Across Scotland, mothers, wives, daughters and sisters fought to save Britain's mines in 1984-85.
The miners' strike left a lasting impact on communities across Scotland - including women whose loved ones downed tools from 1984-85.
She said: "The biggest memory I have is going along every day after school, and having my dinner there."It was a happy time because you were in the soup kitchen, everyone was friendly and you developed more aunties you never knew you had."Nicola recalled: "I vividly remember going to rallies with my mum and dad, walking down the road chanting rhymes like 'coal not dole' and 'Maggie out'. The songs and chants are still in my mind.
"It wasn't until I was much older that I got that realisation of 'goodness, it really was difficult'."Nicola said: "The sense of community amongst the miners that were involved in the strike is still present to this day."They always pick up the phone to me and ask me to come along to events as a miner's daughter. It's really lovely that you've still got that family feeling.
He worked at the Bedlay Colliery in North Lanarkshire, as well as the Castlebridge Colliery and, later, a mine in Fife."There was one miner who went back to work in the next village, and I used to get out of my bed at 04:30 in the morning and go over to picket close to his house before he went to work."
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