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Mining village 'celebrates' Margaret Thatcher's funeral Mining village 'celebrates' Margaret Thatcher's funeral
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The funeral of Baroness Thatcher has been marked by residents of a village scarred by pit closures.The funeral of Baroness Thatcher has been marked by residents of a village scarred by pit closures.
Banners and bunting were hung in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, in protest at her policies, as mourners gathered for the funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.Banners and bunting were hung in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, in protest at her policies, as mourners gathered for the funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.
A horse-drawn, open coffin housing an effigy of the ex-prime minister was paraded through the village.A horse-drawn, open coffin housing an effigy of the ex-prime minister was paraded through the village.
The effigy was set on fire at around 15:15 BST and fireworks let off to mark her passing. The effigy was set on fire on waste ground at around 15:15 BST and fireworks let off.
Heather Hopwood, landlady of the Rusty Dudley, in Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, said the village had "died" as a result of the 1984 Miners' Strike. Heather Hopwood, landlady of the Rusty Dudley, in Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, said the village had "died" as a result of the pit closures.
'For burning''For burning'
She said: "No-one has got any money. It was a brilliant community, it was really busy, but now everything has gone dead because no-one has got any money, there's no jobs. She said: "It was a brilliant community, it was really busy, but now everything has gone dead because no-one has got any money, there's no jobs."
"We're having a march. We have got a horse and carriage, a coffin, proper flowers... then she gets set on fire, she gets cremated." The effigy was put up outside the Union Jack social club with signs reading: "Thatcher the milk snatcher" and "Thatcher the scab".
The effigy of the Conservative leader from 1975-90 was put up outside the Union Jack social club with signs reading: "Thatcher the milk snatcher" and "Thatcher the scab". One property in the town displayed a huge sign saying: "The Lady's not for turning but tonight she'll be for burning."
One home in the town displayed a huge sign saying: "The Lady's not for turning but tonight she'll be for burning."
Outside the Rusty Dudley, homemade banners were erected saying: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Thatcher's Britain has gone bust" and "That's another fine mess you've got us into Maggie".Outside the Rusty Dudley, homemade banners were erected saying: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Thatcher's Britain has gone bust" and "That's another fine mess you've got us into Maggie".
In November 1984, two teenage brothers were killed in Goldthorpe while collecting coal during the Miners' Strike when an embankment collapsed.In November 1984, two teenage brothers were killed in Goldthorpe while collecting coal during the Miners' Strike when an embankment collapsed.
A memorial to Paul Holmes, 15, and Darren, 14, showing a map of Yorkshire with a miner on each side was put up in 2011.A memorial to Paul Holmes, 15, and Darren, 14, showing a map of Yorkshire with a miner on each side was put up in 2011.
However, the parade has not attracted the support of all of Goldthorpe's residents.However, the parade has not attracted the support of all of Goldthorpe's residents.
Caroline Woodcock said: "I agree completely what she did was wrong - closing the steel works, the pits - but this is a person, she's got a right to a peaceful funeral." Caroline Woodcock said: "I agree completely what she did was wrong - closing the steel works, the pits - but this is a person and she's got a right to a peaceful funeral."