Durham Miners Association and No Sweat presents...

STAND UP FOR THE MINERS

A night of comedy and politics, in support of the Durham Miners Gala at the historic and recently reopened  Redhills - Durham Miners Hall.

Starring...         

the legendary Mark Thomas
and brilliant County Durham comic Elaine Robertson

And hosted by the fabulous Andrew O'Neill.

The evening will also feature a panel discussion (details TBC).

All proceeds will go to the Marras - Friends of Durham Miners Gala.

Friday 27 March 2026 • Redhills – Durham Miners Hall • Flass Street • Durham DH1 4BE • 7pm – 10.30pm

Tickets £20 and all proceeds will go to support the Durham Miners Gala. If you can, please also make an extra donation when you buy your tickets.

• For more than a century, the Gala was funded by the working miners of the Durham coalfield. It is their gift to us all. Following the closure of the collieries, the DMA joined the major trade unions to create the not-for-profit Friends of Durham Miners Gala. Those who chip in are known as 'Marras'  – a Durham miners' term for a trusted friend or colleague. Join our band of Marras here.

• Stand Up For The Miners is presented by No Sweat, the grassroots campaign that builds solidarity among workers' worldwide and makes the T-shirt that fights sweatshop labour! No Sweat is also the official supper to the Durham Miners Gala. Find out more about No Sweat here.
• The 140th Durham Miners Gala takes place on Saturday 11 July 2026.