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Heather Wood
Anne Scargill (with parcel), with Betty Heathfield (centre),
Features / 11 April 2025
11 April 2025
HEATHER WOOD pays tribute to a champion of working-class women and a fierce voice of solidarity
Features / 23 December 2024
23 December 2024
HEATHER WOOD tells the story of how she led the women of her mining community to tackle Christmas 1984 with militant working-class organisation and dedication, from cataloguing each family to collecting and distributing presents
Women Against Pit Closures strike anniversary event in Durha
Features / 2 November 2024
2 November 2024
Women have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike against pit closures, and there’s more to come writes HEATHER WOOD
A RADICAL POSE: Neil Kinnock, then Labour Party leader, addr
Features / 2 August 2024
2 August 2024
Leaving after 50 years in the Labour Party, national secretary of Women Against Pit Closures HEATHER WOOD says Reeves’ and Starmer’s winter fuel allowance cuts are a red line crossed — and calls for widespread union resistance
INDOMITABLE: The Welsh contingent of miner’s wives and the
Durham Miners' Gala / 13 July 2024
13 July 2024
HEATHER WOOD, national secretary of Women Against Pit Closures charts her journey and the journey mining community women like her, from 1984 to Durham Gala 2024, explaining why this day remains vital for families decades after closures
STAYING UNITED: Heather Wood, (front, centre) next to Betty
Features / 2 March 2024
2 March 2024
As hundreds of women gather in Durham today to celebrate their role in fighting pit closures 40 years ago, HEATHER WOOD reflects on experiences in her own mining community, Easington in County Durham