DURHAM MINER’S GALA. Banners, Brass and Rain !!

[@NorthernExposure1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppKrpIVqf8-pf8Usi=c4LU-anoNjgrtWse Don’t forget to have a watch of my vid of the city of Durham Just click above 👆

[@AlishaLouise-o7v]

4:00 the child is so happy and so good irl

[@cstoll451]

Excellent day! It rained, but rain can not dampen the solidarity. Thanks for this!

[@NorthernExposure1]

Think it spurred people on to have a good time !

[@cstoll451]

Yes...I think you are spot on! I really enjoyed it... as the rain after 11 wasn't too heavy!@@NorthernExposure1

[@garrystephenson4119]

Love seeing all this. Brings my Childhood-teenage memories come flooding back.

[@drummerjohn49]

Thank you for an excellent film of the Durham Miners' Gala. I was unable to attend this year so you made up for it. The bands played really well in difficult conditions.

[@NorthernExposure1]

Glad you enjoyed

[@mike-myke22]

Great day. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@NorthernExposure1]

@@mike-myke22 no probs at all

[@CumuloNimbus-UK]

So glad you've filmed this year's gala, despite the rain. My great grandad is one of the union leaders on a banner, it always makes me proud to see it. I know the gala was a huge deal years ago when there was a huge mining industry in Durham, today its great to see the traditional being rekindled.

[@Gillmeister2465]

Absolutely fantastic, cheers for posting Simon 😊

[@NorthernExposure1]

My pleasure

[@joline2730]

Thanks so much for filming that ... all in the rain ... well thinned out crowd from the last time I went, on a very hot July Summer's day about 4 years ago . . . love all the Banners lined up at the field ... and the Scottish pipes etc. Great 👌👌 Cold here in my lounge - I've even got a small Radiator on 😮😮 Did you get a sausage roll and a hot drink from Greggs? Bet they did a roaring trade ... 🌭🫖

[@NorthernExposure1]

Pubs were heaving ! Pity about the rain but it didn’t dampen the spirits! Greggs!! Haha!

[@davidgent6721]

Thank you for showing Pittington brass at 4.40 plus the rain

[@traceywarren9750]

Hope you all had a great big meeting day I will never forget where I was brought up Sacriston

[@malcolmgullam8348]

Solidarity

[@davidtennant7746]

Were any members from Labours front bench in attendance. When I last attended a few years back not one from Labour could be bothered to attend. Too far from Islington.

[@christinethompson1678]

I was there with Chopwell banner , pity about the rain but it was a good day

[@NorthernExposure1]

Hopefully next year it’ll be a warm and sunny one!

[@traceywarren9750]

I carnt make it this year to cane home sorry I did see My banner on your video I am so proud from where I come from My respect to the uncles I’ve lost in the last 2 years examiners xx

[@NorthernExposure1]

Excellent!!

[@MsRedfarmer]

ITS what we call in the DURHAM A WASH OUT Shit weather

[@NorthernExposure1]

@@MsRedfarmer yeah, was constant the rain, first one I’ve been to, hopefully next year it’ll be a sunny one!

[@MsRedfarmer]

@@NorthernExposure1 Hope so but next year you will be complaining about the crowds, if it is SUNNNY. It is too crowded for me now!!!! Like sardines in a can. My village. BLACKHALL used to put trip buses on, to DURHAM big meeting when I was child!!! Not many people had a car in them days, FIRST big meeting I can remember I was probably 5. Ended up in the police station lol Lost child, Infact there was even a lost child tent, where you would go to pick up your lost children, on the main field. I must have got lost up near the Hotel, so was quicker for the police to just take me to COPshop… 1975 How times have changed