Annual May Day Lecture Huddersfield TUC

Annual May Day Lecture Huddersfield TUC

Fighting from the heart
A town’s resistance to the closure of their hospital

Guest Speaker Cormac Kelly

The author Cormac Kelly will be talk about his new book ‘Fighting from the heart – A town’s resistance to the closure of their hospital’. How a massive public campaign saved Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
When the local health trust planned to close and demolish Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, along with its vital A&E, the citizens of Huddersfield rallied under the big blue banner of ‘HANDS OFF HRI’ in a five-year campaign of civil resistance.
Mass demonstrations, countless fundraisers, campaign splits – alongside lobbies of parliament; dissection of the trust’s closure plans, and – finally – an ambitious legal challenge. Told by a veteran campaigner. This is the inside story of the battle for their hospital by the activists of ‘HANDS OFF HRI’ and the people of Huddersfield.

Thursday 23rd May 2024, 7.00 pm
Huddersfield Mission, 3 – 13 Lord Street, Huddersfield. HD1 1QA
ALL WELCOME
Copies can be bought for £8.00 from Handmade in Huddersfield, 20 Imperial Arcade or Newstrack Newsagents, Huddersfield Railway Station. Also by contacting the author directly at [email protected] or 07845428189.
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