Date/Time
8th March 2026
7:15pm - 9:30pm
Location
Forest Cinema
Categories
The McGuffin Film Society and Stella Creasy MP present a special screening for International Women’s Day – ‘Iron Ladies’, an important and deeply moving new feature-length documentary film from director Daniel Draper.
The Miner’s Strike of the early 1980s was the last great industrial battle of the 20th Century. A time when the Thatcher government declared war on many traditional working class communities throughout Britain in a battle to curb the power of the unions – while pursuing an ideological agenda to sell off the country’s publicly owned assets, leading to dire economic and social consequences which still resonate to this day.
‘Iron Ladies’ shines a light on the forgotten heroes and victims of this era – the women.
As industrial war broke up their homes and divided their neighbourhoods, the Miner’s Strike was the first time many women in these communities were confronted by the harsh political realities of the day.
This led countless women from traditional backgrounds to discover their own political voices for the first time – and in some cases inspired a lifetime of activism, campaigning, fundraising and positive community action beyond the confines of “just another strike” and well into the 21st Century.
Told with humour and insight, ‘Iron Ladies’ is a gentle but empowering film which unravels the human side of those events while documenting the political awakening of a whole generation of working class British women. From all corners of the country, women tell their own story in their own words – illuminating a key moment in our social history before it recedes into distant memory.
Doors open at 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm show. Advance booking is essential.