Nottinghamshire Mining Museum

We are open until late September. Thursday - Saturday 10pm — 3pm East Unit Mansfield Railway Station Station Road Hope to see you there. 😊 #mining #museum #free #whatson #notts #mansfield #history #banners #bands #exhibition #summer #culture #community #visitnotts

Brass Bands and coal mining history return to Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, the Notts Miners' Park, this summer. Mansfield District Council and Nottinghamshire Mining Museum are inviting you to join us for a joyous return of Brass Bands to the Notts Miners' Park at Berry Hill.

CLIPSTONE COLLIERY’S CENTENARY YEAR Read more here: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/clipstone-coll… #mining #blog #local #history #mansfield #notts #clipstone

THORESBY COLLIERY BAND PROUDLY PRESENT GRESFORD, THE MINERS’ HYMN We should like to thank Thoresby Colliery Band for allowing us to provide a link to their moving rendition of Gresford, The Miner’s Hymn. thoresbyband.co.uk/video Photos: Mansfield Chad and JPI Media.

Nottinghamshire Mining Museum The Mining Blog WE ARE WOMEN, WE ARE STRONG In this post for International Women’s Day 2022 we are celebrating the strength of the women in our coalfield communities. Read more: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/we-are-women-w… #mining #InternationalWomensDay #blog

The Mining Blog Brass bands – a cultural legacy for us all This week’s Mining Blog continues our celebration of Nottinghamshire’s Mining Brass Bands and features Shirebrook and Clipstone Miners Welfare Bands: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/brass-bands-a-… Photographs & the article are from Coal News.

CELEBRATING OUR BRASS BAND TRADITION The Mining Blog will be celebrating the coal mining industry’s brass band tradition. The photograph shows the Ollerton Brass Band marching with the NCB flag at Cinder Hill Pit, on Vesting Day 5th January 1947… nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/celebrating-ou…

NCB TRAINING CENTRES – CAREER HIGHWAYS FOR AMBITIOUS RECRUITS The Nationalisation of the Coal Industry was barely a year old before ambitious plans for developing the training of new recruits was unveiled. Read more here: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/training-centr… #mining #history #museum #blog

@AlanSpencerNUM the current Notts NUM General Secretary, shares his recollections of his early years in mining... “I started my 37 years in the mining industry at Welbeck Colliery in 1974 just after the 74 strike. Read: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/they-didnt-get… #miningblog #history #workers

The Mining Blog REMEMBRANCE AND RESISTANCE – The Derbyshire Miners Convalescent and Holiday Home This is our last blog about the Derbyshire Miners Convalescent and Holiday Home. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/remembering-an… Your comments, as always are most welcome.

The Mining Blog HOW IT ALL BEGAN – THE DERBYSHIRE CONVALESCENT HOME AND HOLIDAY CAMP For the full history visit our website nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/how-it-all-beg… #notts #derby #mining #blog #history #workingclass #community #museum

The Mining Blog AT LAST! SEASIDE HOLIDAYS FOR MINING FAMILIES WHO COULD NOT AFFORD THEM At this time of year our thoughts turn to the summer and holidays, but this post is about the time when that first became a possibility for coalmining families. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/at-last-seasid…

A TRAGEDY RECALLED - REMEMBERING THE SOUTH NORMANTON COLLIERY DISASTER We are handing over this week’s Remembrance Blog to Roger West who has kindly sent us this article previously published in the Derbyshire Life, March / April 2021. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/a-tragedy-reca… #mining #blogs

The Mining Blog A TRAGIC LOSS OF 80 LIVES – A VILLAGE IN DEEP MOURNING WE REMEMBER AND WILL NEVER FORGET We are continuing our theme of Remembrance to take in the appalling loss of life that occurred at Creswell Colliery on the 26th September, 1950. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/a-tragic-loss-…

A tribute to my mam - Gwen. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/our-mam-a-trib…

DREAMING OF A BETTER TOMORROW – POVERTY, HEALTH AND OWNERSHIP IN MINING COMMUNITIES BLOG 7 – NATIONALISATION THE MINERS’ DREAM REALISED – VESTING DAY – JANUARY 1947 “We were told we were dreamers & would never live to see the day” Watch full vid here: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/dreaming-of-a-…

Dreaming of a better tomorrow – Poverty, Health and Ownership BLOG 6 – REHABILITATION pre Nationalisation nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/dreaming-of-a-… We should like to thank everyone for their contributions to this series of articles. Together we build the history of the Nottinghamshire coalfield.

Dreaming of a better tomorrow – poverty, health and ownership in mining communities BLOG 5 – DEATH AND TRAUMA This photograph is courtesy of the Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University. nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/dreaming-of-a-… #mining #blog #history #mining #community #poverty #health

The Mining Blog Dreaming of a better tomorrow – Poverty, Health and Ownership in coalmining communities Blog 4 – 20th Century – Health and Welfare Please visit our website for the remainder of this article: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/dreaming-of-a-… #mining #history #theminingblog

Dreaming of a Better Tomorrow – With bravery and courage – Notts miners struggled against starvation and hunger and for trade union rights in 19th century Nottinghamshire! Read more here: nottsminingmuseum.org.uk/dreaming-of-a-… Photo cred: Nottingham Live / Bestwood Colliery c1912 Strike