Off to Tolpuddle Sunday

We are off to Tolpuddle on Sunday a few of Jens friends have expressed interest so should be a good day out and get to hear Jeremy live in the afternoon

http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/festival/programme

I hope you and yours enjoy a good day out Keith.

I have fond memories of the Lothian Miners' Gala in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. Brass bands, sports events, political speakers and of course the beer tent!

My earliest Political memory,s are helping to run the bottle stall at the Labour Party Bazaar in the Town Hall in Colchester in the early 60,s

Your activism precedes mine by a few years Keith.

I became active in my trade union in the late 70s (aged 18). Many memories - including holding an impromptu car park meeting of 400 staff on the day that Thatcher banned trade unions at GCHQ (reversed many years later), Picketing Tory Party conference at Blackpool (was fun shouting at the Tories as they trooped in for the Thatch love-in!).

One of the saddest days was taking food to one of the local miners wefare clubs on the day the dispute crumbled in 1984. The miners' wives had worked miracles making meals for the local families affected and my union and others had collected money and foodstuffs for months.

Despite the obvious defeat there was an amazing feeling of pride, solidarity and defiance in that hall in Prestonpans.

I cried like a baby after I left the hall...but proudly applauded a day or so later when the Bilston Glen colliery band led the striking miners back to work. The pit was a so called "super pit" - modern, efficient with decades of high quality accessible reserves. It closed a few years later.

In 84 I was Planting Wheat and building an all faiths Peace Chapel in Molesworth the second American Cruise Missile base that was John Majors constituency of Huntingdon befor being Surrounded by 7000 Paras,Police and "Tarzan"

Awaiting the presence

A Pleasure to be 10 foot from the next PM

Great pics Keith - hope you had an enjoyable day.

Yours in struggle!

G

No bodyguards needed

and yes a wonderfull day with folk who dont worship at the altar of seperation

Ive got a MP4 video but cant seem to upload it

Publish it on Youtube and then provide a link to it

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