The amount of bodies they'll dig up, the number of dead kids and wives, is going to go through the roof. Many of you made this happen. I will not let you forget. You are not going to get away with the way you have acted in the last three months. I promise you. This will never be over.
The Dearne Valley has many communities like Mexboro, places that we’re thriving places and great nights out includes: Wombwell, Wath , Swinton, Darfield, Goldthorpe, Bolton on Dearne. Their Social economical decline is all of course strongly linked to the destruction of the mining industry. Thankfully, the vast majority of the residents in these places are salt of the earth- type folk.
It’s massively gone down hill in recent times. Absolute sh*t hole, glad I’m out of the place. Where were the other two? I haven’t heard of any.
late 80’s / early 90’s were gold when I first started going out Friday was Swinton, Saturday up Goldthorpe or wombwell great times
I did The ‘ Golden Mile’ at Swinton a couple of times. Wombwell was a big favourite of mine. I worked at Houghton Main pit and there were loads from Wombwell worked there. We had some great works nights out, particularly the Christmas bash. Those indeed, were the days my friend.
I’d call this area Barnsley and the more immediate surrounding area, even Mexboro’s pushing it really