tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998901375162827260.post1794248360957830964..comments2024-03-26T13:14:16.760+00:00Comments on teifidancer: Women of the Working Class ( animated short film to mark the 30th anniversary 0f 1984/85 Miner's Strike)teifidancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476044378212084216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998901375162827260.post-30111703847069645932014-03-21T02:16:55.808+00:002014-03-21T02:16:55.808+00:00True. The social situation in that mining area was...True. The social situation in that mining area was really bad. I remember having seen some children in rags. My Yorkshire friend, who was a teacher in a primary school there, told me so much about the problems of the miners' wifes and the difficulties in bringing up children. It had to explode in some way. Thank you Maggie Tatcher!<br />FrancaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998901375162827260.post-12623483204799124742014-03-20T14:15:19.315+00:002014-03-20T14:15:19.315+00:00No you are correct.....it is in South Yorkshire......No you are correct.....it is in South Yorkshire..... you were there just before the tumultuous times of the miners strile, but you would have witnessed the hardships, and their daily struggle. all the best.teifidancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476044378212084216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998901375162827260.post-63138514059695977012014-03-20T11:36:18.738+00:002014-03-20T11:36:18.738+00:00Is it Barnsley in Yorkshire or somewhere else? I s...Is it Barnsley in Yorkshire or somewhere else? I stayed up there just 4 miles away from Barnsley a couple of times in 1982 and 83 and was impressed by the poor life of the unemployed miners's families.<br />Franca Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com