Wednesday
22 September 1982 was one of the largest acts of solidarity in the
British trade union history, with millions on strike and a national
rally in London with 120,000 taking part. There were demonstrations in
the following towns (not full list)
Aberdeen 12,000
Inverness 1,000
Elgin 500
Lerwick 400
Oban 100
Stornaway 500
Dundee 10,000
Edinburgh 10,000
Kirkcaldy 2,000
Glasgow 20,000
Dumfries 1,000
Newcastle 5,000
York 1,000
Sheffield 10,000
Barnsley 1,000
Leeds 6,000
Hull 4,000
Chesterfield 3,000
Manchester 2,000
St Helens 2,000
Liverpool 20,000
Bolton 2,000
Blackpool 400
Wigan 5,000
Leek 300
Coventry 2,000
Gloucester 500
Hereford 400
Swindon 1,000
Milton Keynes 1,200
Cambridge 2,000
Colchester 1,000
Braintree 100
Norwich 2,000
Kings Lynn 300
Harleston 500
Fakenham 100
Southampton 1,500
Bournemouth 1,000
Eastbourne 500
Yeovil 1,000
Belfast 3,000
Derry 3,000
Armagh 300
Ballymena 200
Enniskillen 350
Swansea 1,000
Aberystwyth 200
Rhondda 500
