families.
On Wednesday November it was the turn of Sunnyside, Rotherham Silverwood miners live. Philip Wainwright joined three other scabs who have betrayed their workmates by golng into the pit. He returned escorted by five HONE vanloads of police.
Another val full of police patrolled the estate. Five or six more vans were in reserve. A further 20-30 police marched through tne streets protect Wainwright, his wife and unree children, as they were moved out in a police van. was grabbed by the throat for shouting 'Maggie Thatcher's bootboys' at a line of DOlICC Fighting broke out and four arrests were made.
In the 'flare up, Mrs Edith Martin was pushed over an 18-inch high wall. As fighting spilled over onto the gardens police vans took those arrested away to jeers from the crowd denied any intimidation or provocation against miner's families. But miners' wife, Chris Wigglesworth had a different view. were stood around and a young lad walked past and one copper er she mothere shouted well, fuck This mother was stood there and didn't like them saying that so he asked one copper but he wouldn't. have to put up with.
'Another woman, who is under the doctor for her heart, was knocked over a wall. The police two fingered her made obscene gestures. They say you charge?" and shout at us women calling us sluts and whores. What are we supposed to do?' Shortly after midnight that same day there was a second flare up when the windows OI Wainwrights's house had bricks thrown though them.
Seven miners were arrested, four of whom were David, Robert, oroteis Michael, and Paul Boyle. All "besetting the house of a Well charged with working miner' Other charges included assulting a police officer. obstructing the highway, and breach of the peace. David Boyle also charged with 'possessing wcaull dog lead which he had been carrying as he was accompanied by his dog When the youllg miners appeared in court Lne following day their black eyes swollen faces clearly showed they had been beaten. Six were remanded 1n custody in Armley prison for a week.
On the picket line at Silverwood on Friday teams were being organis ed go out the knocker to mobilise more miners. Police intimidanot pay. The picket line is still growing.
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ing communities. Massive police operations are be- ing carried out to escort scabs into work. Police are swamping villages to intimidate miners and their