[Richard W. Morris, a miner at the time, describes a ‘morale boosting’ event organised by the Miners Executive during the 1926 General Strike]

Burnhope is a tiny village, with a small pit, on an almost unknown side road [...] You could not have had a more rural setting, and the particular spot chosen proved to be a natural amphitheatre for just such an occasion.  Seldom have I seen so many miners and their families in one huge throng, except perhaps at the Big Meeting on their Gala Day at Durham. Once again, the sun shone, and it brought out the bands and banners from miles away[.]