Galleries across County Durham are hosting a year-long centenary focus on one of the North Eastās most celebrated artists, Norman Cornish. Norman Cornishās depiction of mining life in north east England captured the working heart of pitmen and their...
Growing up in a north east mining village I know all too well the part minersā wives played in supporting the minerās strike of 1984-85. Their protests were often ones of survival; sitting for hours on the cold city streets, raising awareness of the...
Iām coming a bit late to the party with this one I know, but when something is this good I donāt think too many people can shout about it or shout too loud. I missed press night because I was in York for the official launch of my latest book with...
Having grown up in a pit village during the miners’ strike of 1984 I can relate to the story of Tinned Goods in an immediate way that brings to the surface many memories of my own. But you donāt need any connection to mining for the troubles...
Carmel Thomason
