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The Mining Blog

PRIDE MONTH: LGSM HISTORY

LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners) was formed in 1984, during the Miners’ Strike. Mike Jackson and Mark Ashton were its founding members, after organising a bucket collection for the striking miners during the London Pride march of 1984. Jackson and Ashton felt like there was a need to
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Tags: lgbt, lgsm, mining history, notts, pride month and working class.

Look what we’ve found!

Look what we’ve found. How many ex miners have seen one of these? We couldn’t resist sharing this training manual. It comes from the Culture North Lanarkshire museum. To see it as a slideshow in its full glory click on the link below https://www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/SIModes/Detail/14223 It’s an absolute gem of mining
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Tags: mining, mining history, mining memories, nottinghamshire, nottinghamshire miners and notts mining mining.

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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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINING MUSEUM – A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELPED US ACHIEVE IT This year we have had record visitor numbers to our Exhibit...

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INVITATION AND GOOD NEWS TO REPORT

SHINING A LIGHT; MUSEUM IN THE PARK – PROJECT TO CREATE A MINING SCULPTURE ON THE MINERS...

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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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