Cultureshock

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"Oh no I’m not wearing that" my mam called as my nana stood proudly holding her new homemade dress. The problem was it was the middle of the miners strike and money was really tight.

It was 1984 and my granda was a loco driver at Easington pit. The news had broke that the miners were to go on strike. From then onwards my nana would sit for hours with her singer sewing machine cutting out patterns then proudly holding up the finished garments for my mam and uncle to wear.

My mam told me how families would gather to swap toys with the other children so they would have something new and different to play with.

How life has changed today! xboxes, football strips and designer clothes are all the rage with me. How I laugh when I look at old photos and the stories my granda tells me. The biggest shock was when we visited the site where the pit used to stand.

All that’s left is a cage that was actually used down the pit and a lovely little flower garden and fields.

Which reminds me "is it time to play football yet" I call out to my mam.