Review 35th Year No. 4 (1981)

[@mullg2]

I have to say, the quality of that HD transfer is excellent. Looks like the film stock was optimally stored, wherever it was.

[@yauwohn]

I recall doing my 20 days underground training at the old No 6 Area training centre Hucknall No1 pit, better known as "top pit". All of 57 years ago this year.

[@paulfretwell4760]

I remember doing my mining training at Lound Hall in 1980/81, then underground training at Mansfield (Crown Farm) pit and Bevercotes Colliery. I then worked at Thoresby Colliery near Edwinstowe for 12 years with all the lads I had been at school with. Wow 40 years ago now, I feel old !!

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

I was at Lound Hall around then as well and Crown Farm, like you kids i started infants school were at the pit top going down the mine at Crowny. There is a video on youtube somewhere from 1981 at Lound Hall, there's even a kid who cudda bin me.

[@jezdye3615]

That's me at 1:18 getting off the bus! I'm wearing the blue denim jacket with sleeves rolled halfway up. Good memories and a good bunch of lads too. All gone now sadly.

[@kevinbird9194]

Close personal supervision for 20 days. 40 days coal face training and then 100 days improving on another coal face. Great times at Gedling, Bentinck and Annesley. 15 years man and boy before the pits closed.

[@yauwohn]

The Brinsley headgear sits over the original shafts at the old Brinsley Colliery capped shafts.

[@dedgeroo4665]

Lound Hall, now that takes me back! Happy times. Mind you, I wasn't impressed that much as a 17 year old when I was told to put a pack on by hand and shovel.

[@GrahamWathey]

The National Mining Museum is at Caphouse Colliery in West Yorkshire, or so I thought.

[@carlkirkham7538]

It is but Lound hall closed years ago when they closed training centre

[@samensor8218]

Graham Wathey when this was filmed Caphouse was still in operation

[@M1M25]

Haha that’s the group after us , we were group 40 1981, Dave Garrity, Johnny Mumford , Paul Stephenson, Jock, Mark Berill some of these kids were in my class at school including Chris Hall.

[@vikingsmb]

excellent seeing no 14 in steam at beamish.

[@philglover2973]

Did all my training at Kemble training

[@robertwalker1742]

Kids today would shit themselves to go out 7 miles under the North Sea bed

[@philglover2973]

Also wait at Florence and hem heath super pit happy days now long gone 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@markbeale7390]

@@philglover2973 When I look back reckon NCB apprentices were best trained +paid.

[@paulemery5768]

i also did my traning at kemble. when first went down to 1062 level it was totaly differnt. hot down the yardragman 101s yust pants boots belt self rescuer battery and lamp.on the meathane rig. get covered in coal dust but when got into the showers someone would slap there spung on me back wash off the dust then he would turn around so i could wash his. comrads together. down the pit and in the showers, best job ever.

[@javiergonzalezcutiva1163]

God bless you

[@nickwalter9630]

Thatcher would like a word.

[@marcnews75]

And two years later these apprentices were on strike and then no jobs

[@garethparr9482]

And now all gone. So so sad

[@rapman5363]

I’m surprised there was any coal being brought up from the pit. It seemed every time I turned around the bloody miners were on strike for something or another.

[@mozdickson]

Dear Maggie, thank you for saving so many from having to work underground in dirty and dangerous conditions. And slave labouring apprentices.

[@andrewh5457]

It was dirty and dangerous, and many of us are feeling there effects of working down the pit many years later, would they all do it again, yes.

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

it seems romantic looking back, the other untold story is that the miners by 1981 were being molly coddled, free workwear, virtually free canteen, free training, 1 ton of free coal each delivered, free transport, snap notes, early notes and sometimes hours of down time, combined with 7 1/4 hour shift and out of that 2 1/2 hours travelling to the face, the industry was becoming unsustainable well before 1984, another industry along with all the rest destroyed by union ignorance and power.

[@greg5639]

Lost the use of my right arm in a roof fall whilst setting 18' rings, I'd go back tomorrow. I enjoyed my mining career .

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

@@greg5639 going under the square work and lip at the tailgate always felt the scariest place in the mine but alot could go wrong setting the big steel at junctions, another was riding the conveyors when there was something wrong, like tipping up or a tin or strut or something popping out. Very scary at times but good fun, particularly fridays, fish n chips, paid in cash weekly and ideally an early note. Take care buddy

[@greg5639]

@@MakeAllThingsBeautiful lets not forget riding the panzer. It was a common thing untill the mid 80s .I remember being taught by the deputy when I was face training. Amazing now days with health & safty.

[@swagon4545]

Who cares... Time will end one day & every thing be forgotten