SACRIFICE: COMMUNITY: LEGACY – REMEMBERING THE OVER 3,300 DEATHS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINES
We have very good news to report about our long-term project to create a commemorative sculpture to the sacrifice of the men who died in Nottinghamshire’s coalmines and to produce materials for schools to pass on the history to future generations.
With the recent news of an award of £14,100 from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, we can announce that we have reached our Phase 1 goal of £30,000.
This total has been achieved through a combination of individual donations, grants from Mansfield Building Society, Nottingham Community Fund, Thomas Farr Charity, Brunts Charity, trade unions and the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.
With the money already donated, we have worked with 150 children in 5 events at three schools in Mansfield, and adults and children at community events in Mansfield and Ollerton.
Our sculptor, Rachel Carter, has created a Mining Theatre Activity Kit which enables us to share Nottinghamshire’s mining history with children in a totally original format.
When the maquette is completed in spring 2025 it will be on display in the Museum and at other venues to be arranged.
We will then commence the bigger task of raising the several hundred thousand pounds required to produce the full-size commemorative sculpture, for the Miners’ Park, at Berry Hill Mansfield.
We should like to thank all our donors, small and large.
This photograph is from our Shining a Light: Museum in the Park Project Report.
