The Durham Miners Gala returns next month and part of the traditional parade will have to be on a new route due to redevelopment works in the city centre. The Gala is due to return on Saturday, July 9 after missing the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Road closures will be in place from 5am to enable the Gala to parade through the city’s streets. The redevelopment of the city’s bus station and the need for service buses to use North Road means that the Gala cannot parade down North Road this year.
Organisers the Durham Miners Association (DMA) have been working with Durham County Council and Durham Police to find a new route for this part of the Gala. The DMA has also been liaising with the county’s banner groups that form the backbone of the event, as well as the trade unions that support and participate in the Gala.
