Emily P Webber

As this week marked the end of coal power in Britain it feels timely to announce that my book MINING MEN, will be out on 13 Feb '25 @ChattoBooks You can preorder it at: bit.ly/3ZKO7Uf It has been a labour of love, and I hope it does the miners & their communities justice

@simongarrard2 Thank you so much - I am so pleased to hear that.

@EPWebber Just finished your Mining Men , what a read . Thoroughly enjoyed it .

#OnThisDay 1984. @LGSMpride Pits and Perverts gig takes place.

The Clash played a benefit concert in support of striking miners 40 years ago today. 
The gig - billed as ’Scargill’s Christmas Party’ was held at the Brixton Academy, London, on 7 December 1984.

Happy St Barbara’s day - patron saint of miners (as well as artillery men and others!)

Very excited about this event @PortyBooks in Edinburgh..!Tickets at: theportobellobookshop.com/events/emily-p…

From today, women effectively work for free until the rest of the year due to the gender pay gap. It’s two days earlier than last year because the gap has grown for the first time since 2013. We must end the undervaluation of women’s work for good.

The Durham Miners' Association was founded #OnThisDay in 1869. Pictured is the first generation of the union’s leaders. Within three years of its founding, the DMA had secured the abolition of the detested system of bonded labour and had created the @DurhamGala. 🧵 (1/4)

@CaroSanderson What a life, to have endured so much.

@EPWebber He also survived the Western Front, where he looked after the horses and went deaf from the noise of the big guns. A humble man I think about quite often

My March #nonfiction Editor's Choices in this week's @thebookseller are by @Moudhy @omarelakkad @LissaKEvans @AdamJFarrer @helen__jukes Sophy Roberts @junesarpong & Jennifer Obidike @mrmarksteel @adellestripe @EPWebber

@CaroSanderson Oh wow - what a great piece of family history to have. I have the greatest respect for men who were able to endure decades labouring in the heat and darkness underground, quite an achievement.

@EPWebber proud to be the keeper of this, presented to my Great Uncle Harry !

Last week it was the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of the Ashington Group. Check out a wonderful new exhibition celebrating these fantastic Pitmen Painters below 👇🏻 (a nice distraction from politics over the pond).

Great to have the excellent @orgreavejustice campaign in Parliament today. The wait for justice has been far too long. #fullinquirynow

Justice for Retired Miners in today's budget. After years of campaigning the Mineworkers Pension Scheme Investment Reserve Fund will be transferred giving retired miners & widows the pension justice they deserve. This is a huge win for our coalfield communities.#PensionJustice ⚖️

Wonderful to see @durhamcathedral adorned with miners banners from across the coalfield. The ‘Solidarity Forever’ exhibition opened today, marking 40 years since the Miners' Strike. It runs until November 7. Here's a selection of the banners on display… (1/11)

Remembering #Aberfan 58 years on. ⏰ 21.10.1966 144 9.13AM, is made from concrete and corten steel. It contains 144 clocks – the same number of adults and children who died when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and Pantglas Junior School. Thread ⬇️

Very excited to dip into the debut poetry collection by @leahlarwood, which I picked up from @bookhive today. Perfect reading for darkening autumnal evenings 🌙 🍂

Please read our latest report about the urgent need for an #OrgreaveInquiry otjc.org.uk/orgreave-truth… Email the Home Secretary: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk coopery@parliament.uk & your MP. Find your MP here: members.parliament.uk/members/Commons Draft email here: otjc.org.uk/write-to-the-h…

Today I am remembering David Thomas, my children’s 3 x great grandfather, who died alongside 438 other miners & a rescuer in the Senghenydd explosion on 14 Oct 1913. David left behind a widow, Mary Ann, and 5 children, who had to walk forward into an uncertain future without him.