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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 10h
North of the Tyne today hunting Northumberland's mining heritage.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well I'd been resting this so as not to keep annoying you with it but hey if I'm ranting about care then I might as well share it again 😔
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our documentary, Defiant, is hitting the Toon the neet 😄 if you're in or near Newcastle then it's a great central location to see it, and a marvellous building. thecommonroom.org.uk/event/defian...
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DEFIANT: County Durham, The Miners' Strike & its Legacy [Film] - The Common Room
Film Screening. We are proud to work alongside Redhills Durham to organise and support the screening of this documentary...
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
History recreated! One year ago today and 201 years ago! Happy Birthday to the Stockton & Darlington Railway! 🎂
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our new film project with Dry Water Arts News and partners is featured in the news today 😀 www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/heritage-and...
northumberlandgazette.co.uk
North East tradition with strong Amble roots at the heart of new heritage project
A new project to save and celebrate a North East tradition with strong links to Amble is coming to Dry Water Arts.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Really excited to be working with Dry Water Arts in Amble to tell the story of Rapper Sword Dancing and the brilliant Frank Lee, the last of the Rapper Sword makers! Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Morris Federation, Redhills Durham, Beamish Museum and Bailifgate Museum
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lovely night screening 'Defiant' at the Witham in Barnard Castle. Thanks to everyone who came along 🤩
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lovely to catch up with Ray and Keith from Save Our Homes in Horden today. Finding out about their recent court victory and the next steps in the campaign. 👍
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Three years ago today, filming the installation of 'The Herring Girl' by Ray Lonsdale at North Shields. A project from the unstoppable North Shields Fishermans' Heritage Project 🐟
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lovely time filming with Durham Folk Festival today (on all weekend). Friends old and new sharing what they are passionate about! 🤩
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A great day ahead tomorrow for Weardale Together and the good folks of the valley. They will be sharing the results of recent community work and consultations, plus screening a film we were delighted to produce with everyone. - Stanhope Methodist School Rooms from 10am Sat 19th of Sept 😃
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Part of today has involved the incomparable work of Tish Murtha. An incredible body of work, about her own community. A celebration of life, challenges and change. Some of Tyneside's most important documentary photography.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Brilliant night last night with the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham at the 'Foundation for Good' in Consett. The Foundation were being presented with the 'King's Award for Voluntary Service'. Such incredible work done by all at the Foundation.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Macklemore's statement on Palestine and Ed Sheeran is calm, measured, from the heart, and absolutely correct. Stand for something or stand for nothing, there is no apolitical when we're talking about the murder of tens of thousands of children, and more. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Stanhope Show day today! The fab Stanhope Silver Band leading the way 😃 Filming for Weardale Together
Stanhope Silver Band marching outsid ethe old town hallClose up of Stanhope Silver Band member playing a tromboneClose up of Stanhope Silver Band members playing trombonesStanhope Silver Band crossing the stepping stones over the River Wear
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Got this just now. Thanks to your generous donations we're hopefully making a difference to the Lewy Body Society in fighting Lewy Body Dementia.

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You’re a top 5% fundraiser, Marie
Your page was one of the most successful JustGiving pages last month. Out of thousands of fundraisers, you were in the top 5%. Congrats on raising so much for The Lewy Body Society - you're an absolute hero.
Share this epic achievement! Thank your supporters and encourage others to donate. Remember to tag your friends and family so more people can see it.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
More interesting things we've been up to!
Sherman tank in Bastogne, BelgiumBrass model V1 rocket lampThe town of Buillion town and castle in Belgium
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Busy time!
