Coal Mining Culture in the East Midlands
East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum
The South Derbyshire Mining Preservation Group host the next meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Form on Saturday, 14th October 2023 (10am – 1pm) at Conkers Discovery Centre.
Songs and Rhymes from the Mines – Pleasley Pit
Pleasley Pit volunteers and friends presented an evening of coalmining folk songs and pit poetry on Friday evening, 29th September 2023 as part of the 150th commemorations of the sinking of the pit.
2023 DH Lawrence Festival: Coalmining themed events
The 2023 DH Lawrence Festival takes place from 1st to 10th September 2023 at various venues around Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, and includes several coalmining themed events.
Oral History Workshop
Free oral history workshop at the Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, on 19th September 2023 (10am – 1pm) as part of Nottingham Trent University’s 2023-24 Mine-craft the Prequel heritage project
Coal, Conflict and Closures
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners Strike in Notts, we explore the archives, starting with the events building-up to the strike in 1983.
East Midlands Collieries 1965 -2015
Interactive map – Shows active East Midland Collieries over five decades
Mine-Craft the Prequel: The Photographic Story of East Midlands Coal
A year long project – adding information to iconic coal images from The Coal Authority image archive and using them to tell the story of East Midlands coal.
Markham Colliery 50th year Memorial Service
Image Gallery from the Markham Colliery 50th year memorial service for the 1973 cage disaster at St Johns the Baptist Church, Staveley and Markham Vale
Coal, Community and Change display at Pleasley
Coal, Community and Change 1965-2015 display at Pleasley Pit Visitors Centre. 1st May to 30th July 2023. Free, all welcome.
Markham Colliery Anniversaries July 2023
Markham Colliery (1882-1993) has two significant anniversaries in July. It’s 30 years since the colliery closed, and 50 years since the 1973 tragic cage disaster claimed the lives of 18 miners.
Coalmining Heritage Event Papplewick Pumping Station
Image gallery and video from the 2023 Coalmining Heritage day, Papplewick Pumping Station, Nottinghamshire.
Eastwood Library – Coal Communities Heritage Event
Images from the Coalmining Heritage Day at Eastwood Library, Thursday, 25th May 2023