Events

IVMP will be holding an exhibition of our mining collection and memorabilia. Langworthy Cornerstone, 451 Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5QQ Wednesday 27th September 2017 – 11am

We will be meeting at the Agecroft colliery memorial for our annual ceremony to acknowledge the debt we owe to all workers who died or were seriously injured in the coal industry. A plaque will be unveiled to the memory of miners wife Madge Kelly and Councillor Harry Davies – Read more…

Join IVMP and many other groups at Salford Local History Day at Langworthy Cornerstone for our Salford local histories festival. Organised by local historians and community activists and IVMP members George Tapp and Paul Kelly, its a chance to see the many local history groups in Salford. Langworthy cornerstones, 451 Read more…

The Durham Miners’ Gala is a large annual gathering and labour festival held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham, England. It is associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners’ trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County Read more…

Manchester Manchester Histories presents a long weekend of events celebrating and commemorating the rich and diverse histories of Greater Manchester. We will be here with a collection of memorabilia. Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5PD Saturday 11th June 2016 running from 10:30am

The IVMP will be holding an exhibition at Langworthy Cornerstones. We will be highlighting the work we are doing concerning the building of a monument on the site of the former Pendleton colliery in Salford. Our book “The last pit in the valley” will be on sale all proceeds go Read more…

The last deep coal mine in Britain will close in December 2015, Kellingley coal mines closure will bring to an end the once mighty coal industry, which powered the industrial revolution which gave us all the standard of living we enjoy today. To commemorate our mining heritage both nationally and Read more…

NUM Lancashire area and Moston Miners presents “The struggle continues” At Moston miners community art and music. Cinema session, Still the enemy within followed by question and answer session with the film makers. Break from 1pm – 2pm Followed by film “Pride” 2pm -5.30 pm followed by question and answer Read more…

Join us for a two day event which showcases some of the city’s most interesting histories: links to the coal industry, images of Salford schools as they were in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Salford dockers, local photographs, art work exhibited by local history and heritage groups. Ordsall neighborhood centre, 2 Read more…

The main assembly point is the city centre Market Place and bands and banners start to march from there to the Racecourse from about 8.30 am. Other assembly points are the Miners’ HQ at Red Hill near the railway station and the New Inn on the west of the city. Read more…