alstromeria Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 March 3rd marks 25 years since the end of the Miner's Strike - what are your memories / views? Can anyone remember the Battle of Orgreave in 1984? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandem Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My Dad and brother were both NCB workers, my Dad hated Arthur Scargill but my brother was a follower of him. It caused a lot of upset in our house, and when the strike was over, as Arthur said, most pits were closed and my brother lost his job. My Dad was an engineer and near retirement so he wasn't affected as much. I lived in Eckington, and it ripped the heart out of that community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The photo of local women Leslie Boulton about to be clubbed around the head by a mounted policeman. A policeman did tell me the photo was a 'fit up' - what he didn't know is that I knew both Leslie, and the photographer, and fully believed their first hand accounts. The photo, and BBC article here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstromeria Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 The photo of local women Leslie Boulton about to be clubbed around the head by a mounted policeman. A policeman did tell me the photo was a 'fit up' - what he didn't know is that I knew both Leslie, and the photographer, and fully believed their first hand accounts. The photo, and BBC article here] That is a shocking picture! Where was it taken? Edit - Sorry, article states where it was taken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNRV Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 my dad was a miner, i was only about 6 when it all happened but remember the hard times, christmas and paying for school dinners, he was from Apperknowle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That is a shocking picture! Where was it taken?Orgreave coking plant - lots of miners were injured that day - it became known as 'The battle of Orgreave' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridablade Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That was the day Britain became a police state and still is and it was the Year I left Britain for Spain and never returned because it still is a police state. You try to go to a football match and not see thousands of control freeks in blue uniforms and riot gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefrenchman Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 it showed me what ******** the police really are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 On the other hand, as a police officer I got loads of overtime, which was nice. (I was only 10, before you all start hating me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone W Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That is a shocking picture! Where was it taken? Edit - Sorry, article states where it was taken! The photo was taken opposite junction of orgreave lane. It is against old asda site. Bus stop long since gone. Lived nr there as child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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