Category Archives: Heritage Centre
Mining lamp donation
A big thanks to our friends at The Winsford Salt mines and Compass Minerals for the donation of 11 new cap lamps for our mining team. They’ll be put to […]
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Diglake 130th Anniversary Weekend
Audley Methodist Church will be hosting a weekend remembering the men and boys who perished during the Diglake Collier Disaster in 1895. On Saturday 18th January there will be a […]
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Sneyd Colliery Memorial Service
On Sunday 12th January we will be at the Holy Trinity Church on Hamil Road with a display of mining artifacts for a memorial service, commemorating the Sneyd Colliery Disaster. […]
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Holditch Colliery Disaster Service
On Sunday 2nd July we are holding our Annual Memorial Service for the Holditch Mining Disaster. It starts at 6pm and is held at the front of the building. Its […]
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Coronation Opening
We’ll be closed on Saturday 6th May so that our volunteers have the opportunity to watch the coronation or attend events if they wish. The Apedale Valley Light Railway will […]
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We are Open today! (21st Jan)
The rangers have kept the middle gate closed on the Loomer Road entrance today as it is so icy. However we are open and running mine tours as usual! There […]
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Holditch Mining Disaster Memorial Service
On Sunday 3rd July we are holding our Annual Memorial Service for the Holditch Mining Disaster. It starts at 6pm and is held at the front of the building. Its […]
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Christmas and New Year Opening 2021
This year we’re going to be closing earlier then usual on the 23rd December for our Christmas Break. We’ll be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New […]
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Ben’s Visit to the Surface Gallery
Yesterday we welcomed Ben with his grandparents, as the first wheelchair user in our surface mine display based on a training gallery formerly used at Kellingley Colliery, the last deep […]
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Opening the New Surface Gallery
On Sunday we held the official opening of our New Surface Gallery. This is a recreation of a section of a coal mine above ground that is accessible to a […]
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