Tommy brennan, the shop steward at ravenscraig, who appealed for an end to political partisan infighting, and for all the scottish political parties to cooperate in seeking to press on british steel that there was a good commercial case for investment in ravenscraig and british steel should have. Jul 02, 2015 the plans were forged three years ago and now a memorial to commemorating those who lost their lives in the scottish iron and steel industry has been unveiled at ravenscraig. Ravenscraig steelworker tommy brennan felt like he belonged in the mill. Tom brennan s most popular book is hawkeye omnibus. At its opening in 1957, ravenscraig had a new management team. Tommy brennan who worked at ravenscraig for 31 years and was convenor of shop stewards this gallery is from our story series 8, ravenscraig mark stephen talks.
Ken smith bids a fond farewell to the herald diary. Iain lawson, a former tory parliamentary candidate on the march to london, argued. Thirty years after the closure of gartcosh heraldscotland. From early on in the strike they sought cooperation from the istc, and assurances that scab coal stocks would not be used to keep the plant running while the miners were on strike. However, the same city, which experienced near ravenscraig is a historical novel with multifaceted plots. Tommy brennan, a trustee of the scottish steelworkers memorial. Members of the scottish steelworkers memorial fund include former steel union leaders tommy brennan and pat donnelly, former lord lieutenant gilbert cox and ian livingstone and john scott from supercounty. Tommy brennan who worked at ravenscraig for 31 years and was convenor of shop stewards this gallery is from our story series 8, ravenscraig mark stephen talks to former ravenscraig steel workers. Funeral home services for thomas are being provided by geo. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tommys. He is widely known for being the convenor of shop stewards at ravenscraig steelworks and leader of the fight to try to save the scottish steel industry in the 1980s and 1990s until he was made redundant in 1991, shortly before ravenscraig s infamous closure.
Thanks to tommy brennan, frank roy, david robertson. Giant memorial will honour thousands of workers who perished at. New build homes for sale about ravenscraig development. With plans in the pipeline for a 25year development of. In the 1992 general election the tories had 11 scottish mps. In 2001, tommy also qualified as bachelor of education degree. Daniel is a very good rugby player and is also well known because of it. When i first went into the industry in 1947, safety practices were nonexistent. When ravenscraig closed in 1992, it took with it a history of heavy industry in lanarkshire.
Tommy brennan, the ravenscraig shop steward, was himself from a mining family. It is spinoff of the jake grafton series, as coonts felt he had done all he could with the grafton character and moved on. Nov 24, 2011 ravenscraig tells the story of multiple families from radically different socioeconomic backgrounds. Image caption tommy brennan says the industry has always. Its obvious that mr brennan was a truckie, but ive been an engine lieutenant for a couple of years now and ive learned so much from him. He was also warned that if the rail supplies of coke were stopped the picketing miners outside the gates of ravenscraig would be smashed because the ore would be brought by road. Gp plantscape has offered to draw up plans for site preparation and landscaping for the memorial sculpture planned for ravenscraig to commemorate the thousands of men who died working in the scottish iron and steel industry. The guest book is expired please restore the guest book to share in the life story for thomas brennan i only met tommy brennan once, but knew immediately he was one of the friendliest persons i.
Tommy brennan tommy brennan is a scottish political activist and a former member of the labour party. Daniel is the oldest of the kids in the brennan family and is his younger brother toms idol. Pat rolink, director of spirit aid and chairperson for the evening. At the time, clive lewis, the steel unions scottish organiser said hed never faced such an awful dilemma. Tommy brennan, a trustee of the scottish steelworkers memorial fund and an official of steelworkers community union, said. Motherwell and lanarkshire prepare for life after steel bbc news.
Brennan 19292018, american jurist, chief justice of the michigan supreme court thomas francis brennan 18551916, american catholic bishop. The convenor of ravenscraig, tommy brennan, said that it is a. Club secretary tommy brennan presented a cheque for. He is widely known for being the convenor of shop stewards at ravenscraig steelworks and leader of the fight to try to save the scottish steel industry in the 1980s and 1990s. Random thoughts was a column written in fire engineering magazine by tom brennan, a 40 year veteran of the fire service and an editor for the magazine as well as a captain in the fdny and chief of the waterbury fire department in connecticut.
