Bring Out the Banners

ALL DAY PARTY! honouring the 25th anniversary of the Miners' Strike.


Date: Sunday 31th May 2009
Venue: Denaby and Conisbrough Miners' Welfare,
Denaby Main Doncaster S.Yorkshire
Time: 11.00am-4.00pm


On the 31th of May this year mining people from across the country will join forces in memory of the 25th Anniversary of the 84/85 Strike.

At the Denaby and Conisbrough Miners' Welfare last week, artist and Strike baby Rachel Horne set the date with committeemen from Denaby, Conisbrough and Corton Wood for an event that will resurrect thespirit of the Old Miners' Welfare.

"People and Mining" a group of ex miners from Corton Wood, approached Rachel Horne, the founder of the Pin the Pits cultural project and campaign. Together with the committee group of Conisbrough and Denaby Miners Welfare they intend to organise a national Memorabilia fair marking the 25th Anniversary of the Strike.

Miss Horne now 24 and living in London recently held an event in the Houses of Parliament where Cabinet Ministers and MP's pledged to support the Pin the Pits Campaign that intends to see the sites of regenerated coalmines marked on Ordnance Survey reference maps. The newly refurbished sites will be recorded as Historical features, alongside Roman Forts and battle sites.

The event called "Bring out the Banners" aims to exhibit mining banners from across the country to be displayed in the Welfare as part of the event.

The group is looking for other ideas, suggestions and people who want to help out. The next meeting will take place in a month at the Miners' Welfare in Denaby Main.

To get involved contact Rachel 07728684616 or email
Pinthepits@gmail.com. Join PinthePits facebook group to find out more.



Miss Horne State:

"I used to go to the Miners' welfare when I was 17, I always felt so
inspired by the banners and the history of the building. Knowing my
grandfathers and family would have marched behind them. I always
wanted to know what it was like during the strike, when the Welfare
had be the heart of the community's political and social
activities

.....The story of our communities' history and those banners
is a history that should never be forgotten. It is important that my
generation know and understand their roots, especially as we could be
facing those economic and social hardships again....

.....Its not just about reminiscing it's about celebrating who we are,
I hope we can throw a really great party too! I am very honoured to be
curating and working on this project I feel like our grandfathers who
marched under those banners will be at peace knowing their efforts are
being remembered.

….I draw, write, use photography and film to get my message across, to
my audience. I will be screening my film at this event too. I hope it will be the
start of more celebrations of this kind".

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