To mark National Fishing Remembrance Day The Seafarers’ Charity and Seafish are becoming a member of forces to focus on the legacy of the ‘Headscarf Revolutionaries’ who efficiently campaigned to vary the regulation and enhance fishing security within the Nineteen Sixties.
The first-ever National Fishing Remembrance Day will take place on Sunday 12 May. The goal of this Remembrance Day is to recollect those that have tragically misplaced their lives whereas working in business fishing. Fishing disasters influence not solely quick household and associates however the wider fishing group too. To assist forestall such tragic lack of life, The Seafarers’ Charity has dedicated assets to enhance fishing security now, and into the longer term.
To date, The Seafarers’ Charity has co-funded a member of workers to steer on fishing security on the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO). This signifies that security enhancements profit the entire of the fishing trade and never simply members of the NFFO. A collection of brief FISH SAFE data movies, analysis on fishing vessel stability and an internationally recognised fishing security administration system have additionally been funded. Find out extra about how The Seafarers’ Charity is bettering fishing security.
Hull’s ‘Headscarf Revolutionaries’ had been additionally dedicated to bettering security in business fishing. Their battle to enhance security within the fishing trade was immortalised within the ebook of the identical title by Dr Brian W. Lavery. The ebook describes the horrible winter storms of 1968 which prompted three Hull trawlers to be misplaced to the seas in as many weeks. A complete of fifty-eight males died on this Triple Trawler Disaster. Such substantial loss galvanised their wives to marketing campaign for higher security in business fishing.
Led by Lillian Bilocca – herself a fishing spouse – Big Lil, as she was recognized, mobilised lots of within the Hull fishing group to take direct motion to stop undermanned trawlers from going to sea. This woman-led security marketing campaign culminated in a petition containing 10,000 signatures and a ‘Fishermen’s Charter’ that set out a variety of legislative measures to strengthen security in business fishing.
The consequence of their profitable marketing campaign was achieved when Harold Wilson’s authorities applied all the security measures outlined within the Charter. This outcome was described as one of many largest and most profitable civil actions of the twentieth century. Mary Denness, one of many Headscarf Revolutionaries acknowledged on the time that ‘we have achieved more in six weeks than the politicians and trade unions have in years’.
Lillian Bilocca and the Headscarf Revolutionaries’ profitable marketing campaign to enhance security in business fishing is deserving of retelling and sharing with a wider viewers who recognise the inherent risks for these working in business fishing. This is why The Seafarers’ Charity is sharing the inspirational story of the Headscarf Revolutionaries with a wider viewers with the announcement of two occasions to mark the very first National Fishing Remembrance Day.
On 9-10 May we can be sharing the Headscarf Revolutionaries story on the Scottish Skipper Expo in Aberdeen. We hope to be joined on the exhibition stand by the creator of Headscarf Revolutionaries, Dr Brian W. Lavery and to share extra in regards to the work of The Seafarers’ Charity to enhance fishing security.
On 16 May – The Seafarers’ Charity and Seafish have joined forces to deliver a particular one-off efficiency to the Cutty Sark, Greenwich. ’12 Silk Handkerchiefs’ tells the story of the Headscarf Revolutionaries accompanied by music from Reg Meuross. Tickets are available for £18 from Royal Museums Greenwich.
Speaking in regards to the occasion on the Cutty Sark, Aimee Mook, Curator at Royal Museums Greenwich stated:
“We’re delighted to be celebrating the campaigning and dedication of the Headscarf Revolutionaries by commemorating the new National Fishing Remembrance Day alongside The Seafarers’ Charity and Seafish. Improving the safety of seafarers through spreading awareness is exactly what Lillian Bilocca and her fellow revolutionaries did, and we’re excited to be sharing that continued legacy at this event.”
The first-ever National Fishing Remembrance Day takes place on Sunday 12 May with many native remembrance companies taking place at fishing memorials across the UK.
