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The Mining Blog

A Personal Recollection by Colin Clews

A personal recollection by Colin Clews, a member of the LGBT+ community in Notts describing his experiences growing up as a as a gay man in a mining village in County Durham in the 1950s and 1960s and his feelings of loyalty to the mining community at the time of
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Tags: history, lgsm, mining, notts and pride month.

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.

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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SHINING A LIGHT: MUSEUM IN THE PARK

SHINING A LIGHT: MUSEUM IN THE PARK SACRIFICE – COMMUNITY – LEGACY SUTTON BATHS This pos...

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SHINING A LIGHT ON THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINERS

PART 5 – ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT JOHN WHETTON A miner’s son, from the La...

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The Mining Blog : SHINING A LIGHT ON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINING HISTORY

THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINERS ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT – PART 4...

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SHINING A LIGHT ON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINING HISTORY – PART 3

THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINERS ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT – PART 3...

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SHINING A LIGHT ON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S MINING HISTORY

ACTS OF GENEROSITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT – CONTINUED THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S...

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