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The Durham Miners' Gala is a large annual gathering and labour festival held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham, England. [1] It is associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners' trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham.
Attending the 2016 Gala to film for Nature of the Beast, director Daniel Draper was "overcome by the noise, colour and culture on show." [1] Then. following a sold out screening of Nature of the Beast at the Redhills: Durham Miners' Hall in December 2017, production company Shut Out The Light approached the DMA about making the first feature-length documentary about the Durham Miners' Gala.
Panorama of the Durham Miners' Gala at the Racecourse in 2014. Durham Miners' Gala was first held at the Racecourse in 1872, which was the gala's second edition. All editions of the gala have since been held at the Racecourse. The event is typically held in mid-July, though has on occasions been held in August. [4] The Racecourse is the ...
The returning Durham Miners’ Gala, which typically attracts a crowd of 200,000 people, will be dedicated to key workers after the last two events were cancelled due to the pandemic ...
By September 2006, two of the restored banners were on display in Bowburn Community Centre, together with the new one (the "Centenary Banner"). This, with another new one designed by Bowburn Junior School pupils, was paraded for the first time at the 2006 Gala. They have paraded through the village and at the Miners’ Gala every year since then.
The Redhills Charity, which operates Redhills Durham Miners Hall, is run by Nick Malyan who is the Chief Executive of the charity and was appointed in February 2022. [8] Durham Miners' Gala; Friends of the Durham Miners Gala; Durham Mining Museum
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