PART 5 – ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT JOHN WHETTON A miner’s son, from the Ladybrook Estate in Mansfield, and an Olympic finalist who trained at Berry Hill Park; the Miners’ Park, which was purchased by and maintained by the financial contributions of Nottinghamshire’s miners. John Whetton began running
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THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINERS ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT – PART 4 – AND THEN THERE WAS THE MUSIC! This Is what the Daily Herald, said about Brass Bands, back in 1948. “The brass band movement, which springs from the very soul of ordinary British folk,
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THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINERS ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT – PART 3 – SPORTS, PARKS, SWIMMING BATHS Many parks, leisure facilities, children’s playgrounds, sports pitches and swimming pools throughout Nottinghamshire have benefitted from the generosity and community spirit of Nottinghamshire’s miners. C P Griffin in Appendix I
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