60th Anniversary of The Easington Colliery Disaster Part 3

On 29th May 1951 at Easington Colliery occured the last major mining disaster in Great Britain when 81 miners plus 2 men of the rescue brigade lost their lives. On the 60th Anniversary of that sad day we paid tribute to those men with a march behind the colliery band and the Miner's Lodge Banner from the site of the colliery via a service in the church to the mass grave in the graveyard. Here the procession leave the church and heads up the hill to the mass grave, where The Miner's Hymn "Gresford" - written to commemorate another coal-mining disaster at Gresford Colliery in North Wales where in September 1934 over 260 died in a massive underground explosion & fire.

[@CelticMorning]

Love the Border terrier at 1.40 just before they play Gresford. Whenever any band begin to play this my throat becomes as if cramped, its such a moving piece. Son of a Welsh miner of the old school I suppose its inevitable. Dont see people of that calibre today.

[@michaelroxby3937]

That was me with my border terrier Billy. No longer with us I'm sorry to st.

[@AbandonEarth911]

We must never forget the price of coal, it is bone and blood comrades. Please listen to luke kelly singing the springhill mining disaster.

[@teddyedward5058]

major

[@JohnPeel3904]

Also worth listening to Jock Purdon's 'Easington Explosion' poem on my channel.

[@AbandonEarth911]

Let us all help to speed the day when this wonderful earth and its rich resources are held in common for the benefit of all humanity.Working men and Women of all lands unite.