The union banner of the Pelton Colliery in Durham UK includes the words: ‘progress, education, science, art.’

The inclusion of art points to the roundedness of thought in the union. It is not simply concerned with rights, pay and conditions but also with life’s rewards in the fullest possible sense of that word.

The artist re-states these ideals, emphasising the view that equal access to education and opportunity of all kinds is an essential building block of individual equality and essential for the progress of society as a whole.