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…
The IVMP team would like to send a special thank you to Alan Heward, who has kindly donated a fantastic NCB brochure to the project, We will be featuring this fantastic new piece in all our up coming exhibitions. The brochure is from Agecroft 1969 it contains surface and underground Read more…
Clifton Hall Colliery was in production from 1838 – 1929 the monument and memorial garden will remember the great disaster of 1885 and remember the coal miners killed and injured at the pit. On the morning of June the 18th 1885 at 9.20 AM a terrible explosion occurred in the Read more…
Moston colliery was situated on St Marys road, Moston. The pit was connected to the Manchester Rochdale railway line. The coal mine was in production from 1844 -1950, the site is now occupied by the miners housing estate which was built by the National Union of Mine workers for colliers Read more…
Durham miners gala, Saturday 12th July 2014, Irwell Valley mining project were all there and what a day it was. The sunshine smiled on a proud parade of the North’s heritage as the 130th Durham Miners’ Gala was hailed a triumph. As thousands lined the streets as community stalwarts marched Read more…
Saturday the 5th July, 11 am The St Augustine’s summer fair Bolton Road, Pendlebury. The Irwell Valley Mining Project had a stall, with copies of the new book available. Great to see so many familiar faces thanks to all who came.
We have released the new edition of “The Last Pit in The Valley” book, written by former miner Paul Kelly. This book is a history of Agecroft colliery and the pits of Irwell valley. The books was released on the 20th June at the Moston miners community arts and music Read more…
In July 2013 around two hundred people including former miners and there families came to see the unveiling of a stone monument dedicated to Agecroft miners. Irwell Valley mining project built this beautiful commemoration with the help of St Augustine’s Primary school and Salford City College apprentices. The Monument is Read more…