Two Veteran Miners' Banners
Resident writer and renowned local historian Ken Smith explores the history of two of the North East's most iconic Trade Union banners,...
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Ken Smith
May 19, 20238 min read
The Miners' Gala and the Miners' Picnic
In his third piece for the website, renowned local author Ken Smith discusses the history of the famous meetings in Durham and...
Anya Chuykov
Jan 28, 20226 min read
Women Making Memory: County Durham Women Making Sense of their Mining Heritage
It is true to say the history and our conversations about the North East's mining heritage and its legacy is built around the men that...
Ralph Sloiop
Apr 1, 20214 min read
Give Pease Pudding A Chance! – The Forgotten Darlington Railway Origins of Pease Pudding
*This was an Aprils Fools article. Please do not take it as gospel!* Ralph Sloiop investigates the origin's of one of the North East's...
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