Past Truisms CIC

To celebrate the opening of Kirklees Libraries' new Library Hub in Dewsbury, the community came together to enjoy a day of stories, entertainment and music. Past Truisms' Christina Longden was invited to the event to tell the story of Robert Stanley, 'Ordinary/Extraordinary' Victorian grocer whose life took a trajectory that nobody could have imagined. After the talk, Christina chatted with author Samina Uddin whose book 'From Delhi Nights to London Lights - a Daughter's Loving Memoir to her...

On Friday 7th August, Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 chose to feature the subject of women's history in relation to regional accents and dialects. Christina Longden from Past Truisms was invited on the show to discuss why women have felt the need to 'stifle' or to 'tone down' both their accents and their use of dialect - in comparison to men, who have received less censoring and correcting over time - and who have found it easier to take the initiative in recording, transcribing and gathering...

Yorkshire Day 2026 proved to be a grand affair! A group of folks - of all ages, from all backgrounds - worked together to make the first ever t'Kallin Hoil Caffeh event occur in Huddersfield ('appen!) The thinking behind the event was that very few people are aware of how to speak, write and understand British dialects - and even if they are interested in overlooked heritage and decide to embrace learning online, through books, or join a dialect society, there is scant chance these days for...