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Women: COAL QUEENS

The Coal Queen pageant was a tradition that ran until the 1980s within mining communities. Coal Queens could be the wife, sister or daughter of pit workers and would be crowned each year at local miners’ picnics or carnivals. The competition added a touch of glamour and femininity to the
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Tags: coal queens, history, mining, nottingham, women and women's history month.

HER STORY (AN INTRODUCTION)

Welcome to our month long theme, of women’s involvement in the mining industry and wider commu...

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INVITATION AND GOOD NEWS TO REPORT

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WE ARE OPEN

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ALERT – WE CLOSE FOR THE WINTER ON SATURDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER 2024

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NAMING OUR PONY

Help us to NAME our new ‘model’ PIT PONY This is a call-out to all parents to encourage their childr...

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SHINING A LIGHT: MUSEUM IN THE PARK – VERY GOOD NEWS TO REPORT

SACRIFICE:  COMMUNITY:  LEGACY – REMEMBERING THE OVER 3,300 DEATHS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINES We hav...

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