Quinn seated on the ground before a redhot fire, and searching in the mists of fifty years for some missing verses of brennan. But ravenscraig was known to be at risk of closure and the steelworkers insisted they had to accept coal to prevent permanent damage to their furnaces and ovens. Thirty years on from a devastating closure glasgow times. Thomas brennan equestrian 19402014, irish equestrian thomas e. Gartcosh gave added value to our products, so we knew it would make our survival much more difficult, but not impossible. Oct 03, 2005 the story of tom brennan won the 2006 cbc book of the year older readers and the 2006 australian family therapists award for childrens literature and it is currently on the nsw hsc syllabus list. In 1998, tom brennan was the recipient of the fire engineering lifetime achievement award. Gartcosh gave added value to our products, so we knew it would make our. The british soldier on the western front new ed by holmes, richard isbn. I am struggling to get accurate information regarding the jobs within ravenscraig. From early on in the strike they sought cooperation from.
Tommy brennan, a union convener at ravenscraig for 18 years, said. Some notes about the history of brennan on the moor. Six years earlier gartcosh had been shut down, and that sounded the alarm bell for craig works convener tommy brennan because it finished off a lot of steel slabs from ravenscraig. Trade unionist tommy brennan, who fought to try to save the ravenscraig steel works, declared publicly for the first time that he was backing. Tom brennans random thoughts firefighters bookstore. Tommy brennan is a scottish political activist and a former member of the labour party. Jimmy airlie, not jimmy reid, was actually the inspiring orator from the clyde shipyard workin days, and could hold a crowd in his hand with his powerful speeches, but tommy brennan, leader of. View tommy brennans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tommy brennan, a union convenor at ravenscraig for 18 years, who once walked from motherwell to westminster to appeal for clemency for. After a big win daniel and a few of the players decided to celebrate the victory with some drinks that lead on to a devastating night that put him in jail. Tommy brennan, a union convenor at ravenscraig for 18 years, who once walked from motherwell to westminster to appeal for clemency for the plant, says. About us the pain and performance clinic caters for the treatment of musculoskeletal and sports related injuries. If ravenscraig closes, the tories will be wiped out in scotland. Tom brennan born may 2, 1949 is a radio and television sportscaster and former mens basketball head coach at the university of vermont from 1986 to 2005.
Ravenscraig is an area of land located in motherwell, north lanarkshire, scotland, due to become a new town. Jun 27, 2012 the famous towers of ravenscraig were brought down in a controlled demolition in early august 1996, four years after the works were closed. Pig boy won the ned kelly award for best crime fiction in 2012. Kelpies artist andy scott sculpts new landmark to evoke. I believe that the secretary of state misinterpreted tommy brennan. Motherwell and lanarkshire prepare for life after steel. Join facebook to connect with tommy brennan and others you may know. After a stint in the navy, he rejoined in 1958 and was then at ravenscraig for 31 years. Includes interviews with former craig workers tommy brennan and frank roy. The memorial was sited at ravenscraig in lanarkshire, on the site of europes largest former hot strip mill, which closed in 1992. We have been pleasantly surprised and very grateful for the amount of local support and backing we have received. For tom brennan life is about rugby, mates and family until a night of celebration changes his life forever. Ravenscraig was formerly the site of ravenscraig steelworks. Romance, scandal, and tragedy grip the lives of two families and threaten to destroy them both in ravenscraig, by sandi krawchenko altner.
Tom brennan has 38 books on goodreads with 2008 ratings. The biggest battles with the police in scotland came at the pickets of the ravenscraig steelworks and the hunterston terminal in ayrshire where foreign coal stocks for ravenscraig were landed. There were calls to find new uses for the land, followed by several years of planning and preparatory work. He was also awarded as the student of the year, being an outstanding recipient of a hetac qualification higher education and training in ireland for 2011. Now he travels to motherwell hit by the closure of ravenscraig. A powerful story of love and loss, secrets and revelations and making sense of a past that once seemed perfect. Ravenscraig memorial to those who lost their lives in iron. The nook book ebook of the me, the mob, and the music.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tommy was introduced as a key character in the local community he introduced himself as being unaffiliated with any political party, making sure that context was set. Burkes latest novel kicks off with the brennan family fleeing their home in the small hours of the morning, rolling the car down the hill so as not to alert the neighbours to their departure. He was coeditor of the fire chiefs handbook, fifth edition fire engineering books, 1995, was featured in the video brennan and bruno unplugged fire engineeringfdic, 1999, and was a regular contributor to. Campaign for independence launched with celebrityendorsed. Winner of the 2012 carol shields book award, ravenscraig, pitches rich against poor in the height of the immigration boom a century ago. In 2011, tommy qualified as a physical therapist, gaining a distinction in his certification. They were not pleased with the iron and steel trades confederation istc at ravenscraig and the plant convenor, tommy brennan. Tom brennan characters 10g brady penticoss english site. Order of tommy carmellini books tommy carmellini is a series of books by american novelist stephen coonts. Mar 01, 2007 this book is a must read for anyone assigned to any apparatus in the fire service. When ravenscraig steelworks closed in 1992, a site once at the beating heart of industry lay vacant.
