Margaret Brecknell

Freelance writer with a passion for history. Regular magazine contributor. Third book Secret Burnley & Pendle published 15 October 2024 by @amberleybooks.

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

My third book Secret Burnley & Pendle is published 15 October 2024. Available direct from publisher @amberleybooks as well as other major online retailers and local bookshops. If you're looking to buy a signed copy, please DM me.

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Here is my latest for @TheGazetteCoop on the Leicester doctor who kickstarted the first Lords debate on assisted dying 90 years ago.

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

Assisted dying debate traces its roots as far back as 1936 with a Leicester doctor

https://t.co/SFJ3VJotU4

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

A pleasure to write about the fascinating life and legacy of William Clarke for @NightwatchmanXI Issue 53, one of cricket's earliest entrepreneurs and a key figure in the history of @TrentBridge.

[The Nightwatchman @NightwatchmanXI]

Issue 53 of The Nightwatchman is out now, packed with excellent long-form cricket writing from Vaneisa Baksh, Cris Andrews, Andy Moles, Garfield Robinson, Margaret Brecknell and more

Print: https://t.co/J2EIiSboYl

Digital: https://t.co/MeH0yshLmx

[Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 @StanchionBooks]

𝐍𝐄𝐖 | @blzzrd #59

Latest issue of this football quarterly feat. @felixwhite @CollarUpKits @JohnnyDuerden @KuperSimon @HOMESofFOOTBALL @mabrecknell @HugoVerkley @alexkeble + more!

🛒 https://t.co/Kfk83uJ5RH

[The Blizzard @blzzrd]

Subscriptions, art prints and books - it's Christmas time at The Blizzard

The perfect gifts for the thinking football fan 🎄🎅⚽️

Find out more: https://t.co/XTtNwQBfF2

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Great to feature for the first time in the excellent @NutmegMagazine with the story of the female Scottish factory workers who paved the way for the modern women's game during WWI.

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📢 Nutmeg Issue 38 is out soon 📢

🛒 You can pre-order it here: https://t.co/9mOX4WaCkm

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[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Excited to be featured once again in issue 59 of @blzzrd with the extraordinary story of the Whittaker brothers from Church, influential figures in the early game.

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

Introducing our print edition

https://t.co/k1q5ntBPzz

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Excited to feature in @TheGazetteCoop's first ever print edition with this piece on Leicester's inspirational early Aids activists including Warren Wiesner.

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

The legacy of Warren Wiesner and Leicester's Aids activists

https://t.co/ERwcc8YkCJ

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

My latest for @TheGazetteCoop

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

Remembering Donald Watson, the founder of the modern vegan movement

https://t.co/gQAWH6OCqj

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Many congratulations Emma!

[Women in Journalism @WIJ_UK]

The 2025 Georgina Henry Award winner is…

🏆 Emma Guy for Subtext @TheGazetteCoop

Sponsored by @WigginLLP

Judges said: “Misinformation is one of the biggest challenges of our age…

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

The witches of Husbands Bosworth

https://t.co/7AO8dbhG93

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

The 1645 siege that reshaped English democracy

https://t.co/QSOMOATDhe

[Best of British @bestofbritishuk]

Back in the early 20th century, a wide variety of performers, including acrobatic high divers, became huge hits with holidaymakers in Brighton. Discover more about Brighton’s “Professors” and their death-defying acts in the June issue. https://t.co/uFvTDPFBAs

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

John Jarvis: The tempestuous life of Leicester's first Olympic hero

https://t.co/HALc4OMNPD

[Margaret Brecknell @mabrecknell]

Great to be featured in Issue 57 of @blzzrd with an article on the unusual career path of @LFC wannabe striker Bernard Pykett. Severely disabled in WWI, he took the unlikely decision to take up stunt diving and became a popular performer at piers across the country.

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

Margaret Brecknell highlights the contributions of African American abolitionists who traveled to Leicester in the mid-19th century to share their stories.

https://t.co/J3eFZBDLcp

#Leicester #Leicestershire

[Leicester Gazette @TheGazetteCoop]

Our co-founder Rhys has been named a Finalist for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Real Entrepreneurs Awards 2025 🎉 https://t.co/GRooIG1e2f

#Leicester #Leicestershire #EastMidlands

[Independent Media Association @ima_press]

🗞️A MUST-READ
🌍Margaret Brecknell (@mabrecknell) from @TheGazetteCoop highlights the contributions of African American abolitionists who traveled to Leicester in the mid-19th century to share their stories.🇿🇦
#IMA #indymedia
https://t.co/Y1xGn83PE0

[Independent Media Association @ima_press]

👁‍🗨Very interesting article by Margaret Brecknell (@mabrecknell ) in @thegazettecoop.

✏️The origins of the far-right movement in Leicester, tracing its evolution from the British Fascist🇬🇧 in 1923 to the National Front in the 1960s.
https://t.co/7WaHtpfIRF