What a Gala day #BigMeeting banners, bands, community and friend @LizTwistMP then to @durhamcathedral for the blessing of the banners, an inspiring address from @AndyMcDonaldMP, great sermon on working class solidarity and an amazing poem from the young people of Sacriston

What a Gala day. #BigMeeting banners, bands, community and friend @LizTwistMP then to @durhamcathedral for the blessing of the banners, an inspiring address from @AndyMcDonaldMP, great sermon on working class solidarity and an amazing poem from the young people of Sacriston

Durham Miners' Gala, aka The Big Meeting. Europe's largest annual working class celebration.
#DurhamMinersGala
#BigMeeting

"There's power in the factory,
Power in the Land,
Power in the Hands of the Worker.
But it all amounts to Nothing if Together we don't Stand.
There is Power in a Union"
#marras #durhamminersgala #bigmeeting

It will be an honour to give the address at the Durham Miners Gala service at Durham Cathedral at 3pm today.

#BigMeeting

All the details here:

www.durhamminers.org/durham_miner...

View from behind me looking out across the banners stretching ahead at Durham Miners Gala, with a poster pinned to the back of my rucksack, with a picture of Agnes Flues in hi vis and with a megaphone, with “REST IN POWER AGNES FLUES” as text.

Photo of three adults and a child (Jonathan and his daughter, me, and Anja) with Leeds UCU’s handheld walking banner - long pink banner we are holding in front of us, with the UoL UCU logo in pink and purple on a white rectangle, and “Solidarity from” ahead of it, with a purple silhouette design of people marching with banners underneath.

Poster with large photo of Agnes Flues centred with her marching ahead of a crowd with UCU banners, wearing hi vis and looking determined, chanting into a megaphone. Text reads REST IN POWER AGNES FLUES Photo credit Chris Tregenza

Marching with Agnes today because we promised we’d come to this year’s #DurhamMinersGala together. Rest in power comrade, we miss you x

📸 for poster photo Chris Tregenza

@uonucu.bsky.social @leedsucu.bsky.social @redhillsdurham.bsky.social #BigMeeting #DurhamMiners

And we're off! #BigMeeting

Great to have Martin Cavanagh at our meeting tonight, representing The People's Assembly. Martin has been a fantastic advocate for a comprehensive Employment Rights Bill. Join us at Redhills Durham at 6 today for an ideal start to the #BigMeeting weekend. Details: www.ier.org.uk/events/finis...

The IER / CTUF Eve of Durham Miners’ Gala meeting has become an institution at the #BigMeeting & it’s always a great way to start the weekend. This year, we’re delighted to be back at Redhills. Join us & the @peoplesassembly.bsky.social All the details here 👉 www.ier.org.uk/events/finis...

The sun is shining across North East England and thoughts are turning to the second Saturday in July... The Big Meeting, The Durham Miners' Gala, the great survivor! #Mining #Durham #BigMeeting #Solidarity

Heather Wood doing a grand job at the Gala Gans To Toon! fundraiser at the Tyneside Irish Centre tonight. #BigMeeting

I'M GOING IN. #BigMeeting #BigFeelings #BigDeal

#ESA2017 starting 2 think everyone should just give #ignite talks so there would be fewer concurrent sessions #bigmeeting #somuchcoolstuff