Memorial opening

Following almost three years of fund raising and successful grant applications, The Yorkshire Main Trust are proud to announce the opening of the Yorkshire Main Commemorative Trust Project on the March 9. Pictured are Andy Summers, Secretary, and Frank Arrowsmith, Chairman.
Following almost three years of fund raising and successful grant applications, The Yorkshire Main Trust are proud to announce the opening of the Yorkshire Main Commemorative Trust Project on the March 9. Pictured are Andy Summers, Secretary, and Frank Arrowsmith, Chairman.

A DATE has been set for the official opening of a commemorative garden in honour of a colliery’s miners.

A march of remembrance will start the day that will see a commemorative wall, garden and statue unveiled in the grounds of Edlington Community Centre.

A plaque in the commemorative trust garden will bear the names of the 133 miners who lost their lives at Yorkshire Main Colliery.

The Bishop of Doncaster, Peter Burrows, will lead the march that sets off from the car park adjacent to the village’s Top Club at 10.30am on Saturday, March 9, to the old pit gates where a short service will take place. The statue was designed by Sir Thomas Wharton pupils and created by artist Andrew Farmer.