Coalmining heritage, arts and culture in the former East Midlands coalfields of North Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Derbyshire & Leicestershire.
East Midlands, England
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Backbone, by award winning film-maker & miner's daughter, Meloni Poole, is a powerful journey into Ashfield's coalmining past and premieres at the Cornerstone Theatre, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire over the weekend of 21st / 22nd November 2026. miningheritage.co.uk/backbon…
1967 BBC Man Alive documentary, 'Packing Up & Moving Out', follows the plight of two Ashington coalmining families moving to the Notts coalfield. The two miners get jobs at Bevercotes, the NCB showpiece colliery. It never lived up to its expectations! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0…
The 3 Doctors (L2R) Dr Norma Gregory, coordinator of the Black Miners Museum blackcoalminers.com/ Dr Bob Bradley, ex mining surveyor & coalmining historian healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/indi… & Dr David Amos, PhD on the Notts miners in the 1984-85 miners strike heyzine.com/flip-book/7169b2…
A sad farewell to George Cooper today, one of the last original members that helped set up the Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum. The Museum was initially set up with items & documents rescued from a skip following the closure of Bilsthorpe Colliery in 1997. #miningheritage
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I didn’t lose God
From theological arguments
Or scientific dialectics
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In Vietnam in
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By Roger Cornish
Pitman Poet
(ex Whitwick, Ellistown and Asfordby collieries)
Historical Coalmining Entertainer, David Coleman, presents his unique one-man show at the Dog & Parrot micro pub, Eastwood, #Nottinghamshire on Wednesday, 18th November 2026 at 7.30pm.
'Songs & Rhymes from the Mines', a superb community event with loads of local talent at Bentinck Miners Welfare #Nottinghamshire on Sunday, 18th October 2026. The original songs from the 2018 CD, 'Singing the Seam', are on-line on Bandcamp @ songsrhymesfromthemines.band…
Coal mining heritage at #Bestwood Winding Engine House, Nottinghamshire. A brief history of Bestwood Colliery (1872-1967) on the 'Mining Heritage East Midlands' website @ miningheritage.co.uk/a-brief…
Coal mining themed art work from the Lottery Heritage funded 'Selstonia Living Heritage Project', Nottinghamshire (2008-2011). @HeritageFundUK
Local musicians and singer/songwriters will be performing 'Songs and Rhymes from the Mines' at Bentinck Miners Welfare, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Notts, on Sunday 18th October 2026 (3pm-6pm). Free event, more information & tickets on Ashfield Creates website at ashfieldcreates.co.uk/events…
'Songs and Rhymes from the Mines' at Bentinck Miners Welfare, Sunday 18th October 2026 (3pm-6pm) featuring Ruth Notman, The Two Robs, former miner Terry Faulkner and Lawrence County. Free event, ticket bookings on line at ashfieldcreates.co.uk/events…
The 'Singing the Seam' CD was part of the 2018 coal mining arts/heritage project, 'Songs and Rhymes from the Mines: An East Midlands View' at Nottingham Trent University. Some of the songs will be performed at The Bentinck on Sun, 18th Oct 2026 (3pm-6pm). miningheritage.co.uk/singing…
Photo exhibition of Hucknall & Babbington collieries at Hucknall Library, South Street, Hucknall, NG15 7BS.
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Mining geology talk at the South Derbyshire Mining Preservation Group Tuesday 29th September, 10am @SharpesMuseum by Bob Elson.
The talk will describe what was done to identify the below ground geology and discuss some technical aspects of the drilling operations.
All welcome!
Pits to Pints Heritage Trail, Eastwood to Giltbrook #Nottinghamshire. More details on the Broxtowe Borough Council website @ broxtowe.gov.uk/for-business…
Last four pit ponies at Newstead Colliery, #NCB South #Nottinghamshire Area, in early July 1971. Pit ponies featured in the 2013 heritage project, 'A History of Coal Mining in 10 Objects' miningheritage.co.uk/pit-pon…
Watch “This Charming Man” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/69007661?fe=sh&fl=… A documentary portrait of former Notts miner, Ian Poole, a jack of all trades & dad of film maker & interdisciplinary artist, Meloni Poole. The latter part of the film shows Ian doing a rendition of This Charming Man.
Reading group of D.H. Lawrence's short story, 'Return to Bestwood', which is set during the 1926 Miners Lockout. At @DHLMuseum Eastwood on Thusday evening, 10th Sept 2026 (7pm-8.30pm) as part of the 2026 DH Lawrence Festival of Culture. More details @ miningheritage.co.uk/return-…
As a 'warm up' for next weeks reading group session of D.H. Lawrence's short story, 'Return to Bestwood', here are some of the local press reports on the 1926 Miners Lockout around #Eastwood, #Nottinghamshire from 100 years ago - E&K Ad, 3rd Sept 1926. #miningheritage
Coal Mining Memorial at Colliers Wood Nature Reserve near the site of the former Moorgreen Colliery (1865-1985), Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. #miningheritage
