Autumn 2024 meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum about to get underway in the Dynamo House at Bestwood Winding Engine House, Nottinghamshire, on 23rd November 2024.
East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum – autumn 2024 meeting
Volunteers from East Midlands based coalmining heritage organisations and individuals with a vested interest in the coalmining heritage of the region met at the Bestwood Winding Engine House, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday, 23rd November 2024, for the Autumn 2024 meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum. Following a guided tour of the preserved winding engine house by winding engine house volunteers, the meeting took place in the Dynamo House from 1pm to 2.45pm. Excellent light refreshments and hot drinks were suppled by volunteers from the Friends of Bestwood Country Park.
Bestwood Winding Engine House is open on Saturdays mornings with free guided tours by volunteers from 10am to 12 noon. The nearby Dynamo House serves home made cakes and hot drinks from 10am to 12.30pm.
The East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum was formed in 2016 with the twin aims of improving communications and networking between coalmining heritage centres / museums in the region and to try and ensure important local coalmining heritage collections and artefacts are preserved for future generations.
The preserved Bestwood Winding Engine House and Headstock
The Dynamo House at Bestwood Winding Engine House, venue for the Autumn 2024 meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum.
Bestwood Winding Engine House vounteer, Kevin, with members of one of two guided tours at Bestwood Winding Engine House, 23rd November 2024.
Panoramic view and scale model of Bestwood Coal and Iron Co and Bestwood colliery village at the preserved Bestwood Winding Engine House.
Guilded tour for the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum members at the preserved Bestwood Winding Engine House
Explaining the work process of the Colliery Winding Engineman at the preserved Bestwood Winding Engine House.
Top floor of the vertical winding engine house at the preserved Bestwood Winding Engine House.
Short video of the preserved Bestwood Winding Engine in operation (1 min, 54 secs – no audio).
Bestwood Winding Engine House and Dynamo House, venue for the autumn 2024 meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum
East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum – autumn 2024 meeting
Venue: Bestwood Winding Engine House, Park Road, Bestwood Village, Nottingham. NG6 8TQ
Date: Saturday, 23rd November 2024 (11am – 3.00pm)
Timetable:
11.00am – 11.30am: Meet at Dynamo House
11.30am – 12.30pm: Guided tour of Bestwood Winding Engine House
12.30am – 1.00pm: Drinks & light refreshments in Dynamo House
1.00pm – 3.00pm: Autumn 2024 meeting of East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum
Cost: Free event. Any organisation, museums/heritage centre or individual with a vested interest in the preservation of local coalmining heritage are welcome.
The East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum was formed in 2016 with the main aims of improving communications between coalmining heritage centres / museums in the region and to try and ensure important local coalmining heritage collections and artefacts are preserved for future generations.
More details: Contact 07914 373745 or fill the contact form in on the Mining Heritage website https://miningheritage.co.uk/mine2minds-education/
The Dynamo House cafe at Bestwood Winding Engine House
Visitors on a guided tour of the Bestwood Winding Engine House
The Winding Engineman at Bestwood Winding Engine House.