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Mining village celebrates Margaret Thatcher's funeral
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Apr 17, 2013 10:00am |
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| Author | BBC News |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 17, 2013 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The funeral of Baroness Thatcher has been marked by residents of a village scarred by pit closures.
Banners and bunting were hung in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, in protest at her policies, as mourners gathered for the funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.
A horse-drawn, open coffin housing an effigy of the ex-prime minister was paraded through the village.
The effigy was set on fire on waste ground at around 15:15 BST and fireworks let off.
Heather Hopwood, landlady of the Rusty Dudley, in Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, said the village had "died" since the pit closure in 1994.
She said: "It was a brilliant community, it was really busy, but now everything has gone dead because no-one has got any money, there's no jobs."
The effigy was put up outside the Union Jack social club with signs reading: "Thatcher the milk snatcher" and "Thatcher the scab".
One property in the town displayed a huge sign saying: "The Lady's not for turning but tonight she'll be for burning."
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