trost in their hair, after spending the night in Sherwood Forest.
Welbeck miners from one face walked out 1n protest. At a nearby pit the union official led his men out after being stopped by police four times on the way to work.
Mark, of the Welbeck miners supporting the action, explane what he'd seen: "The TO SHIC were marched the pit down to the river and into the swamp. wen one them tried to get out he was arrested.
During the week were circulating as to whether the area executive was advising Nottingham miners to respect picket lines. On Thursday two-thirds of Blidtingham pits working normally is truth.
'Miners' wives near Blidworth colliery last week brought food and drink to the Yorkshire pickets showing some of the local people do support the strike.
Women Support the Miners Benefit Narrowboat Inn Canal St, Nottingham Fri 30 March Spr Late bar Adm: £1.50/75p Organised by Vottingham and Carltor Labour Party Women's Section Socialist Action 30 March 1984 THE North Derbyshire NUM Council decided to reverse the narrow ballot vote against the strike. Dave Crowther, a council member from Warsop Main pit, explained the change around: Derbyshire. It was clear that only the brook colliery, voting 70 per cent against, had tippeo une scale. But the towards the strike and most other pits were determined to come out.
by 12 to 2 to recommend strike action throughout the area. After that we convened mass meetings in all the large pits to get active agreement to this decision.
hall, and after a long discussion we finally convineed a narrow majority to support the strike. We're then we'll be on the road.' bite.
"The ballot was never seen as binding on North big Shirtide has been turning 'After a thorough discussion the council voted 'At Shirbrook we had over 800 miners in the spending the next two days firming up our support With North Derbyshire solid almost every pit in the area sent large delegations down south and by Thursday morning the pickets had begun to