Underground Tours-
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Get kitted out with your hard hat and battery lamp, then descend 140m underground to discover the harsh realities of coal mining through the centuries…
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Digitised
Coal Magazine
Discover how this mid-twentieth century publication provided an entertaining link between the coalfields, mineworkers and their families…
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All Weather
Adventure
Celebrate our 25th birthday with us this autumn and enjoy a unique adventure, whatever the weather - Tweet us to celebrate!… #HappyBirthdayNCMME
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Dig deep & donate
your free time…
The Museum has a number of diverse volunteer roles for both skilled and enthusiastic individuals - view our latest vacancies and help us to ‘Keep the History of Coal Mining Alive’.
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What's on…
Crafty Conversations
Join our informal craft sessions in the Cafe on the first Thursday of every month from 12pm - 2pm and get crafty over a cuppa and some cake!
Wacky Wednesdays
Join us for free every Wednesday in term time with your under 5s from 10:15am-11:am for singing, story telling and craft activities.
New exhibition: Yvette Vanson 'Miners'
An exhibition to mark the end of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike. Yvette Vanson explores and communicates the political and social questions surrounding the mining industry.
Meet us at the coalface…
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Still Christmas shopping? Or just about to start?
Once a month the museum hosts a fantastic craft fair and there is one this Saturday, 30 Nov 10am - 4pm. Be lovely to see you there…