Miners Strike 1984 - Protest March
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Coal miners' protest march in the Miners Strike of 1984-1985.
A protest march by striking Welsh coal miners through the streets of a Rhymney valley town with banners from the Welsh pit union lodges - filmed at the height of the miners strike of 1984-1985.
From:
The Chartists
First broadcast
:
23 October 1984
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Miners strike, coal industry
Notes : Use clip as an introduction to the miners strike of 1984-1985. How did the strike come about? What was the role of Arthur Scargill? Why did some miners carry on working? Pupils could ask family members what they remember of the strike.
