WOMEN who fought to save Britain’s coalmining industry in 1984-5 reunited in celebration in Durham on Saturday.

Activists with the Women Against Pit Closures movement gathered in the city, which was at the heart of the Durham coalfield, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the start of the miners’ strike against pit closures this week.

They marched proudly, many carrying their original banners from the strike, from Durham Cathedral to a celebration held at Durham Students’ Union.