Forthcoming Events

125th Durham Gala Day second Saturday in July 2009

Nottinghamshire Labour Representation Committee

Meeting Saturday 27th September 2008
10am - 12
Venue
John Godber Centre
Hucknall

Topics
Conference update
Poly Clinics & Privatisation of the NHS
Leadership challenge
The way forward

South Yorkshire Labour Representation Committee

Come and take part in the real debate about the future of Labour Party politics!

Surely the time has come to reclaim New Labour from the failures of right wing policies!!

Future meetings of S.Yorks Labour Representation Committee

8pm Thursday 11th September – Climate Change: NUM speaker on Clean Coal Technology and speaker from Workers Climate Action

8pm Thursday 9th October –UNISON Speaker: 60 years of the NHS – is our health service still safe under New Labour?

All our meetings are upstairs in the “Three Cranes” pub,
Queen Street, Sheffield S1

For More Details on any of these events contact the office 01623-621-611

Past Events

The Association organised what will be an annual, Stapleford Golf tournament that was played for on Wednesday 26th September on a fine sunny day at the Forest Golf Club. The course was in superb condition and so was the steak meal and desert that followed. The winners were presented with prizes by association Chairman Eric Eaton.The winner of the Nottinghamshire NUM Ex & Retired Miners Association Stapleford trophy was won by Honorary Association member Martin Lee of Martin Lee and partners solicitors of Mansfield.He went around the course and finished with 34 points, Martin said afterwards ‘’it’s the only thing I have won since being in the team that won the school football league when I was a youngster, the standard that these guys play at, was very good, and the whole day was most enjoyable, the trophy will have pride of place on my desk at work ’’. The trophy was made by a local ex miner who turned the plinth out of a piece of solid Sherwood forest oak, and a miners workman's safety lamp sits on top.
Miners still working in the industry, and non association members played for a cut glass bowl trophy, these were Tim Orme, first with 34 points, second Mark Blacknell with 36 points and Third Ian Bakewell who plays off a five handicap and finished with 32 points.

A big thankyou from the Association to Ron Clurow for his organising of the tournament.

Coming a very close second was Kevin Stapleton with 33 points.

Third was ex Linby miner Tony ‘’Tucker’’ Payne who is no stranger to the county golf scene having played at that standard for the last 30 odd years, he said ‘’it was great to see old mates again, I am sure the day will grow into something really big in the future’’.

Some pics from this years Gala 2007

Royle guest entertains crowds at this years Durham Miners Gala.
Ricky Tomlinson was at the gala at the invitation of retired Houghton miner George Rowe.
George helped to recommision the Houghton and Lambton banners promoting the proud industrial mining heritage of the north east.
Ricky also said hello to Notts retired pitmen Bob Collier and Eric Eaton on the Notts stall.

7am and set up and ready

Having a minute before the rush

Chris making his way around the site

Bob finalising a sale

L-R Eric Eaton & Bob Collier on the stall at this years gala