Making food parcels, Florence Colliery, Longton

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Date:1984

Description:During the miners’ strike of 1984-1985 striking workers received no pay or benefits and many families fell on hard times. People donated food to local collection points like this one at Florence colliery and the food was then parcelled up and sent to needy families.

This image is reproduced by the kind permission of the North Staffordshire Miners’ Wives Action Group.

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Source: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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