Durham Miners' Gala

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:annual_event
labour festival
gptkbp:associatedWith coal mining
trade unionism
working-class culture
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culminatesIn gptkb:Durham_Racecourse
gptkbp:date second Saturday in July
gptkbp:features marching bands
community groups
colliery banners
gptkbp:firstHeld 1871
gptkbp:frequency annual
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:trade_unionist
celebrates mining heritage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Durham Miners' Gala
gptkbp:location gptkb:Durham,_England
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:ritual
speeches
brass band performances
parade of miners' banners
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
local newspapers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Big_Meeting
gptkbp:notableSpeaker politicians
Labour Party leaders
trade union leaders
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Durham_Miners'_Association
gptkbp:paradeRoute through Durham city centre
gptkbp:participants tens of thousands
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:COVID-19_pandemic
gptkbp:website https://www.durhamminers.org/gala
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Durham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5