| Description | Chris Gregory describes the scene at rally in Civic Hall, Barnsley. The rally was organised by Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures. Extracts from speeches by Ann Hunter (chairperson of rally), Lorraine Hunter, two miners' wives from Nottinghamshire and Arthur Scargill. Interviews with Chris Hall (of Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures), various miners' wives, nurses from South Wales raining community, miners' wives from Wales, and Susan Sykes, miner's wife from Grimethorpe. They give their views on the dispute, on the role women are playing in it, and the effects on their home life.
First side of cassette. |