Deaf Hill Miners Banner Group

11/11/2024

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On Armistice Day, we remember the 40,000 members of the Durham Miners' Association who served during the First World War.

Pictured are recruits gathered on the Racecourse - the site then and now of the Durham Miners' Gala - following the outbreak of war.

By the time the Gala returned in July 1919, more than 10,000 DMA members had lost their lives, and 5,000 remained in the armed forces.

22/10/2024

Picture courtesy of James Madrell.

Deaf Hill Colliery Band. Approx, 1951. After being awarded 1st prize at a contest at Newcastle City Hall. James Mardel second row down, second right on tenor horn.

If anyone can put names to the other faces please do so.

05/10/2024

Deaf Hill Lodge Miners Banner proudly displayed at Houghton Community Centre today as part of Houghton Feast.

01/10/2024

Deaf Hill United Football Club - Mid Durham Cup - Deaf Hill

Postcard photograph entitled Deaf Hill United 1908-09 Mid Durham Cup, showing the members of the team lined up on a ground with a football net behind them and, behind that, a hill with a house on its summit, a member of the team is holding the cup.

Date: 1908 - 1909

01/10/2024

Station Road - Deaf Hill

Photograph of Station Road East & West taken 1968, also on the right is Deaf Hill Miner's Welfare.

30/09/2024

This is a pic taken from Trimdon Times by Ante Greathead, attached to this pic on there is his story of a cage accident in 1929 at Deaf Hill Colliery which unfortunately involved his dad.

Here you can find the link to this event.

https://trimdon.com/trimdon-history/cage-accident-1929/

30/09/2024

This is a great colour picture of Deaf Hill Colliery took on the bend of Wingate road, if anyone knows of a date and the names of the two chaps in the front it would be much appreciated.

The chap on the left stood back a bit is Fred Hope.

28/09/2024

From the Durham Cathedral website
22 October - 7 November
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85, and celebrating the continuing solidarity of the Durham mining communities, a colourful selection of at least 40 banners from the region’s many union lodges will be displayed around Durham Cathedral this autumn including the new Deaf Hill banner and the new Wheatley Hill banner that were blessed this year in the cathedral as part of the Durham Miners Gala.

28/09/2024

From the Durham Cathedral website
22 October - 7 November
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85, and celebrating the continuing solidarity of the Durham mining communities, a colourful selection of at least 40 banners from the region’s many union lodges will be displayed around Durham Cathedral this autumn including the new Deaf Hill banner that was blessed this year in the cathedral as part of the Durham Miners Gala.

17/09/2024

31/08/2024

A great couple of old photos of Deaf Hill Colliery which I've colourised.

13/07/2024

Wind, rain or shine the new Deaf Hill Lodge Miners Banner will be flying high proudly displayed through the streets of Deaf Hill and then onto the main event itself Durham Miners Gala in which it will be blessed at Durham Cathedral.