THE NATIONS FUTURE OVER 700 people marched through Manchester in support of the miners on Day holiday. They were led by large delegations from Lancashire and North Yorkshire pits.
The rally in St Peters' Square was adressed bI Jack Taylor, president of the Yorkshire NUM. He started his speech strong congratulations the Lancashire miners for successfully getting five pits out on strike.
'This about Jack Taylor or Sid Vincent, it's about you', he said, 'If you believe that then you're going tọ win.' Other speakers includ ed Bob Litherland M' Eddie Newman, Euro election candidate, and Colin Lenton of Bold colliery NUM Colin started his speech by apologising for the absence Vincent, leader of the Lancs NUM. sorty couldn't make it this morning, gone work at Agecroft.' Agecroft is now the : only Lanes pit not on strike.
Agecroft will be the scene of mass picketing this week with 500 flying pickels rom une vurlal field swelling the ranks of anc ters l alicly ting to get Agecroft out on Val Dunn, chairing the rally, said that her union the bakers' was providing £50 of bread a week to pickets in the area She other speakers called for the Labour Party's 50p a week levy to be implemented.