Monday, 8 September 2025

EXHIBITION PLANNED TO MARK LIVERPOOL DOCKERS DISPUTE

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the Liverpool Dockers dispute of 1995-1998, The Sound Agents; John and Moira, are curating an exhibition of Dockers artefacts including, press cuttings, scrapbooks, photographs, badges, flags, hats and more kindly donated for the event by Joan Bennett and others.

The Exhibition will be displayed in the window of radical and community bookshop, News from Nowhere in Bold Street, Liverpool from 23rd September to 1st October 2025. 


FLOWER LAYING CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE CHINESE WAR HEROES

On the 24th August descendants of Chinese seamen who were forcibly deported from Liverpool post WWII joined Chinese Consul General, Manchester Tang Rui and CTGN to lay flowers at the plaque to commemorate the seamen at the Pier Head. 

Yvonne Foley, Keith Cocklin and LCC worked together and installed the plaque in 2006

Click on the link to read more on this story Flower-laying ceremony CGTN

Consul General Tang Rui. Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell 2025

 

Peter Foo. Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell 2025

Peter Foo, Joe Phillips, Brian Wong and John Sze
Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell 2025

Walter Fung, SACU
Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell




Kellie-ann Flower, Head of the Descendants group giving speech
Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell






Sunday, 31 August 2025

LIVERPOOL CHINATOWN ORAL HISTORY


The Old Blue Funnel Chinese Office, Nelson Street, Liverpool.

A telephone conversation with Marilyn Faulkner, a young typist who worked in the Blue Funnel Shipping Line Office, Nelson Street, Liverpool in the 1960's.

Click on the link of this flip book below to read the Marilyn's account of working for Blue Funnel. 

LIVERPOOL STORIES

Monday, 23 June 2025

Dylan in Dublin Street

Bob Dylan with local children in Dublin Street
Photographer: Barry Feinstein 1966

The Sound Agents are organising a series of events to celebrate Bob Dylan being photographed in Liverpool 60 years ago next year, May 2026. 

From a public art installation, a gig with local musicians and a celebration night, there will be lots to look forward to for all of you Bob Cat's!

Friday, 23 May 2025

ARTIST MODEL JUNE FURLONG ARCHIVE

Photo: Copyright Moira Kenny- Campbell The Sound Agents 2025


The Sound Agents duo John and Moira are itemising the documents, photographs, posters, drawings, letters and other paraphenalia of artist model June Furlong that they rescued from Junes house with her permission. The items have a strong historical value and are being arranged, described and preserved with care to ensure that they are accessible, discoverable and available in the future. 

When The Sound Agents have completed their work on this incredible archive that was saved from being put in a skip by a housing association they will curate an exhbition and display the work. 

Thanks to Liverpool John Moores University Contemporary Archives for their help in working on this important historical archive of a woman who worked an artist's model for 50 years and organised and produced the Merseyside Major Artists Exhibitions until she could no longer carry on.

The Archive is not available to the public or researchers until it is complete. 

Thursday, 20 February 2025

LIVERPOOL IRISH STORIES

The Sound Agents would like to connect with you! Join Liverpool Irish Stories on Facebook
(1) Facebook and let's put our culture on the map.

Births, Marriages, Deaths (and everything in-between) is a new project to record the Oral Histories of Liverpool Irish people. A Pod Cast series and an exhibition is part of a three year planned project. 

The Sound Agents are currently in currently writing the project after years of consultation. 
Come aboard and have your say on how to shape the project.

 Contact Moira & John Thesoundagents@gmx.co.uk