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Friends of Edith Rigby

@friendsoferigby

We are the Friends of Edith Rigby - a charitable society who aim to preserve Edith Rigby's former home on Winckley Square 💜 🤍 💚

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Our application process is now open! 🚨 Take a step in the right direction in your political future and with our free Peer Support Circles. The sessions create a safe space to encourage your ambitions of standing for elected office. 🙌 ➡️ Apply now! 🚀 f3sjsjwym8e.typeform.com/to/u9FDRjvA

Our application process is now open! 🚨

Take a step in the right direction in your political future and with our free Peer Support Circles. The sessions create a safe space to encourage your ambitions of standing for elected office. 🙌

➡️ Apply now! 🚀 f3sjsjwym8e.typeform.com/to/u9FDRjvA
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We liked this map, but it looks a little odd! We're used to the Greenwich meridian being in the middle. Doesn't it look different- we love #MapMonday! archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/TreeB…

We liked this map, but it looks a little odd!  We're used to the Greenwich meridian being in the middle.
Doesn't it look different- we love #MapMonday!
archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/TreeB…
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OTD in 1893, Edith’s wedding featured in the Preston Chronicle. The article includes details of the ceremony, outfits and notable guests! No photographs survive, but this description in the local paper gives us a good idea about what the day would’ve looked like for Edith.

OTD in 1893, Edith’s wedding featured in the Preston Chronicle. The article includes details of the ceremony, outfits and notable guests! No photographs survive, but this description in the local paper gives us a good idea about what the day would’ve looked like for Edith.
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Next event announcement 📣 We invite you to join us on 13th October for our Prisoners Day event! Our research team have discovered in Lancashire Archives a letter written by one of the Preston suffragettes describing a national WSPU event held annually to honour the women imprisoned

Next event announcement 📣 We invite you to join us on 13th October for our Prisoners Day event! Our research team have discovered in <a href="/LancsArchives/">Lancashire Archives</a> a letter written by one of the Preston suffragettes describing a national WSPU event held annually to honour the women imprisoned
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A soldier, a nurse, a lorry driver, a builder, a baker… these are just some of the men accused of the rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot. By labelling rapists as “monsters,” we actively distance them from ordinary men, ignoring the reality that sexual violence against women is a

A soldier, a nurse, a lorry driver, a builder, a baker… these are just some of the men accused of the rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot. By labelling rapists as “monsters,” we actively distance them from ordinary men, ignoring the reality that sexual violence against women is a
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The day that went down in history as ‘Black Friday’ when a WSPU march to the Houses of Parliament turned violent #friendsofedithrigby #deedsnotwords

The day that went down in history as ‘Black Friday’ when a WSPU march to the Houses of Parliament turned violent 

#friendsofedithrigby #deedsnotwords
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A fun filled day! We had an interview with That’s TV Lancashire & a call with a *surprise* company regarding an upcoming project! To finish off, we met for our first meeting of 2025. As usual,brilliant ideas were put forward by the team that we can’t wait to share with you soon!

A fun filled day! We had an interview with That’s TV Lancashire &amp; a call with a *surprise* company regarding an upcoming project! To finish off, we met for our first meeting of 2025. As usual,brilliant ideas were put forward by the team that we can’t wait to share with you soon!
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Please share far & wide and come if you are free! Our research team have some absolutely AMAZING new finds that we will be also sharing on the day to whoever attends. Cough cough did someone say unseen photos of Edith and other members have been found by our research team??!

Please share far &amp; wide and come if you are free! Our research team have some absolutely AMAZING new finds that we will be also sharing on the day to whoever attends. Cough cough did someone say unseen photos of Edith and other members have been found by our research team??!
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Please follow my other action group, Preserving Preston’s Heritage on Instagram (content coming soon). We are working alongside the council to pressure owners of heritage buildings to #stoptherot 👊 instagram.com/preservingpres…

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A pleasant Friday morning in Winckley Square Much better weather today than earlier this year recording The Parched Pea Podcast with Winckley Square Friends of Edith Rigby The grass is very much in need of water

A pleasant Friday morning in Winckley Square 
Much better weather today than earlier this year recording The Parched Pea Podcast with <a href="/WinckleySquare/">Winckley Square</a> <a href="/friendsoferigby/">Friends of Edith Rigby</a> 

The grass is very much in need of water