The Durham Miners Association has put its support behind a play that portrays a team of pitmen footballers from West Auckland in County Durham

http://www.darlofc.co.uk/news.php?NewsID=939

Is this the stage version of the tv programme A Captains Tale that starred Dennis Waterman???

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They are so canny the guys from the Miners Association too. Their help is hugely appreciated and they are so enthusiastic. I'm away this Friday and Saturday so I can't go but I'm taking some things down today.

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Been a fan of that programe since I first watched it on TV and have a betamax (yes!!) and dvd version.....
" a kick aboot??? you kna' my theory on that!!!"

...now if WAFC can beat Turin, surely Darlington 1883 can beat adversity

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Come on Darlo

It's on YouTube now. I watched it not too long ago - great stuff.

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Durham miners gala next month.

For the benefit of darlo George it's in DURHAM!

Get yourselves along people and show your support!

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I am heading to the Miners Gala for the first time in a few years, got my auntie heading over from Belfast, when is it anyway is it next weekend(7th July) or the 14th???

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14th!

Unfortunately I will be in Marrakech however our branch have made a donation to it out of our meagre funds and we shall have a presence there!

Up the workers!

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Tomorrow and Saturday some of the volunteers will be in the dolphin centre and will be bringing with them a mini miners exhibition. They have been exceptional and have also donated banners to us and are desperate for the alf Ramsay play to really be a success.

If anyone is in town tomorrow, can we make an effort to go in and see it, situated just near the main staircase and the volunteers from the association will be thrilled!

Talking about mining, the Durham gala is on 14th July and we have banners to promote our okay, any slight chance we could have some volunteers to go there and hold the banners. It's about 4 people needed per banner.

I'm in my iPhone, excuse the mistakes.

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you're excused, must be a tight squeeze in there, bet you can hardly move your arms to type!

I am going to the Miners Gala will keep a look out for any banners we have out

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Are the banners going to be carried through Durham, with the rest of the the pit banners or are we setting up a stall on The Racecourse

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When Darlington north Road railway works was put up for closure in the late 60's. Darlo' railwaymen asked the Durham Miners to come out in support. They would not. it cost Darlington around 6,000 direct and indirect jobs !!!
Stupid pit villagers did not comprehend that the finish of steam train building in Darlo and the move to diesel traction would mean less demand for uk coal. At the start of the seventies Labour started to close the pits, until the Tories completed the job. The miners asked the railwaymen and many other industries to come out in support of them many times during this decade.
I'm sure many true Darlo folk & families with railway history will join me is saying the Miners support is not welcome in this town and that they can go to HELL!
The sooner Darlington 1883 are back in this market / railway town the better. I am sure many will come around to this way of thinking once we see the vitriol that will be aimed in our direction when we visit these backward locations who regard us as posh & unfreindly Darlington ( Note - i have pit village relations ) !!!.

Erm, no, I'll welcome their support.

I welcome their support, I`m from pit mining stock, Durham born and bred, all of my male relatives from the generation above me were pit miners and I know full well the hell they were put through, please note that the opinion of A66 is his alone. We are all entitled to our own opinions so do not attempt to speak on behalf of all of us thankyou.

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