Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join us for Old King Coal from 27th June to 1st July for a celebration of the region’s proud coal mining heritage.
Enjoy banner parades and brass band performances and find out more about the contribution made by North East miners and their families on the Home Front during the First World War.
Banner parades, led by a steam vehicle, will take place each day and bands will be performing. Banners from Beamish’s collection, North East communities and schools will be on show around the museum and a Coal by Rail display in the Open Stores will tell the story of how coal was transported.
Meet the pit ponies each day. On 30th June & 1st July, make flags for the parade and help decorate the Beamish School banner.
Bands and musicians performing include Valley Brass Band, The Salvation Army Divisional Fellowship Band, Off Key Music, Benny Graham, Kiddar’s Luck, Bill Elliott and Kevin Youldon.
Our other Social Media pages:
Facebook: facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum
Instagram: instagram.com/beamish_museum
Twitter: twitter.com/Beamish_Museum
Join us for Old King Coal from 27th June to 1st July for a celebration of the region’s proud coal mining heritage.
Enjoy banner parades and brass band performances and find out more about the contribution made by North East miners and their families on the Home Front during the First World War.
Banner parades, led by a steam vehicle, will take place each day and bands will be performing. Banners from Beamish’s collection, North East communities and schools will be on show around the museum and a Coal by Rail display in the Open Stores will tell the story of how coal was transported.
Meet the pit ponies each day. On 30th June & 1st July, make flags for the parade and help decorate the Beamish School banner.
Bands and musicians performing include Valley Brass Band, The Salvation Army Divisional Fellowship Band, Off Key Music, Benny Graham, Kiddar’s Luck, Bill Elliott and Kevin Youldon.
Our other Social Media pages:
Facebook: facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum
Instagram: instagram.com/beamish_museum
Twitter: twitter.com/Beamish_Museum
