All the IVMP would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of Councillor Harry Davies who has died after a long illness. Harry was a great help and supporter of the IVMP, Who helped to maintain the Agecroft memorial garden. He was a fine man and valued member Read more…
The IVMP are pleased to announce the completion of the Moston colliery miners memorial garden. The garden contain a replica half pit winding wheel donated by the IVMP.It is a fitting tribute to the coal miners who toiled in the pit and the many men and boys who were injured Read more…
The whole team enjoyed a fantastic day at the Manchester histories festival.Photos courtesy of Gail Skelly (Ordsall community arts)
The IVMP will be holding an exhibition at Langworthy Cornerstones 451 Liverpool street, Salford M6.The exhibition will open on Monday the 11th April – Monday the 18th April from 10am- 6pm. We will be highlighting the work we are doing concerning the building of a monument on the site of Read more…
The Irwell valley mining projects workers memorial day will take place at 1pm on Saturday the 23rd of April 2016. We will be meeting at the Agecroft colliery memorial to acknowledge the debt we owe to all workers who died or were seriously injured in the coal industry. Hope to Read more…
This years Gala will be on the 9th July 2016. Hope to see you all there !!
Britain’s last deep coal mine ceased production Kellingley colliery, Yorkshire on the 18 December 2015. A march and rally was held on Saturday the 19th of December from Knottingley town hall to the Kellingley colliery miners welfare over 3000 people attended. The closure of our last pit completes the conservative Read more…
The IVMP team would like to thank everyone who attended the unveiling at the former colliery site on Lums Lane, It was a fantastic day. The site of the tragic explosion of June 1885 is now marked and commemorates the great loss of life which occurred and devastated the whole Read more…
The IVMP team would like to inform any visitors to the memorial garden the reason we could not provide a bench or seating area at the site. We did intend to locate a bench near the monument, however, during the initial planning stage our idea was opposed by some businesses Read more…
St Augustine’s church and the IVMP team would like to thank Ann Tapp for her wonderful restoration work on the Clifton Hall colliery disaster monument and the maintenance of the garden. Also a big thank you to the children of St Augustine’s primary school who help us to build the Read more…