Villagers in the ex-colliery community once dubbed "Little Moscow" plan to repeat a parade of the old pit banner prior to this year's Durham Miners' Gala.
The banner of the former miners' lodge at Chopwell, in the Derwent Valley, between Consett and Gateshead, has been laid up at North-East NUM headquarters, at Redhills, Durham, since the pit closure in 1966.
But after a successful revival of the traditional banner parade prior to last year's gala, plans are afoot to repeat the event before this year's Big Meeting, in July.
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