Some events commemorating the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike
Chesterfield
An exhibition called Community and Solidarity, commemorating the strike in North Derbyshire, will run from 4 March until 27 March, Monday to Saturday 10 until 4, in the Market Hall Assembly Rooms (above the Market Hall) Chesterfield S40 1AR. Several events will take place during that time. Free entry.
Saturday 9 March at 10.30 film: Dole Not Coal, featuring North Derbyshire strikers and their supporters, including Tony Benn and Dennis Skinner.
Friday March 15 at 1.30 talk: Reflections on the Miners’ Strike by Steve Brunt, a former striking miner.
Saturday March 16 at 1.30: North Derbyshire Women’s Action Group will show a film Not Just Tea and Sandwiches, followed by aconversation between two of the women activists.
Monday March 18 at 1.30 talk: Miners’ Strike: Background and Outcomes by Hilary Cave, who was NUM National Education Officer, heavily involved in the strike and a picket at Orgreave on June 18.
Durham
March 2 National Women Against Pit Closures (WAPC) is organising a national event, focusing on the work done by women during the strike. For details see their Facebook page.
Glossop
- Film: Still the Enemy Within at the Labour Club, 11-13 Chapel Street, SK13 8AT on March 27 at 7.30 pm (bar open from 7). The film mainly focuses on Yorkshire miners. The film will be followed by a Q and A session with Mike Simons, its executive producer. Tickets may be sold via Eventbrite, so please check the Club website for information before trying to book.
http://www.glossoplabourclub.org.uk
- The Last Shift. presented by Graham Pirt
A multi-media presentation – stories, songs and images that bring to life the history of coal mining and its people, and the death of the industry.
Saturday March 23, 8pm at Glossop Labour Club
Tickets (£8 for advance booking) are available from the Club and from
George Street Bookshop. Also online from wegottickets.
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Mansfield
- It is hoped to have an exhibition focusing on the work of the women’s support groups, but details are not yet clear. To find out more, look at the museum’s website
- Notts NUM is organising a social event with food and speakers on 29 June at Priors Well Brewery, Weighbridge Road, Mansfield, NG18 1AH from 6pm until late. For tickets at £15 ring NUM on 01623 230600.
Rotherham
Films and discussion linking the strike with today’s situation: Still the Enemy Within on March 3 at 3pm in Brooklyn Suite, New York Stadium, Rotherham.
Sheffield Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
Will hold an event on June 15, details not yet clear. Look on their website
otjc.org.uk
Nottingham & Derbyshire Labour History Society 