THE historic headquarters of the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) has won a £4.5 million grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund towards the building’s much-needed restoration.
Redhills in Durham known as the pitmen’s parliament opened in 1915 and played a leading role in some of Britain’s biggest industrial struggles, including the 1926 general strike and the 1984-85 strike against pit closures.
It is the base for the annual Durham miners’ gala, Britain’s biggest celebration of the labour and trade union movement.
The last pit in the Durham coalfield closed in 1994. Despite the loss of subscriptions income, the DMA continued to operate at regional and local level, supporting former miners suffering the health effects of a lifetime in the coal mining industry.
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