Beamish Museum is set to commemorate the history of women in protest this October half-term.

Women in Protest, running from October 26 to November 3, has been organised with National Women Against Pit Closures (NWAPC) for the 40th anniversary of the 1984/85 Miners' Strike.

An exhibition by East Durham Artists Network, inspired by the strikes and by the women of Durham Coalfield, will take place during Women in Protest, as will performances of mining songs.

No More Nowt, the STRIKE Collective, and ATOMS Education CIC will run a family activity in the museum's 1950s welfare hall, in which the theme of "protect" will be explored.

The 1950s cinema will host a programme of mining- and protest-themed films, including 'In The Veins' and 'The Scar,' as well as a Q&A with NWAPC's "matron," Charlie Hardwick.

At 2.30pm each day, a march featuring the NWAPC banners will take place, starting from outside the welfare hall.

The Women in Protest event is included in admission and is free for Beamish Unlimited Pass holders and Friends of Beamish members.

Unrelatedly, ticketed Halloween events will take place on October 28, 29, and 31, whereby Beamish will temporarily become "The Un-Living Museum of the North."

More information is available at www.beamish.org.uk