Melanie and the Miners' Strike

"Cultural Capital. Who and where holds cultural capital? I was in and raised in Leeds and it always seemed like it was elsewhere, well certainly funding has gone elsewhere. 

I found these two photo boxes underneath the bed when visiting home for Christmas. The pictures were mainly taken around 1984, during the Miners' Strike and Thatcher years, of which parts of the North have still not recovered from. 

My mum, Melanie, happened to turn 18 that year - alongside many of her friends. 

In my childhood, I remember coming downstairs on weekend mornings or home to a room full of laughter and at least three of my mum's friends sitting and chatting. Squeezed in between long work weeks were Sunday dinners and Saturday nights out. I grew up with the notion that your female friends got you through all decades of your life. It was nice to find images from years before I was born and see not much has changed. My mum has always loved her friends and a good night out. 

Title: Melanie and the Miners' Strike 
Publisher: IDEA, 2025
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Format: Softcover with tip-on print + debossed foil title 
Size: 16cm x 24cm 128 Pages
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