Henry Irving

Historian at Leeds Beckett University. Public history and recycling bins in WWII. Comms Officer for @socialhistsoc. Part of @moidigital.

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victorian ash pit to these wheelies.

It’s on 11 April at 1pm at Leeds Central Library. You can book using the link here:

https://t.co/PjJgoo2EPY

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@maxrostron I couldn’t agree more. It’s currently a massive barrier for Chapel Town and Harehills too. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 60 years.

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@Yorkshire_Tales @britcultarchive It’s looking up Royal Park Road in Hyde Park. The graffiti is still (just about) visible on Google maps.

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@thomasforth Same view. I hope deliberately chosen.

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@JonathanHoad @thomasforth It’s multimodal 👏

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

Good to see work starting so quickly on the Leeds tram network.

[Home Front Studies @HomeFrontSt]

#homefront article of the week: New Year’s Eve, 1940: The Ministry of Information’s Cyril Radcliffe tells UK listeners that the “People’s War” justifies censoring air raid details. Jessica Hammett & @drhenryirving detail the debate over the #WWII phrase. https://t.co/Cs6znNG5Gu

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

I’m really excited be playing a part in supporting the extension of glass recycling in Leeds. This film shows what happens to the glass - and features a few historical clips for good measure. Bonus marks for anyone who knows where they were shot!

[Leeds Recycles ♻️ @LeedsRecycles]

Did you know that recycled glass can be put back on the shelf in 30 days?
It’s easier than ever to recycle glass in Leeds - at a bottle bank or in your green bin - and every jar or bottle makes a difference.
Watch our video to find out more
@drhenryirving

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@GaryW_Env_Hist Thanks for sharing Gary

[History & Policy @HistoryPolicy]

Reporting on a workshop on Environmental Humanities hosted by H&P @ihr_history @SASNews in March, @123McTom @PennineHeritage @HuddersfieldUni suggests historians can help open up urgent and difficult conversations about responses to the #ClimateCrisis.
https://t.co/wGNnFXeNF6

[Leeds Recycles ♻️ @LeedsRecycles]

Have you heard the news?📢From 1st August you can now recycle bottles and jars in your #leeds green bin!♻️🗑️ This includes all colours of glass and we're keeping the bottle banks for those who prefer to use them. Keep an eye out for more details coming soon👀💚

[British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing]

New contextual essay relating to our recent collection release: Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War.

@drhenryirving examines the role of postal and telegraph censorship in the British war effort.

Read the essay here https://t.co/7ZEZ4Pzsks

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

I’ve spent far too long tracking how local authorities responded to emergency laws promoting recycling in the 1940s. I still think councils are best placed to make operational decisions. Whether that’s about the number of bins or when they get emptied.

https://t.co/3Wz7lzElMF

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

The government’s plans for Simpler Recycling are firming up, including a requirement that councils collect residual waste at least once a fortnight.

I think @CIWM are right to be disappointed at a move that takes decisions away from local authorities.

https://t.co/3Wz7lzElMF

[CIWM @CIWM]

NEWS | Simpler Recycling: Defra sets cap on residual waste collections

The UK government has announced local authorities should provide at least a fortnightly collection for residual waste as part of Simpler Recycling.

https://t.co/pONOKQlXDk

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@thomasforth Albeit with the Eric Pickles-esque effort to bind councils to fortnightly black bin collections. I think consistency in materials makes a lot of sense, but the tendency is still to meddle with operational decisions when the sector has said it wants freedom…

[Hollie Price @holl_price]

Lecturer in Film Studies job! Come and work at Keele! https://t.co/e5TeEzAQwg

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

Big news in my ward, and hard not to feel sorry for Al - who was the Lord Mayor!

[Leeds Council News @LeedsCC_News]

Leeds local elections results:

Headingley & Hyde Park ward: Green gain

Elected: Tim Goodall

#LeedsElections

[Leeds Recycles ♻️ @LeedsRecycles]

Do you remember when Leeds had a life-sized owl giving out recycling advice?🦉💚Here's a bin-tastic story about how Leeds got its first green bins ♻️🗑️in the 1990s, courtesy of a @leedslibraries blog about a talk from @leedsbeckett 's @drhenryirving
https://t.co/Z2Cj0dYyaa

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

@thomasforth Ha. I’m obviously too close to the students.