Vice & Virtue talks between July-Nov

Vice & Virtue: Discovering the History of Old Market 1900-2005 - invites you to a series of talks by local and national experts on the many aspects of Old Market's History. We will be looking beneath the area's reputation and exploring the many cultures that have lived here, its national significance as an area of architectural conservation and key moments of historical interest.

Tue 24^th June, 7.30pm-9.30pm - Bread & Batons?: Dr Roger Ball explores clashes between National Union of Unemployed Workers.

Wed 9^th July, 6.00pm-8.00pm – Coming Out in Rainbow Colours: Berkeley Wilde (Diversity Trust) explores services and clubs that have given the street it's unique character. Event delivered in partnership with the LGBT Forum.

Tue 22^nd July, 6.30pm-8.30pm – Sex Work: Myths and Facts: For some Old Market is synonymous with the sex industry. Representatives of the English Collective of Prostitutes provide an insiders view of sex work in Britain challenging public perceptions & sharing information in the process.

Tue 26^th Aug, 6.30pm-8.30pm – A Night at the Cinema: The ABC Old Market had a particularly unique history. Using rarely seen film, armed with wit and charm, authors John Penny & Clive Burlton recreate the cinema experience of the 1950s & 1960s.

Tue 2^nd Sept, 6.30pm-8.30pm – Methodist Central Hall: A vital part of a Methodist mission to the new industrial classes. With special reference to Old Market's Methodist Central Hall Dr Angela Connelly explores the rise, role and decline of this vital Methodist institution.

Tue 30^th Sept, 6.30pm-8.30pm – Remaking Bristol: Post war Slum clearance and road developments reshaped the communities of Bristol. Through illustrated case-studies local historian Mike Hooper explores the impact of urban planning decisions on ordinary lives.

Tue 28^th Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm - Black GI's in Britain: 1943 Bristol tensions in the racially segregated US army spill over into full blown fighting on the streets of Old Market between Black and White GIs. Using Bristol as a case study Professor Neil Wynn explores the impact of US racial politics on war time Britain.

Tue 25^th Nov, 6.30pm-8.30pm – Old Market Uncovered: Secret service investigations, Emily Pankhurst, retail dynasties, charity and under the counter sex. Vice & Virtue archival researcher, historian and novelist, Mike Manson rewrites our understanding of Old Market. Expect the unexpected.

*Suggested donation £2.00

For more information about the talks or the project contact Edson on story@3ca.org.uk or www.3ca.org.uk/archiveheritage

Vice & Virtue is aproject funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Quartet Community Foundation and the Old Market Community Association