MIKE COWLEY welcomes half a century of remarkable work, that begins before the Greens and invites a connection to — and not a division from — nature
GOING back into education at 35 years of age to do an access course was never going to be easy, especially when I have two small children to look after.
So, when I was accepted as a mature student at Durham University last year, I was ecstatic and very proud of my achievements.
Of course, I had heard that Durham was one of the more elitist universities and was often asked by friends if I — a mature student from a working-class background — was sure that I’d fit in.

MOLLIE BROWN reports on this year’s festival in honour of the ‘seven men of Jarrow’ deported to Australia for union activity 193 years ago


