On July 22nd at 8.02pm BBC radio 4 will broadcast a repeat of a programme
based on Les Pickersgills'"Diary of a Flying Picket". Les was a miner at
Grimethorpe Colliery in the Barnsley Area and I understand that the diary
was made as the 1984/5 strike progressed on a day to day basis. I for one
will not miss this opportunity to hear Les' expressions of what the strike
meant to him and no doubt "speaking" for many more miners and families that
were dragged to their knees during this political battle.
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