THE 121st Durham Miners Gala – the Big Meeting to generations of North East mining folk – will take place on Saturday July 9th thanks to continuing sponsorship support from North East and Cumbria Co-op. Fears that the historic Gala – the British labour movement's showpiece summer event – would wither and die after the closure of the last Durham colliery more than a decade ago have been dispelled and now the event is bigger and better than it has been for years with more banners and ...