Gurbir Singh is a blogger, space historian and author of Yuri Gagarin in London and Manchester. Here, he’ll talk about when the world’s first spaceman (pictured) paid a visit to Manchester in 1961.
Gurbir's talk will cover Gagarin’s background, why he came to Manchester and where he visited. It will also include testimonies from those who were there, and the wider social impact of his visit, at the height of the Cold War.
The talk will also provide an update on the campaign to make Manchester the permanent home of a Yuri Gagarin statue in 2012.
More at www.astrotalkuk.org. Places are free, but you do need to book: visit http://gagarinmanchester.eventbrite.com
Monday 5 December, 6-7
City Library
Becker Room
Eliott House
151 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3WD
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