Langley Park Miners' Banner

09/05/2026

Thanks to the incredible support from our community, this will be the first time in 20 years that Langley Park has a banner at the Gala. A huge moment for our village and something we can all be proud of.

Now we need volunteers to march it through Durham!

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER TO CARRY THE BANNER AT THE GALA
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📅 Saturday 11 July 2026
⏰ Meet at 8:30am
📍 Bridge Hotel, Durham (next to Dominos Pizza, opposite The Station House pub)

If you are unable to meet us at the starting point then feel free to join us at any point of our route. We’ll be marching alongside the Sacriston banner, and we want to give a massive thank you to them for their support!

Everyone is welcome to attend the banner blessing at Durham Cathedral. Please arrive early as it fills up quickly.
Procession starts: 2:30pm
Service begins: 3:00pm

Can’t make the Gala? Don’t worry!
The banner will be on display all day on Friday 10 July at Langley Park Miners’ Institute. Bring your family along and come and see this important piece of our community’s history and future.

This year marks a proud and long-awaited return, as Langley Park Village takes part in the Miners’ Gala for the first time in over 20 years. The Gala is a deeply meaningful tradition, celebrating the heritage, community spirit, and the legacy of working class culture across the region. We are invi...

28/04/2026

A big thank you to everyone who came to our AGM and coffee morning on Saturday. We elected the group’s officers, shared an update on the banner (now very close to completion), and it was great to see the full design for the first time.

We also had a brilliant display of mining artefacts, toys and games from Beamish, alongside old photos from the village.

The banner will make its debut at this year’s Durham Miners’ Gala on 11 July. If you couldn’t make it but would like to carry the banner, please get in touch

11/04/2026

Reminder to join us on Saturday 18 April at 10am at the Miners’ Institute for the Langley Park Miners’ Banner Group AGM and Coffee Morning! ☕

We’ll be electing officers, sharing an update on the new banner and outlining plans for this year’s Miners’ Gala. We'll also be joined by a representative of Beamish Museum!

02/04/2026

We first visited Langley Park Primary School in March last year to gather ideas and inspiration from the pupils as we began designing the side reflecting the modern village of Langley Park on the Miners’ Banner.

Today, we returned with the design created by Emma from Durham Bannermakers. The children were very excited to see the final result and were delighted to hear that they will all receive a badge featuring the design.

Head Teacher Mr Mordue showed great interest in the process, and all staff and Governors were also presented with a badge.

Please come along to the Langley Park Miners’ Institute at 10am on the 18th of April to find out more about the new banner and this year’s gala.

20/03/2026

There will be a Langley Park Miners’ Banner Group AGM and Coffee Morning on Saturday 18 April 2026 at 10am at the Miners’ Institute.

At the AGM we will elect the group’s officers and provide an update on our activities and the progress of the new banner, which is now close to completion and set to debut at this year’s Miners’ Gala. You’ll also be able to see the full banner design, hear about plans for the Gala, and sign up to walk behind the banner.

There’ll be a coffee morning alongside the meeting, so please come along for a chat and to support the group. This is also a chance to bring along any photos you may have of the mining community to share and discuss.

If you can’t make it but would like to walk with the banner at the Gala, please drop us a message to let us know.

07/11/2025

Yesterday was the final day of our photography exhibition, Mining Memories - Remembering the roots Langley Park. Sinead Livingston, founder and choir leader of The Singergy Collective, which includes the Langley Larks, dropped in and gave us a wonderful surprise by singing Farewell Johnny Miner. Sinead's beautiful rendition of Ed Pickford's song brought us to tears! Thank you Sinead!

05/11/2025

Just a reminder that the exhibition is open today until 4pm.

Tomorrow will be the final chance to see the amazing photography by Mark Pinder and archive photographs of Langley Park! We’ll be open from 10am to 4pm for the last day.

Thank you so much to everyone who has visited and supported the exhibition so far!

03/11/2025

Reminder that the photography exhibition Minining Memories: Remembering the Roots of Langley Park will be open late until 7pm tonight

We will also be drawing the raffle tonight so today will be the last chance to buy raffle tickets!

01/11/2025

Our exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closure of Langley Park pit is open today 10am-2pm.

Come along to the institute to see historic mining photography and archive photos of Langley Park

30/10/2025

📣 Tonight we will hold a special event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closure of Langley Park colliery. Join us at the Institute 5-7pm for guest speakers and light refreshments.

The exhibition will continue to be open until Thursday 6th November and is open to all

Thank you to everyone who had already visited the exhibition. It’s been amazing to see the turnout and hear such positive feedback 😄