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Mine seems to have strangely disappeared. How Odd......................
Cant remember soup kitchens in Darfield in the Miners strike.
I recall the WMC'S issuing food parcels, but I cant say it was an everyday sight, It was something that really kicked off when they got to Sept time and the 6 month mark and it was obvious that the miners had lost.
It was a disgrace that one of the most richest unions in the world at the time did not make strike payments. Scargill himself wanted them to suffer for his political aims.
The most sickening thing I saw was the "better red or dead" graffiti on the wall on the 90 degree bend, next to the old cinema/bingo. (Snape hill road) A few years earlier I had visited Poland to see relatives behind the iron curtain and before the Gdansk revolt, It stuck in my mind the atmosphere was exactly the same.
Soup Kitchens and Food Banks are one thing, standing in line for a can of meat and bread all morning like they did in Poland everyday is quite another.
AND TO ADD. We have contributed to a food bank every month for over 15 years, both here and in Australia. (here is a good place to start)
