Houghton Main pit disaster on this day in 1975..

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  1. upt

    upthecolliers Well-Known Member

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    I knew Barry a fair bit younger than me I can not remember him being a fitter though knew his father Les better.
     
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    Loved the Yorkshire Miners gala’s especially when they were held in Tarn. All those pits and it seemed every other pit had a Brass band., great festival of music with the marching and then onto Locke Park.
     
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    His dad was cis
     
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    Barry was a fitter
     
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    Went to em all , Apart from Tarn Rotherham was one of my favourites .
    Can’t help thinking we never had a home for Yorkshire miners Gala by keep changing between Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Wakefield and if we had kept a home even if it had been York then it would still be going today as the Durham one .
    The Yorkshire Miners Gala was the one to be in it was bigger than the Durham one but we never had a permanent home and that was its downfall imo .
     
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    Did the call thi father Ronnie and he played the piano not going to say his last name as it would be breaking the rules could be wrong as I mostly am.
     
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    Remember going in 1984 in the strike was it Rotherham i cant recall.
     
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    Hi he was a top bloke Ronnie .
    Everyone knew him.
    Miss him
     
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    Got some stories about him playing the piano with his pit mates .
     
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    84 was Wakefield 85 was Rotherham
     
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    Yes your right mi owd it was Cis not les my memory's shot
     
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    Remember now in Wakefield .
    Speakers from TUC
     
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    Thi dad on piano and Eddie spoooins can see them now.
     
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    F#### me Eddie forgot about him top bloke
     
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    Not sure about York, but I doubt you’d have a got an agreement anyway as all those places you mentioned had big mining communities
     
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    Wakefield was the rallying call for Orgreave by Scargill , following Monday was the battle of Orgreave .
     
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    I only went to one.
    Rotherham - in 1985 (?)
    I remember being very impressed by one of the speakers.
    Guess who?
     
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    Dennis Skinner ?
     
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    Neil Kinnock
     
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    You have a better memory than me
     
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