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The Big Meeting of socialist hearts, minds and aspirations
PETER LAZENBY recommends an inspiring new documentary on the Durham Miners’ Gala


BY FAR the best way to experience the unique event that is the Durham Miners’ Gala is of course to attend it.

But if you’ve never managed to get to the Gala, which takes place on the second Saturday every July, then you can get a taste of it by going seeing the film The Big Meeting which gets its cinema release on September 6.

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