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Join the National Coal Mining Museum for a captivating symposium on the history and legacy of the 1984-1985 Miners’ Strike, featuring a film screening, discussions and powerful presentations.


10am – Welcome and refreshments


10:30am – 12pm – The Strike in Historical Perspective


Speakers include: Keith Gildart, Andrew Perchard and David Howell.


12pm – 1pm – Lunch and ‘On Behalf of the People Exhibition’  (Please bring your own lunch or use the Café)


1pm – 1:30pm – Special screening of In the Veins


A special screening of In the Veins, a short film that resonates through time, using over a century of archive footage to shine a light onto the face of the mining heritage of Yorkshire and the North East of England.


1:30pm – 3pm – The Social and Political legacy of the Strike


Speakers include: Natalie Thomlinson, Kat Simpson and Lisa McKenzie.


3pm – 3:10pm – Refreshments


3:10pm – 3:30pm – Closing Comments and Discussion


Venue opening hours

Monday : Closed

Tuesday : Closed

Wednesday : 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday : 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Friday : 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday : 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday : 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

    Access facilities

  • Accessible Car Parking
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Assistance Dogs Welcome
  • Baby Changing Facilities
  • Guide Dogs Welcome
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Venue Details

Find us at

New Road, Wakefield, WF4 4RH

Phone

01924848806

Email

info@ncm.org.uk