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This message was updated on 5/9/2008 6:42:37 PM by philfred

 Local Pit Closures
replied on: 5/9/2008 6:42:04 PM
The family moved from Marlpool to New Ollerton late 1966 as a result of the closure program. The NCB produced a booklet outlining the benefits to be had by moving to the Nottinghamshire collieries. It had the title of Five to Three with a blue cover with a clock face showing the time at five minutes to three. The connection being that Heanor and district pits made up No 5 Area and North Notts pits made up No 3 Area of the East Midlands Division.

My father was a blacksmith/shaftman at Coppice and would have been one of the last people to ride the shafts of Mapperley, Woodside and Coppice pits.

regards Phil
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