Betty Tebbs 1918-2017
This notice has been sent to UNISON members
A staunch trades unionist and tireless champion of women's rights will be honoured at a special celebration in Bury at 2pm on Friday 25th April.A plaque will be unveiled on the former gates of East Lancashire Paper Mill (ELPM)
in Festival Gardens, Radcliffe to celebrate Bury-born Betty Tebbs, named by the TUC as one of the 150 most influential figures in the trade union movement in the UK.
Born in 1918, Betty lived all her long life in Bury until she passed away in 2017 at the grand old age of 99. As a worker at East Lancashire Paper Mill, she was in the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers, which amalgamated into Unite. As well
as campaigning for women's rights, she also campaigned for nuclear disarmament and peace.
Worthy of celebration by all trades unionists, our NWRWC secretary Dawn Warriner will be flying the flag for UNISON by taking the NW Region Women's Banner with her to the event. If any of you are local to Bury, you are more than welcome to join Dawn and you can take your own branch banner along.
The celebration has been spearheaded by a music teacher who is taking a local children's choir from St John's Primary School to sing a song especially written for the
occasion.
Read Betty's story at:-
https://markwrite.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6328-betty-tebbs-web.pdf
This event will be recorded as part of a 30-minute documentary that myself and
the VideoBox of Bolton are producing on Betty's life and legacy.
This will be released later this year.
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