the banners which have been lost

[Pickman's model]

i'll start you off with this little gem

a movement against the monarchy banner from c.1998

 

[DotCommunist]

bring out the banners from the days gone by....

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[nyxx]

Argh... I’ve contributed to making a few that were lost, but I don’t have any photos of them.

 

[klang]

Portobello has changed....

 

[Red Sky]

This one really did the rounds , before being lost to some cop shop property office..

 

[8ball]

I thought this was going to be a list of ban-happy mods from years gone by.

 

[ska invita]

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[ska invita]

Theres a wonderful woman called Alice Kilroy who has made hundreds of banners for a whole range of campaigns and unions etc. All hand made in her living room
Theres a gallery of her work on her website
https://www.alicekilroy.com




Im proud to call her a friend....she has even made a banner for my little crappy club night



Thats my banner there, and Alice is on the right of the picture. Some of her work was recently exhibited near Preston.

I bring it up as sadly she has just received a terrible diagnosis and its not looking good.
She ones of those people who does so much work behind the scenes - not just banners, but endless stalls, admin roles etc etc. A wonderful person utterly committed ....a real hero. Her situation is heartbreaking tbh. Spare her a thought....

 

[Fez909]

I liked it when Crispy was a banner.

Now he's 'just' a poster.

 

[strung out]

My ex-housemate's dad is the leading banner maker in the UK for trade unions and other campaigns. Here's some of his work



Loads more on his website here:
Ed Hall - Banner Maker

 

[8ball]

I liked it when Crispy was a banner.

Now he's 'just' a poster.

Crispy had some good banning style.
And graphs.

 

[ska invita]

Theres a wonderful woman called Alice Kilroy who has made hundreds of banners for a whole range of campaigns and unions etc. All hand made in her living room
Theres a gallery of her work on her website
https://www.alicekilroy.com

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Im proud to call her a friend....she has even made a banner for my little crappy club night

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Thats my banner there, and Alice is on the right of the picture. Some of her work was recently exhibited near Preston.

I bring it up as sadly she has just received a terrible diagnosis and its not looking good.
She ones of those people who does so much work behind the scenes - not just banners, but endless stalls, admin roles etc etc. A wonderful person utterly committed ....a real hero. Her situation is heartbreaking tbh. Spare her a thought....

Alice Kilroy has died this afternoon....no hyperbole: one of the warmest, hardworking, no bullshit, down to earth, get it done, committed people ive ever met in my life. We've lost a life long fighter.
Tried to visit her in hospital but there have been so many people trying to see her that i failed to get a slot - which says it all. Even J Corbyn came to visit - she campaigned hard for him in recent years.
Nothing but admiration for her

 

[alsoknownas]

I'll sing you one-oh,

Red fly the banners oh....

 

[Lord Camomile]

Our branch one, left on the number 42 or something a decade or so ago, I believe

We've mumbled about getting a new one commissioned at various points over the years, hope to manage it one day

 

[alsoknownas]

I'll sing you one-oh,

Red fly the banners oh....

What is your one-oh?

 

[alsoknownas]

What is your one-oh?

One is workers unity and ever more shall be so!

I'll sing you two-oh,

Red fly the banners oh....

 

[The39thStep]

 

[alsoknownas]

One is workers unity and ever more shall be so!

I'll sing you two-oh,

Red fly the banners oh....

What is your two-oh?

 

[alsoknownas]

What is your two-oh?

Two, two, the workers hands, working for his living-oh ,
One is workers unity and ever more shall be so!

I'll sing you three-oh,

Red fly the banners oh....

(this goes up to 217 by the way)

 

[mx wcfc]

Didn't think for a minute I'd find this on the internet, but here it is - I had a small part in making the Newham 8 banner on the left of this pic. Christ, that was a long time ago.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

maybe worth a mention here for the bishopsgate institute in london - their archives include a fair bit of union / protest / political - party and otherwise - stuff, including banners and protest signs.

they do often go on social media when there's a big demonstration asking if anyone would like to donate protest banners / signs after the event

 

[Sprocket.]

We still have the banners, though the mines were demolished and their shafts capped long ago.
Sadly most of the miners are gone too, along with the communities that defined them.
These two banners are in pride of place in the parish church in the memorial to those who died at work.