Nurse and postal worker top the bill of Gala speakers

A nurse and a postal worker will top the list of speakers at this Saturday’s Durham Miners Gala.

The Gala returns after two years and is dedicated to all the keyworkers who risked their lives to keep society functioning during the Covid -19 pandemic.

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Durham Miners Gala – Cathedral service details confirmed

Details of the cathedral service during this year’s Durham Miners Gala have been confirmed. 

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Mick Lynch to speak at Durham Miners Gala

Mick Lynch will address the crowds at the Durham Miners Gala. The RMT General Secretary has been added to the list of platform speakers, organisers Durham Miners Association (DMA) have announced.

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New route for Durham Miners Gala 2022

Part of the parade at the Durham Miners Gala will take a new route this year due to redevelopment works in the city centre.

The Gala is due to return on Saturday 9 July after missing the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Key workers centre stage at Gala – 2022 speakers announced

Key workers will be centre stage when the Durham Miners Gala returns next month.

The Big Meeting is dedicated to those who risked their lives to keep society functioning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Remembering Doreen Henderson

Everyone at the DMA was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Doreen Henderson. 

Doreen, who has died aged 94, was a legendary figure in folk music. The daughter of Jack Elliott, she was a member of the famous Elliott family of Birtley. 

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Confirmed - Durham Miners Gala returns in 2022

The Durham Miners Gala will return this year, organisers have confirmed.

Hosted by the Durham Miners Association (DMA) since 1871, the Gala was cancelled for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The DMA has been working with the local authority, police and other partners to confirm arrangements for the safe return of the event, which is attended by more than 200,000 people from across the region and beyond. It now confirms that The Big Meeting, as it is popularly known, will return on Saturday 9 July 2022.

 

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Poet laureate and a hidden history of the Durham coalfield

The words of the poet laureate exploring a hidden history of the Durham coalfield is among the highlights of this year’s BRASS Festival

Simon Armitage and his band LYR will premiere new music at Durham Cathedral inspired by the incredible story of Durham’s ‘Category D’ villages.

The work is the result of a commission for the festival in partnership with the Durham Miners Association (DMA) and the Redhills charity.

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Remembering Florence Anderson

Everyone at the Durham Miners Association was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Florence Anderson.

A great friend and comrade to the DMA, Florence was leading figure in the support groups during the 1984-85 strike and continued to serve her community as a city councillor in Sunderland.

Here, DMA Secretary Alan Mardghum pays tribute to Florence:

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New Murton banner is unfurled

A wonderful new banner for Murton has been unfurled - 30 years on from the closure of the colliery.

The people of Murton turned out in force despite the awful weather to see the unfurling of the banner at The Glebe Centre on Saturday night. 

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