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As the daughter and grand daughter of Durham Miners I am proud to say that this was the scene yesterday, when along with the other members of Murton Colliery Band we played at the 129th Durham Miners Gala, where we escorted the Murton Lodge Banner through the streets of Murton and Durham followed by approx 200 people from Murton Village.

On parade there were 124 Banners, of which
60 were Durham mining banners
3  Notts Banners
3 Yorkshire banners
1 Northumberland Banner
57 other banners
and making the noise 55 bands

The streets and race course were packed. The Sun shone brightly on us and a superb day was had by all. To say there are no collieries left now in the Durham Coalfield, events like this show just how proud we are of our heritage and hope they continue to be supported for many years to come

Quote: Originally posted by Vectratot on 14/7/2013

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Me too my father was a miner for many years and I also played in Hetton Silver Band for a good few years and paraded Eppleton miners lodge banner in as we'll as others. Just loved playing/ marching. Have you visited Beamish? Hetton Band Hall rebuilt there

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Quote: Originally posted by Mrsgrohl on 14/7/2013

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My heritage too Miss Baritone. I live in Hartlepool. My grandad played in Shotton Colliery Band. What lovely photos and a beautiful day it was.

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