Jack Pringle, chair of the Langley Park Miners’ Banner Group, said: "We are delighted to be able to mark the 50th anniversary of the closing of Langley Park’s colliery with this exciting community ...

A pit village which has been "unrepresented" at the annual Durham Miners' Gala after the community's banner fell into disrepair has been given an "exciting" £14,742 grant to replace it. Campaigners in ...

A village celebration is being organised to mark the 50th anniversary of a County Durham mine's closure. Langley Park will commemorate with a two-week photography exhibition and a special event in the ...

Banners were a powerful tool to get communities messages across during hard times [Yorkshire and North East Film Archive] Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in ...

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Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining heritage, a parade of colourful silk banners representing community spirit ...