North East Labour History

Chester le Street: Relaunch of the South Pelaw Miners Banner
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Chester-Le-Street C of E Junior School, Hilda Park, South Pelaw,, Chester-le-Street
The South Pelaw Miners Banner needed a new home- where better than the local school where the children would grow up knowing of their proud mining heritage? A grant from Durham County Council’s Labour local Councillor Tracie Smith has paid for the restoration of the banner and its fine oak case .
This delicate silk banner was first unfurled on 23 July 1949 by Jack Lawson MP with portraits of AJ Cook and Peter Lee. On the reverse is the Hermitage, the grand house in Chester l e street acquired by the Durham Miners’ Welfare Committee for the rehabilitation of injured miners .

The restoration complete we are giving it a fine new launch on Saturday 14 March at 10 am in the Chester le Street CE Primary school hall.

Redhills Miners' Hall. Never Stop Learning: A Major North East Conference on Learning and Democracy
2026-04-17 10:00 - 15:30 | The Miners’ Hall, Redhills, Durham, Flass Street, Durham City, DH1 4BE
Whatever happened to Community Education or Life Long Learning?
Who controls Learning now?
How can adult education strengthen democracy?

NELH Tuesday Meeting. Lewis Mates will talk about the 1926 General Strike
2026-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Tyneside Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG, United Kingdom
Details to follow
