The festival commemorates the 1832 story of the Seven Men of Jarrow who were deported to an Australian penal colony for a crime they almost certainly did not commit.
It also marks Jarrow’s role in the history of Britain’s industrial relations since the 1830s, with this year’s event set to commemorate the centenary of the General Strike, the Durham lock out and 90 years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
1. Flag at the ready
Flags are primed ready for the procession through town. Photo: Frank Reid
3. Remembering them
Scores of people attended the Jarrow Rebel Town Festival. Photo: Frank Reid
4. Gathered together
The ever-popular Jarrow Rebel Town Festival returned to the borough this weekend. Photo: Frank Reid
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