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Almost £1.3 million has been pledged to carry out crucial repairs to an iconic piece of Northumberland's heritage. Woodhorn Museum's heapsteads - which support the winding gear that raised and lowered ...
The new exhibition at Woodhorn Museum will celebrate the legacy of Mik Critchlow and his work, and the hugely important role he played in documenting the end of Northumberland’s mining history. ICE ...
FAMILIES of the 13 miners killed in the Woodhorn Colliery explosion are being sought for the centenary commemorations of the disaster. On Sunday, August 13, 1916, an explosion of the highly dangerous ...
Brass bands, traditional Northumbrian music, and a DJ set from a local rock star are all on the agenda to celebrate 160 years of the Northumberland Miners' Picnic at the weekend. One of the region's ...
A revamped £16m museum celebrating the heritage of Northumberland coal-mining has officially opened to the public. Woodhorn Colliery Museum was visited by HRH The Princess Royal last week ahead of ...
Four historic sites in the North East have been awarded almost £2m in funding from a £15m pot aimed at saving historic sites across England. The funding includes will go towards the repair of Woodhorn ...
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Ashington’s Woodhorn Museum launch community planting project with 30,000 daffodils this October half-term
As part of the Heart of Woodhorn, a giant heart made up of over 30,000 mini golden bell daffodils will be planted on the grounds during October half term. The project will begin with volunteers and ...
Plans to create a new museum and archive centre at a former colliery in Ashington are due to be discussed by Northumberland councillors. Woodhorn Colliery closed in the early 1980s and opened as a ...
British Museum Hires World’s First Comedian-In-ResidenceWhich job is tougher: comedian or miner? Normally I’d say miner unless the comedian is performing mining-related jokes at a mining museum, and [ ...
THE Woodhorn Colliery Museum will be the topic at Feckenham Forest History Society tonight. The meeting is at Webheath Village Hall, Heathfield Road, from 7.45pm following an AGM at 7.30pm. Admission ...
This photo of the maintenance team was taken on their last shift in 1986 A group of miners who worked together more than 30 years ago at a Northumberland pit are being reunited. Woodhorn Colliery, ...
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