Durham Miners' Association

The DMA was represented at the funeral of union and community stalwart Brian Williams today (Tuesday 20 June 2023).

The 2023 Durham Miners Gala is dedicated to workers taking industrial action, organisers have announced.

The Durham Miners Association (DMA) is also calling on all workers not yet in a union to rise up and join the struggle for a fairer and more equal society.

Arrangements for the 2023 Durham Miners Gala have been confirmed. The 137^th Big Meeting, as the Gala is also known, will take place on Saturday 8 July 2023.

The Durham Miners Association (DMA) will continue its programme of community advice surgeries in Tanfield Lea on Friday 16 June 2023.

The DMA was represented at the funeral of much loved and respected community and union stalwart Les Simpson.

Born in 1939, Les was a miner at Usworth, Washington, from the age of 15 until 1973, when he joined the area drilling team working in collieries across the County Durham, before moving on to work in other coalfields.

Everyone at the DMA was saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Melvin.

The former miner was a tireless and inspirational campaigner for his community and one of the greatest champions of the Durham Miners Gala.

The Durham Miners Association (DMA) will continue its programme of community advice surgeries in Dawdon on Friday 3 February.

The Durham Miners Association (DMA) is beginning a new programme of advice surgeries in coalfield communities. The first will take place in Sacriston on Friday 2 December.

The official film of the 2022 Durham Miners Gala will premiere on Sunday evening (20 November 2022).

After a three-year absence due to Covid 19, the Gala returned in style. It was the biggest Big Meeting in decades – and film crews were there to capture it all.