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Haven't done any black and white for a good long while, I should get back to some of that at some point. Here are some from over the years. #Photography #ThePhotoHour #BlackandWhite
2 cooling towers of a power station - it's very cloudya loch, with low mountains and a small town visible across the middle. The sky, and so reflection, are mostly cleara strip of steep land diagonally from bottom left to middle right, with a power line on it. Behind there are stormy clouds and the seaLee House in Peterlee, a severe looking building with sets of three, thin, vertical windows, the angle is looking up at it on a slight diagonal
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
First new* picture in a long time, The Wolfson Building taken from the Tees at Stockton. Part of Durham University. *end of May, just haven't had the time, will, or energy to look at the handful of photos I've taken this year. #Photography #architecture
a long, mostly low building taken from the river. It has three taller bits that are pleasantly situated at equally spaced intervals, though the left and right are taller than the middle bit. Trees are obscuring most of the lower parts of the building
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton... business woman, singer /songwriter/ philanthropist / raconteur and thoroughly decent human being. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a... such a loss.
theguardian.com
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thank you, doesn't even begin to cover it.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today also involved chatting with Jess and Fraser from Consett's 'Foundation for Good', grass roots community support at its finest.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Really great chat with Mark White CBE DL this afternoon. We spoke about all things community, plus many things Stoke-on-Trent, even left with a gift of oatcakes!
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This 👇👇👇 😡
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you to everyone who has supported this, many to remember their own loved ones. It's so near to the new target now, every amount matters, and we are very grateful.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Boom!
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As a lot of people will have turned off seeing reposts, I hope you don't mind me sharing this again. Our fundraiser towards researching Lewy Body Dementia and supporting those affected, is 74% of the way to the target. Even just £2* really makes a difference. *the min JG will allow.
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Marie's fundraiser for The Lewy Body Society
Help Marie Gardiner raise money to support The Lewy Body Society
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thank you to Julie and the North East Bylines for this review of our film 'Defiant'. Spot on in all we hope the film stands for
northeastbylines.co.uk
‘Defiant’ – County Durham, the Miners’ Strike and its legacy
"A deeply human story about a very cruel and vindictive political act. Margaret Thatcher and her hatchet man Ian MacGregor set out to destroy not just the coal industry but also the tight-knit communi...
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Today is the 201st anniversary of the '1825 North Sands Massacre' in Sunderland. Sailors on strike & bystanders were gunned down by the authorities, the inquest conclusion 'justifiable homicide'. Another example in Britains long & bloody history of state violence. This is from the 200th anniversary.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hi, hi. It's been a while and I still have some left so do you mind if I promote my Changing Landscapes zine? 40 pages dedicated to ruined structures (and vehicles!) in the North Pennines. £10 including P&P - UK only. Info & buy: www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr... #Photography #Zine
a ruin in the mid-distance with yellow-grassed hills all around it and low, wet looking cloud hanging over them
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank you to Chris Lloyd from the The Northern Echo ✊️. 'Defiant - County Durham, the Miners' Strike and its Legacy' our new documentary film, available here Direct (through SumUp): pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4M6WODB Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7SL3YLR www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2626971...
thenorthernecho.co.uk
A story for Gala day: Film tells how Durham stood defiant through 1984-85 strike
A POWERFUL, hugely emotional film telling the stories of people swept up by the vicious whirlwind of the Miners’ Strike 40 years ago received its…
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Here's a reminder of everywhere our documentary Defiant - County Durham, the Miners' Strike, and its Legacy is screening so far, but the list is being updated regularly. There have been 3 screenings already but still plenty more to come linktr.ee/RedhillsDurham
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REDHILLS DURHAM Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Home of The Pitman's Parliament. The past we inherit | The future we build. Redhills Durham Miners Hall, Flass Street, Durham, Durham DH1 4BE
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Get your copy of 'DEFIANT - County Durham, The Miners Strike and its Legacy' on DVD here amzn.eu/d/0fQqonV0 or here, please remember to add your delivery address pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4M6WODB (UK ONLY) ✊ #Durham #MinersStrike
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Defiant - County Durham, the Miners' Strike and its Legacy is an Amazon bestseller on DVD 😃👍 Available here www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7SL3YLR Thank you to everyone for your support:- 'It is brilliantly and sympathetically told'
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Midnight Teddy @midnightteddyasmr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
RIP Sam Neil
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Unexpected stars of the Durham Miners' Gala yesterday. A crowd on Elvet Bridge highly amused by some... eccentric rowing. To quote one observer 'they've changed seats twice, and still can't get it out of the tree' 😶🛶
People watching a terrible example of how to row a boat. Two people in a rowing boat stuck near the riverbank and a tree.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It was so good to be at the Gala today, just enjoying it rather than working. Every year they have an artist design the merch, this year was Redhills' slogan 'The Past We Inherit, The Future We Build'. It looked fabulous. Our film was being advertised on the show field. What a day.
