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Ex miner Peter Davies with Barnsley College English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students in the Barnsley Miners’ Hall on Victoria Road.

Ex-miners share poignant local heritage tales with students in historic Miners’ Hall

22 November in Member News

Barnsley College students were given a taste of the past and learned about the biggest mining disaster in English History from those who know it best. The group heard about Barnsley’s mining heritage and the Oaks Colliery disaster, ahead of its anniversary on 12 December. Paul Darlow,...