SAPPER WILLIAM HACKETT VC For his act of selfless valour William Hackett was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross – the only such decoration ever to be bestowed upon a Tunneller. He is remembered in perpetuity on Panel 1 of the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing near Armentières We thank
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For this Mining Blog, we are remembering the Bilsthorpe Mining Disaster that occurred on the 1st March 1927 in which 14 men lost their lives. We would also like to pay tribute to the people of Bilsthorpe for their very moving Memorials erected in the Memorial Garden and the Churchyard
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Returning to our campaign to create a Coal Mining Memorial on the Miners’ Park, Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, we are remembering the Bentinck Colliery Cage Disaster which occurred on the 30th June, 1915, at a time when the country was in the middle of the 1st World War. Our Memorial,
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BANNERS AND BANDS EXHIBITION THORESBY NUM BANNER Our Banners and Bands Exhibition is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, until Saturday, 17th December 2022, in the East Unit of Mansfield Railway Station, Station Road, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 1LP. All the Banners in this Exhibition were
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Another one of the amazing banners in our collection and available to view in our Banners and Bands Exhibition which is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, until Saturday, 17th December 2022, in the East Unit, of Mansfield Railway Station, Station
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DISASTER AT THE RUFFORD COLLIERY – 14 MEN KILLED AND 4 INJURED 7 FEBRUARY 1913 This is the first of our Mining Blogs concerning Nottinghamshire’s 20th century coalmining disasters, where a number of coalminers lost their lives. We are writing these Blogs in support of our campaign for a
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ONE OF THE BANNERS IN OUR EXHIBITION This Mining Blog gives a little bit of historical information about banners, their creation and purposes and gives a special focus on one particular banner. This introduction is by Dr Myna Trustram and is from a BBc History post BBC – History –
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“The fight against that infernal nuisance pit dirt, has been and will continue to be a long one, ” Coal News 1947 Following the 1926 General Strike a levy on coal owner profits was introduced that allowed for the creation of funds for the “welfare” needs of coalmining communities.
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‘SHERWOOD’ AT BERRY HILL, THE MINERS’ PARK In this week’s Mining Blog, we are continuing our celebration of Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, and reveal in detail the financial contributions made by Nottinghamshire’s miners to the Park, through their hard and dangerous labour. We also never forget, that Nottinghamshire miners families
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June was traditionally the month of the Miners’ Galas. Today we are remembering a very special Gala – “THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINERS CENTENARY GALA – 6TH JUNE 1981 In his introduction to the Centenary Programme, which celebrated one hundred years (1881 – 1981) of trade unionism in Nottinghamshire, Bernard Taylor (Lord
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