Margaret Thatcher 'dartboard' left in Doncaster club urinal after Miners' Strike anniversary

A ‘dartboard’ featuring the face of Margaret Thatcher was left in a Doncaster club urinal following an event marking the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike.
By Darren Burke
Published 18th Apr 2024, 12:27 BST
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The archery target disc featuring the former Conservative PM’s image was left at Hatfield Pit Club following a recent march commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike.

The “P-Target” sticker carries the message “Bullseye Wins!!,” with Mrs Thatcher’s face at the centre of the image.

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Baroness Thatcher, who died in April 2013, at the age of 87, was seen as a hate figure by miners’ during the bitter year long dispute which pitted Mr Scargill’s National Union of Mineworkers against the Tory government in a row over pit closures.

A target featuring the face of Margaret Thatcher was left in a Doncaster urinal following a Miners' Strike anniversary event. (Photo: Facebook).A target featuring the face of Margaret Thatcher was left in a Doncaster urinal following a Miners' Strike anniversary event. (Photo: Facebook).
A target featuring the face of Margaret Thatcher was left in a Doncaster urinal following a Miners' Strike anniversary event. (Photo: Facebook).

Following her death, street parties were held and effigies burned in the streets in Doncaster.

The event last month saw ex-miners and supporters march to the former Hatfield Colliery site, led by Mr Scargill, now 86, with MP George Galloway also in attendance.

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