Event - Ollerton history at the gallery (Thoresby Gallery)

A SERIES of talks detailing the history of the Ollerton area will take place at Thoresby Gallery this month.


On Wednesdays throughout May at 2pm, visitors can find out more about the area’s past by attending events being developed with local history groups and enthusiasts.

The secrets of the internees at Boughton camp are uncovered today and the history of coal mining in Ollerton will be unearthed on 16th May.

Anyone interested in the natural history of the area can discover how local farmers are managing landscape, wildlife and archaeology on 9th May. While open field strip farming at Laxton will be the topic of a talk on 23rd May.

There is a new regimental museum at Thoresby Courtyard, and on 30th May visitors have the opportunity to listen to a talk by its curator on the subject of Nottinghamshire’s cavalries.

For a further trip down memory lane people can see penny farthing racing at the Pennies in the Park Festival of Cycling on 19th and 20th May in Thoresby Park.

Tickets for the history talks are £4 and available on Mansfield 01623 822009. For further details visit http://www.thoresbycourtyard.com/

From: http://www.chad.co.uk/lifestyle/ollerton-history-at-the-gallery-1-4495560

Event - Worksop Town Hall to Host Mining Exhibition

Worksop Town Hall will be hosting a Coal Mining Exhibition by the Nottingham Association of Ex and Retired Miners in the Ceres Suite on Friday 9th December from 11am – 4pm.

The exhibition features tools and items used in Coal Mining as well as hearing first hand anecdotes and experiences from former miners about life at the pit. The exhibition will also feature a number of short films about Coal Mining.

Councillor David Pressley, Portfolio Holder for Community Prosperity at Bassetlaw District Council said:

“Having started off my working life at Whitwell Pit I am looking forward to the Mining Exhibition coming to Worksop. Bassetlaw and the surrounding areas are steeped in mining history and tradition and this exhibition offers the chance for people to find out what life down the pit was all about.”

The Exhibition will take place in the Ceres Suite, Worksop Town Hall from 11am – 4pm on Friday 9th December.

 

From: http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/november_2011/worksop_town_hall.aspx