Goldthorpe hosts anti-Margaret Thatcher funeral

Homemade effigy of Margaret Thatcher and banners in Goldthorpe

The former mining community of Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire is holding a "fake funeral" for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Bunting was placed outside the Union Jack Memorial Club along with banners and a homemade effigy.

The area was badly affected following the 1984 Miners' Strike and the subsequent closure of the pits. The florist who made this wreath was approached anonymously.

A homemade banner decrying Baroness Thatcher was strung from the side of The Rusty Dudley.

Heather Hopwood, landlady of the Rusty Dudley, dressed as a miner for the day.

Wooden placards and huge sheets have been used to display messages. Several hundred people are expected to attend the fake funeral in the village.

An open coffin containing an effigy of the former Tory leader was paraded through Goldthorpe at the start of the mock funeral.

The parade through Goldthorpe was led by revellers carrying a National Union of Mineworkers banner.

A man at the anti-Margaret Thatcher march dresses as a devil to show his feelings towards the former PM.

Hundreds of people gather to see an effigy of Margaret Thatcher set alight on waste ground in Goldthorpe

People celebrate as the pyre beneath the effigy of Britain's first female prime minister goes up in flames

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