A collaboration between Durham-based Women’s Banner Group, local schools and a Lancaster University project is looking to commemorate important local women through a blue plaque hustings. Local schools and members of the public were invited to submit nominations for a female blue plaque in Co Durham.
Secretary of the WBG, Lynn Gibson, says, “There are currently no blue plaques in the area dedicated to women, only men or buildings, despite having many local women of importance. We hope to be able to rectify that through this process.”
At the event, there will be a hustings to decide which of the nominated women will go forward. The event will be held on Saturday 30th March at 1pm at the Durham Miners’ Association, Redhills. Members of the public are welcome to attend this event to vote on which female blue plaque the WBG will be submitting to Durham County Council.
Also at the event will be the Remembering Resistance project, from Lancaster University which is bringing the history of women’s activism to life.
The Women’s Banner Group, founded in 2017, was set up to promote female empowerment and to recognise and celebrate the achievements of local women throughout the years. WBG created a mass movement in 2018, which resulted in over 100 women marching at the Durham Miners’ Gala 2018 with a banner created by 12 groups of women from across the region.
For further information on the criteria for nominating someone for a blue plaque please email womensbannergroup@gmail.com
