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Anne Scargill.
Anne Scargill.
Photo: Graham Carr
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Anne Scargill seen being interviewed for the TV after her protest against pit closures.She and three other women staged a sit in at the pit bottom having sneaked in to the pit with a group of visitors,the protest lasted for four days.

Comment by: bob b on 6th March 2009 at 11:23

We needed more people like Anne to fight against injustices,if more people had spoke up against pit closures and stopped it, this country would have been a lot better place, Anne a lot better person than Thatcher the Kiddies milk snatcher.

Comment by: Terry Reynolds on 19th August 2014 at 18:18

Remember taking Anne and the other girls around on a "Pit Visit" , didnt recognise who she was till we got back to pit bottom , Then had the honour of phoning John Watkings and telling him the good news! He wasnt a Happie Chappie at the time .

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