gateshead Borough Council.
When, in 1964, the TUC took over the educational work of the NCLC George moved to London to work at Congress House and then at the TUC National Education Centre in Crouch End, North London.
George retired in 1985 and moved back to Scotland.
In this clip George talks about the importance of independent working class education.
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