Yvonne Blenkinsop
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Yvonne Marie Blenkinsop was a British woman known for her campaign to improve safety in the offshore fishing industry following the 1968 Hull triple trawler tragedy. In 2018, she became only the third
Plaque in her honour at Hull Maritime Museum
Memorial bench at the corner of Hessle Road and the Boulevard
Lillian Bilocca
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Lillian Bilocca was a British fisheries worker and campaigner for improved safety in the fishing fleet as leader of the "headscarf revolutionaries" – a group of fishermen's family members. Spurred int
Yvonne Blenkinsop
…risk in the industry. Four days later, the trawler Kingston Peridot was reported lost with all 20 of her crew. Together with a group of local women – Lillian Bilocca, Mary Denness, and Christine Jensen – Blenkinsop founded the Hessle Road Women's Committee to co-ordinate a campaign to improve safety on the trawlers…
Hull City Council blue plaque in Hessle Road
Lord Mayor's centenary plaque at Hull Maritime Museum