Behind the rent strike : Kirkby 1970's

[AchievementsPwn]

love this video

[Scouser1917]

Oh yes I can remember trudging round Kirkby leafleting and selling Socialist Worker! Kirkby was a neglected dump, similar to Huyton. The Labour Party were w*nkers. Still are, of course!

[TheMerseyBoy]

brilliant film - proud people living in shite at times - i was from northwood kirkby - good people.

[w1lsmum]

my mum was in the rent strike, i know all the women who were in the documentary.I painted the banners. Carol Braithwaite

[40raymond]

hi all the first clip is the shops facing the Roughwood pub.The second clip or the flats at the top of Sanderling road Northwood the field the look at is St Marys school field I lived in number 26 Sanderling Road and am prode of were i lived.

can remember getting caught on the roof by my nin,got one bad harding.

[kirkbyla]

0.906 that sounded like a direct quote from cammeron

[richylfc66]

well spoken that lady.

[raigs07]

chill out doris

[paintmaan]

anyone know who these people are and what part of kirkby it is great vid by the way

[lottielou22]

northwood

[transitcoffin]

looks like bewley drive to me southdean

hope this helps

[ajmusic11271]

@paintmaan its ruffwood drive kirkby,a few of the kids r the oconners,if this helps..

[ajmusic11271]

@paintmaan and part 3.11 is john and lilly taylor from changford road both sadley passed away now,,good people

[paintmaan]

can anyone tell me who these people are and what part of kirkby it is great vid by the way

[lottielou22]

its in northwood in kirkby :)

[zacthealien]

i am doing a follow up to this film,anyone in the film ,or related to anyone in the film,any information at all please get in touch via this forum.

[lottielou22]

@zacthealien my dad was one of the kids in the video the on in the green jumoer running :)

[zacthealien]

@lottielou22 is your dads mum alive and does she remember the rent strike,its the adults in the film i need to speak to, i should have stated this so its my fault,thankyou

[lottielou22]

no she died last october :( my dad is 43 now he might remeber?

[frankolad]

Amazing yet depressing to see this, this is my roots and many of the children in this video must be my age or a little older, funny really but conditions look dire but times really felt alright, the innocence of childhood could we say. Thank God that conditions and Kirkby looks a well better place today.

[sehseh6]

Great video, has anyone got the Ray Gosling documentary made about the same time I think , if you have please post it, I am sure there are many who would like to have another look Thanks

[lozkina]

Fantastic video, Kirby today looks a lot better. Some of my family moved from Scottie out to Kirby so they have first hand knowledge what it was like and dont forget this was before Thatcher and the introduction of Herion.