Solidarity Forever! Banners of the Durham Mining Community

Various dates All day

22 October - 7 November

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85, and celebrating the continuing solidarity of the Durham mining communities, a colourful selection of banners from the region’s many union lodges will be displayed around Durham Cathedral this autumn.

Banners that will be on display:

  • Banner Tales - Bearpark - Blackhall - Bowburn - Burnhope - Browney Lodge Banner
  • Chilton - Chopwell - Craghead
  • Deaf Hill - DMA Sacriston lodge
  • Elemore - Esh Winning Colliery - Eppleton
  • Felling
  • Glebe (Washington)
  • Harton and Westoe - Hetton Lyons - Hole in the Wall - Houghton - Horden - Hylton
  • Lanchester - Lambton
  • Morrison Busty - Murton Colliery
  • New Brancepeth - New Herrington
  • Rough Lea Colliery
  • Seaham Dawdon and Vane Tempest - Silksworth - Spennymoor
  • Washington F Pit - Wheatley Hill- Windy Nook & Hewoth Colliery - Women's Banner Group