Tommy brennan physical therapist active physical therapy. Craig had an 18year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for english clubs sheffield wednesday and newcastle united. Tommy brennan was the convenor of shop stewards at ravenscraig works get the latest news on the coronavirus we have launched a daily public interest bulletin to deliver all the updates and. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Tommy brennan, 68, who worked at the old steelworks for 31 years, said. Red mick was more than just a militant glasgow times. The plans were forged three years ago and now a memorial to commemorating those who lost their lives in the scottish iron and steel industry has been unveiled at ravenscraig.
Use quotation marks around a set of keywords to search for that exact phrase. By tom brennan random thoughts from a firefighting legend former new york city captain and former editor of fire engineering, tom brennan was a true legend in the fire service. Ravenscraig is a historical novel with multifaceted plots. Thirty years after the gartcosh closure i catch up with tommy brennan. He was one of the first to be made redundant from ravenscraig. The book transports us back into a time during which the canadian government aggressively tried to populate the west by bringing in immigrants from europe, many of which originated from eastern europe. Richard mooney takes a look at the history behind the steelworks. Brennan on the moor which relates the adventures of a famous highwayman, to the irish peasant mind a mixture of the qualities of a duval and a robin hood. Life after steel two weeks ago stephen moss returned to his home town of newport on the eve of mass redundancies at its steelworks.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tommys connections and jobs at similar companies. Ill be honest i thought this would be one of the easier sections, but its proving rather difficult. Thirty years after the gartcosh closure i catch up with tommy brennan, still as sharp as ever, and a vigorous campaigner for lanarkshire. The story of tom brennan begins in the present, when we see tom at his grandmothers house and hating everything about his new life, soon we begin to see events of toms recent past, like the rugby party where everything begins to go wrong, and the tragic events of that night that follow. First up was tommy brennan, the ex ravenscraig trade union leader he wrote a good comment piece in the scotsman last month. Tommy brennan, the shop steward at ravenscraig, who appealed for an end to political partisan infighting, and for all the scottish political parties to cooperate in seeking 893 to press on british steel that there was a good commercial case for investment in ravenscraig and british steel should have. My first novel, ravenscraig was first published in canada by heartland associates, and was launched on november 29, 2011 to an amazing response in winnipeg and the top spot in the bestseller list at mcnally robinson booksellers. There are just so many random things that most people never even think about.
In fact the title of the book is the name of an enormous super mansion in winnipeg. Ravenscraig by sandi krawchenko altner, paperback barnes. Burke starts with a fatal car accident a young driver whos had too permanent spinal injuries. This book is a complete collection of his column which spanned 18 years until his death in 2006. For tom brennan, life is about rugby, mates and family until a night of celebration changes his life forever.
Find tommy barness phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Thomas brooks craig born 21 november 1950 in glasgow is a scottish football player and coach. This apparent disaffection with labour from within their core constituency was voiced in blantyre in. Thomas brennan obituary savannah, ga savannah morning news.
The steel plants convener tommy brennan had warned him that if the fires went out in the coke ovens and blast furnaces of motherwell they would become unworkable. The figure for the deaths of workers caused by accidents in the whole of the uk just in my union the iron and steel trades confederation. Our story series 8, ravenscraig our story ravenscraig. He is widely known for being the convenor of shop stewards at ravenscraig. To post in the forums you will need to first register. Ravenscraig was published in the kindle select program by franklin and gallagher in august, 2012, for all sales outside of canada. Lanarkshire always was the boiler room of scotland and it is good to see the old craig being developed and.
Ravenscraig burns club boosts interest in rabbies work. He received the student of the year award as the most outstanding recipient of a hetac higher education and training award in 2011. Ravenscraig strip mill closure hansard, 16 may 1990. I worked in the craig, my brother worked in the craig, my two sons worked in the craig, my brothers three sons worked in. Tommy brennan, former ravenscraig trade union leader you can read an excellent article from tommy brennan here alex neil msp, scottish health minister. For nearly two decades he wrote the most widely read column in fire engineering magazine, random thoughts by tom brennan. What about getting in touch with tommy brennan assuming hes still with us. This is a book about seventeenyearold tom brennan, and how his life changes when his older brother, daniel, kills two people and. Every time i tell someone about my book, it inevitably leads to their telling me about how their families came to canada or the united states.
He also received a bachelor of education degree in 2001. It seems there is an ever growing interest in genealogy and family. Istc at ravenscraig and the plant convenor, tommy brennan. I would imagine if anybody knew every nook and cranny of the.