Memorials For Labour History in the United Kingdom

Contributed by Doug Nicholls

Badges play a big part in the trade union movement tradition. See the Trade Union Badge Collector’s Society: https://tubcs.wordpress.com/

Banners play an essential role in trade unions and have been presented in many publications. To see many of the banners flying proudly today link to anything to do with the Durham Miners’ Gala the biggest annual cultural and political event of the working class movement in Britain: https://www.durhamminers.org/gala

Another major annual event commemorates the Tolpuddle martyrs the first trade unionists transported to Australia for the crime of forming a union: https://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/festival

There are many other annual trade union related festivals and events. See:

• https://www.womenchainmakers.org.uk/ 
• https://wigandiggersfestival.org/ 
• https://socialistchoir.org.uk/s