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CELEBRATING A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH! Today, The Sound Agents are delighted to announce a £74,980 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to record an oral history of Liverpool Irish people, a heritage at r...

HISTORY IN THE MAKING! LIVERPOOL CHINESE ARCHIVE JACK YUE MBE, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TODAY IN LIVERPOOL.

The Sound Agents working with Vicki Caren, Team Leader, Archives, Liverpool Record Office, Central library, William Brown Street, Liverpool started an important historical archive for the City of L...

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE LIVERPOOL IRISH

After over 12 years of consultation to record an oral history of the Liverpool Irish including dual Irish and quiet Irish, we have submitted the application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. W...

UK CHINESE UNICORN AND ARTS ACADEMY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOUND AGENTS CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR

A pleasure to work with The Quirky Quarter, Duke Street, Liverpool, designing a window to celebrate Chinese New Year - Year of the Horse - 2026 Thanks to Colin Wan, UK Chinese Unicorn and Arts Acad...

SCULPTURE FOR SEAMEN IN CHINATOWN CONSULTATION AND DESIGN

An idea for the site to place the sculpture. This is not the actual design or size it is an artists impression Image generated by AI by Moira Kenny-Campbell The Sound Agents, artist duo John and Mo...

CHINESE SCULPTURE FOR CHINATOWN?

The Sound Agents met with Nick Liu in his office in Kingham House, Liverpool Chinatown to discuss the idea of a Chinese sculpture for Chinatown to commemorate Chinese seafarers. Next steps are meet...

LIVERPOOL DOCKERS ARCHIVE DEPOSITED TO LIVERPOOL RECORDS OFFICE

Vicki Caren, Lead Archivist. Photo: Moira Kenny-CampbellThe Sound Agents, John Campbell and Moira Kenny-Campbell, deposited the Liverpool Dockers Archive from their recent Exhibition commemorating ...

THE SOUND AGENTS LAUNCH NEW EXHIBITION LIVERPOOL DOCKERS DISPUTE '30 YEARS ON'

Click on the link to read artinliverpool.com article here: The Sound Agents launch new exhibition commemorating 30 years since the Liverpool Dockers Dispute

LIVERPOOL DOCKERS DISPUTE 1995 - 1998 '30 YEARS ON'

Robbie Fowler supporting 500 sacked Dockers detail Women of the Waterfront, Paddy and Joan Bennett's Archive, detail THIS EXHIBITION HAS BEEN CURATED AND PRODUCED BY:John J. Campbell & Moira Kenny-...

DOCKERS DISPUTE EXHIBITION

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 comm...

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, ...

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, Liver...

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 ...

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 artis...

LIVERPOOL IRISH STORIES

An ambitious oral history project preserving the memories, family stories and cultural heritage of Liverpool's Irish community for future generations.

A LIVERPOOL, CHINA TRADE STORY

Dorothy Worrall, Eldon Worrall and Captain Thomas Dennison Worrall Listen to an interview with Dr Eldon Worrall here: An incredible personal story of Liverpool and China Trade The Sound Agents, Joh...

A COVID STORY, THE FRIENDSHIP DANCERS

The Friendship Dancers Mrs Chi Fong Chan runs a dance group in Liverpool Chinatown. Due to COVID Shielding, the group did not meet for two years. The women lost their confidence due to lack of cont...

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN CHINATOWN

Thanks to Culture Liverpool for the press passes for Chinese New Year, The Sound Agents had an opportunity to be invited into the buildings in Nelson Street to photograph some of the members of the...

GLADYS AYLWARD BLUE PLAQUE

Thanks to our Facebook group 'Friends of Liverpool Chinatown' and people who donated to the Just Giving Campaign, the Gladys Aylward blue plaque is ready to be placed on 20 Nelson Street. Watch thi...

CALL OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS

LIST OF LIVERPOOL CHINESE CHILDREN WHO TOOK PART IN THE 1958 FILM ‘THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS’

Photo credit and copyright of list: Peter Foo. Please contact Thesoundagents@gmx.co.uk if you want to publish this list in any form. NAME AGE POSTCODE AN LESLEY 3.5 L8 AN GRAHAM 4.5 L8 ANG BRIAN 10...

TRIBUTE TO GLADYS AYLWARD AND THE LIVERPOOL CHINESE GOSPEL MISSION

Thanks to all of the people who donated towards the blue plaque for 20 Nelson Street. The plaque is now being manufactured and will be placed on the building in January. The Sound Agents will organ...

JUST GIVING CAMPAIGN REACHES 100%

Target reached! Good Team Work Dr Wellington Koo at the opening of the Chinese Republican Progress ClubThe Sound Agents are delighted to share with you that together we have raised £750 of the £750...

MUSEUM IN THE STREET

Donate Here: Just Giving Campaign The Sound Agents are raising funds to remember Gladys Aylward, a missionary who often visited 20 Nelson Street, Chinatown, Liverpool, now the Guangdong Social Club...

BLUE PLAQUE FOR THE FORCIBLY DEPORTED CHINESE SEAMEN

On Friday 19th July, descendants of Chinese seamen who were forcibly deported from Liverpool by the British Government in 1946, gathered to pay their respects at the blue plaque to commemorate the ...

BLUE PLAQUE FOR THE DEPORTED CHINESE SEAMEN AND THE CHILDREN AND WIVES LEFT BEHIND

A permanent memorial honouring the Chinese seamen deported from Liverpool in 1946 and the families whose lives were changed forever.

SITING OF THE BLUE PLAQUE FOR THE FORCIBLY DEPORTED CHINESE SEAMEN

Photo: Moira Kenny-Campbell The Sound Agents are working with Pine Court Housing to site the blue plaque for the forcibly deported Chinese seamen on no 19 Great George Street, a former Chinese Boar...

HAKKA MEMORIES

Little is known about the Hakka way of life, a Han Chinese group of people living in Liverpool whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi...

IN MEMORY OF CHINESE SEAMEN

The Blue Plaque has arrived. Thank you to everyone who donated funds or ideas towards the wording. Simon Wong LCBA is speaking with the leaders and dignitaries of Chinatown to secure a building on ...