Utterly sublime piece of music that befitted the sentiment of the message you sought to convey, which was very melancholic and sad, yet full of majesty, strength and dignity. I knew many people who worked at Darfield pit, and have a house less than mile from where it stood, although I don't live in it at the moment. My view was always that men should not have to work in those kind of conditions, and suffer some of the tragedies they did, nor face the prospect of no work. It should be every man's right to have some work, for without it we die inside, especially when you can share in great camaraderie with close friends there, which I know was rampant back then. I recall the chap mentioned below, a Dave Oughton, coming home in about 1975, or so, when a close, small team of face workers had just lost one of their mates. The deepest sadness prevailed amongst them!!! I also recall the Lundhill Tavern pub, with all the pictures, and information on their pit disaster, which killed men, women, and children, almost 300 of them, which was probably well over half of the village of Lundhill at that time, all obliterated with the pit, when it went up. On the bright side, those places produced some fine individuals, great comedians, and unusually cohesive communities that cared for one another. Having not lived there for some time, but having visited a few times briefly, it seems full of depression, and apathy? Thanks for the download, and hope life has been kind to you, your friends and family!!!
My Dad and Brother worked for many years at Darfield Main - Russell and David Oughton. The miners that toiled hard to earn a living for their families were a tight Band of Brothers as was the community that it supported. Sad to see now following the closures the character has changed significantly - mores the pity. God Bless those who served in its darkness so that we could enjoy the sunshine .
Paul our dad was in the rescue team at Darfield Main as you know,,Itake mi hat off to all miners that worked down the pit ,,, Its still a complete disgrace how things ended for all the coal mines ,,, and its workers ,,,,,lol
Top pit great lads, all getting much older and now minings finished never had mates like it and dont think i ever will NUM till i die so proud i was a miner at Darfield Main
Utterly sublime piece of music that befitted the sentiment of the message you sought to convey, which was very melancholic and sad, yet full of majesty, strength and dignity. I knew many people who worked at Darfield pit, and have a house less than mile from where it stood, although I don't live in it at the moment. My view was always that men should not have to work in those kind of conditions, and suffer some of the tragedies they did, nor face the prospect of no work. It should be every man's right to have some work, for without it we die inside, especially when you can share in great camaraderie with close friends there, which I know was rampant back then. I recall the chap mentioned below, a Dave Oughton, coming home in about 1975, or so, when a close, small team of face workers had just lost one of their mates. The deepest sadness prevailed amongst them!!! I also recall the Lundhill Tavern pub, with all the pictures, and information on their pit disaster, which killed men, women, and children, almost 300 of them, which was probably well over half of the village of Lundhill at that time, all obliterated with the pit, when it went up. On the bright side, those places produced some fine individuals, great comedians, and unusually cohesive communities that cared for one another. Having not lived there for some time, but having visited a few times briefly, it seems full of depression, and apathy? Thanks for the download, and hope life has been kind to you, your friends and family!!!
I am pleased you understood the message i was putting out there, and i can very much relate to your reply
My Dad and Brother worked for many years at Darfield Main - Russell and David Oughton. The miners that toiled hard to earn a living for their families were a tight Band of Brothers as was the community that it supported. Sad to see now following the closures the character has changed significantly - mores the pity. God Bless those who served in its darkness so that we could enjoy the sunshine
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Paul our dad was in the rescue team at Darfield Main as you know,,Itake mi hat off to all miners that worked down the pit ,,, Its still a complete disgrace how things ended for all the coal mines ,,, and its workers ,,,,,lol
Top pit great lads, all getting much older and now minings finished never had mates like it and dont think i ever will NUM till i die so proud i was a miner at Darfield Main
My Dad worked at Darfield Main Alan Wheeler and his brothers Eric, Roy and Brian
Yes i remember Alan well