Tag: miners memorial

New Memorial Unveiled

A long awaited, unique memorial was unveiled today, Saturday 4th February 2023 at High Blantyre Cemetery commemorating the lives of hundreds of miners who lost their lives in three colliery disasters. An important event for the former mining community of Blantyre, thankfully the weather stayed dry as 90 local people gathered at 12.30 for the […]

Miner’s Memorial Fundraiser goes live!

Our 2021 campaign for remembering the miners of the Blantyre Pit Disaster got off to a flying start this month with fundraising links now live! In early January, we teamed up with the Miners Welfare and local resident James Small to discuss raising enough funds for new engraved plaques to specifically mention all the names […]