A NURSE and a postal worker will top the list of speakers at this Saturday’s Durham Miners Gala, organisers announced today.
Holly Johnston, a nurse and GMB member, and the Communication Workers Union’s Rohan Kon, a postie, are set to address about 200,000 people at the annual celebration of socialism.
The “Big Meeting,” which is being held for the first time since 2019 following Covid-19 disruption, will see a “massive demonstration of public support for our key workers,” the Durham Miners Association said.
The Gala’s core message of working-class solidarity offers renewed hope and provides the antidote to the anti-worker policies of Reform UK, argues IAN LAVERY MP
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025


