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Paying tribute to miners who gave their lives in war

Sunderland Echo

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November 07, 2025

Wearside's heroic miners who gave their lives in war will be remembered in a poignant concert.

- by Chris Cordner

Thousands of pit workers died in battle and tickets are now available for the event to remember them at Redhills Durham Miners Hall on Sunday.

It is called By Our Life's Ember in tribute to the poem 'Miners' by war poet Wilfred Owen.

Highlights will include the Durham Miners Association Brass Band and Lirica vocal ensemble performing in the building, which is famously known as the 'Pitmans Parliament'.

A spokesperson said: "The concert is dedicated to the many thousands of miners who gave their lives in service, and to remembering the generations of miners whose courage, sacrifice, and solidarity shaped our region's identity.

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