by David Amos | Aug 16, 2019 | Anniversaries, Event, Uncategorised
Formation of National Union of Mineworkers at Nottingham: Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. Seventy-Five years ago on 16th August 1944, the founding Conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) took place at the Black Boy Hotel, Nottingham. Delegates from the Miners...
by David Amos | Aug 11, 2019 | Anniversaries, Event, News, Uncategorised
Sutton Colliery: Thirtieth anniversary of closure. Thirty years ago, on 11th August 1989, Sutton Colliery in the Nottinghamshire Coalfield closed through exhaustion of viable coal reserves. Closure had been planned from the early 1980’s. Known locally as...
by David Amos | Aug 4, 2019 | Event, Uncategorised
East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum: Next meeting at Bestwood Winding Engine House. Event Title: Sixth Meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum. Description: Founded in April 2017, the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum is an initiative from the...
by David Amos | Aug 4, 2019 | Event, Uncategorised
‘Every Man was Singing’: Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir – Centenary Concert, 28th September 2019. Event Title: ‘Every Man was Singing’ – Centenary Concert for the Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir. Description: Special...
by David Amos | Aug 4, 2019 | Event, Uncategorised
‘The Blue Line and Beyond’: DH Lawrence Museum, Eastwood during August 2019. Title: ‘The Blue Line and Beyond: An up to date view of the world of DH Lawrence’. Description: Photographic exhibition of iconic images of Eastwood and the immediate...
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