The Big Meeting
i was born 1957, so my memories are after that, my parents used to take us each year to the big meeting,where all the collierys had big banners and each had there own brass bands,they would progress allong th streets of durham loud,colourfull,proud as punch,all in there sunday best,,a fine day out for the whole city ,vilage after village all the people singing allong to the bands,my grandfather james george jolly did many drawings and paintings in oils of the proceedings,,
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RE: RE: The Big Meeting
My mother was born in Brancepeth in 1914 when this photograph was taken. My cousin and I are going there this month to trace our family. Their anme was Lofus and their parents were Martin and Mary and the children's names were Janet (Jenny), Sabina (Bina), Stevphen (Steve) Winifred (Winnie - my mother), Margaret (Peg), Mildred (Liddy) and John (Twins) and Thomas (Tom).
My grandfather worked in the grounds of the Castle - I think as a gardener?
Has anyone ever heard of the family. They moved to Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders around 1926 so most of them would have gone to the local school in Brandon perhaps?
Comment from Ellenor Anwyl on Monday, 4th July 2011.