The Durham Miners' Gala and the spirit of community

Mary Mellor; Carol Stephenson

doi:10.1093/cdj/bsi020

The Durham Miners' Gala and the spirit of community

Mary Mellor, Carol Stephenson

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Can industrial communities survive the loss of their industrial heritage? Can communities once thought to be in terminal decline reinvigorate themselves? Evidence from the Durham coalmining communities suggests that the answer to both questions is yes. This paper presents evidence from a study of the annual Durham Miners' Gala - the Big Meeting - that reflects a revival of community vitality around the event. Together with an analysis of the Gala itself, the complex background to the resilience of the mining communities is explored.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	343-351
Journal	Community Development Journal
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi020
Publication status	Published - Jul 2005

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