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Lesbians & Gay Men Support the Miners, badge
Blake, Jonathan
(manufacturer)
W. Reeves & Co. Ltd.
(manufacturer)
Badge produced by Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners (LGSM) in 1985, and worn by Mark Ashton, co-founder of LGSM. LGSM was founded by Mark Ashton and Mike Jackson to support striking miners during the 1984-85 miners’ strike. The London branch twinned with the Neath, Dulais and Swansea Valley Miners’ Support Group, which embraced several collieries from the three valleys.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2022.9/1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners
Association Type: Associated date
Date: 1984-1985
Associated Person/Body: Ashton, Mark
Association Type: Associated person
Creation/Production
Acquisition
donation, 5/7/2022
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 26
Height
(mm): 7
Weight
(g): 6.7
Material
Metal
Enamel
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