SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Free holidays for miners

Socialist Action No. 67, 27 July 1984 · p. 4 of the scan · 312 words

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DUMBARTON district council, returned with a massive Labour majority in the elections, is to provide free holiday accommodation for striking miners their families.

Groups CarGowall Ayrshire Dalkeith • 200 people in all will guests of honour in the district over three weeks.

They will be over acces all the council's : recreation facilities with the sponsorship of local unions, taken on free outings the local i country-side.

By lan Cameron, Dumbarton LPYS Dumbarton LPYS are organising regular discos gigs STOr the many young people the mining communities who will be visiting the well as Consults street collections for the NUM strike fund.

This kind of practica solidarity by the Party is a vital boost strikers' morale as well as helping others to unders tand the real issues in the dispute not churned out by the media.

Just to emphasise the point, the council voted to display a 20-foot banner the council chamber proclaiming:

Dumbarton District Council Supports the Miners' Other Labour controlled councils should follow suit publicly themselves as supporters of the miners struggle.

Ealing

Union Cluh, 33 Action High St. London W3 Southampton /o NUPE District Office. 93 Leigh Rd, Eastleigh, Hants Cardiff Room 219, Transport House, , 1 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff. Tel: 0222 31176 Hounslow c/o lan MacDonald, 220 Hounslow, Middx. Tel: 01-577 3429 Medway c/o Vince Drongin Medway Towns Trades 1 Council, 19 Randal Rd. Chatham. Kent Bury c/o Brian Marden, 061-764 9648 Oxford c/o Claimants Union, Princes St. Oxford Leeds 9 Queens Sq. Leeds 2 c/o Labour and Trade Union Club. Limes Grove. Lewisham, London Haringey c/o Unemployed Workers' Centre, 28 High Rd London NI7.

York

c/o Terry, 3 Scaife St. York. Tel: 0904 25223 Brent 375 Willesden High Road London Nwli Birkenhead Unemployed Resources Centre, Argyle St South 'next to Central sin)

Birkenhead. Tel: 051-647 3904.

Leamington Meets Sunday 7.30pm, Stoneleigh Arms, Clemen

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