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.
5. Speach time
A number of different speaches were given at the festival. Photo: Frank Reid
8. National Education Union
Representatives of the National Education Union bear their flag at the festival. Photo: Frank Reid
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