Me in a blue denim dress and grey trainers holding a tote bag in front of a banner
 Both the tote and banner have the slogan on from my post text
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
'It is brilliantly and sympathetically told' 🥹 fantastic spread on our new documentary, Defiant, in today's The Northern Echo, by Chris Lloyd.
Front page of memories section of a newspaper with a photo of a man being dragged away by police and the bold title Defiant!A two page spread in a paper featuring many photographs both black and white and colour
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What a day!!! A glorious Big Meeting 😍 #Durham
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank you to Chris Lloyd from the The Northern Echo ✊️. 'Defiant - County Durham, the Miners' Strike and its Legacy' our new documentary film, available here Direct (through SumUp): pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4M6WODB Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7SL3YLR www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2626971...
thenorthernecho.co.uk
A story for Gala day: Film tells how Durham stood defiant through 1984-85 strike
A POWERFUL, hugely emotional film telling the stories of people swept up by the vicious whirlwind of the Miners’ Strike 40 years ago received its…
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's Durham Day Today! 😃
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My friend Shaun has written a great piece on this recent photograph of a Black woman surrounded by masked men, and the ripples of meaning that spread from it. 'The camera had recorded a fraction of a second. The meanings attached to that fraction of a second accumulated rapidly afterwards.'
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The afterlife of a photograph
When a photograph becomes iconic, what happens to the person inside it? A reflection on memory, recognition and photography's ethics.
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A hot day today filming other people at work today! All for a really fun bus stop project with Spennymoor Town Council 🚌🎨😀
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You can now buy a copy of Defiant - County Durham, The Miners' Strike, and its Legacy on DVD from us: Direct (through SumUp): pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4M6WODB Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7SL3YLR We can only ship to UK addresses I'm afraid, the cost is too prohibitive to ship abroad now.
Defiant DVD on top of many other Defiant DVDsThe back of the Defiant DVD, which reads: the raw story of Durham's part in the Miners' Strike 1984/85 and how the anniversary was marked in 2024/25. Told through the voices of mining communities, Defiant uses firsthand accounts to record the daily struggle of the strike, including the heavy policing of mining villages. (this goes on a bit longer but that's the main 'plot')
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This Saturday, the Durham 'Big Meeting'! ✊ Get your copy of 'DEFIANT - County Durham, The Miners Strike and its Legacy' on DVD here amzn.eu/d/0fQqonV0 or here, please remember to add your delivery address pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4M6WODB (UK ONLY)
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
www.instagram.com/unfixedplaces/
et al. quotes from the field. @unfixedplaces. 'finding the authentic voice of the northern working-class community became another popular middle-class fashion' spracklen 2016
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Last night's premiere of Defiant was so great, we had around 200 people at Redhills in the beautiful Pitmans Parliament. After the screening, many stayed for a Q&A and we got some great questions. Here's a pic our pals took of us on the stage with some great folks.
people sitting in wooden 'pew' type seats, with a view of a state where 7 people are sitting on the stage, with logos projected on the screens behind them.
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Talking Northeast @talkingnortheast.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This was an excellent evening out - and there's plenty more to come as the film goes on tour in the next few weeks. Dates here: linktr.ee/redhillsdurham
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REDHILLS DURHAM Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Home of The Pitman's Parliament. The past we inherit | The future we build. Redhills Durham Miners Hall, Flass Street, Durham, Durham DH1 4BE
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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Overwhelmed by tonight at Redhills Durham. The premiere of 'Defiant - County Durham, The Miners' Strike and its Legacy' was an incredible success. To Vonni, Alix and the Redhills team, and to everyone who came out in support. THANK YOU! It really means so much, M&M X
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