Barnsley Museums Natters
By Barnsley Museums
Welcome back to the Barnsley Museums podcast! Series two reflects on 40 years since the Miners' Strike with interviews from former miners and the Women Against Pit Closures movement. Barnsley Museums' has a programme of events over the next 12 months, visit our website for more details.
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The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey
A Christmas carol lost for 90 years and re-discovered by Barnsley Museums in 2023. Watch videos, read blogs and download the lyrics from our website https://www.barnsley-museums.com/the-barnsley-carol-christmas-eve-by-arthur-godfrey -
#Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983
A pre strike interview where John Kelly chats with Arthur about his life and influences -
#Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike
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#Strike40 Gerald O'Brian shares his memoires of Elsecar Main Colliery
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#Strike40 - Women Against Pit Closures - Rally at Barnsley Civic Hall, May 1984
The interviews in this episode were recorded on 12th May 1984 at a large Women Against Pit Closures rally at the Barnsley Civic Hall. The event was much larger than expected with an estimated 10,000 women travelling from all parts of the country t… -
#Strike40 Cllr Mick Stowe shares his memories of the 1984 Miners' Strike
Continuing our miners' strike podcast series, this episode was recorded as part of the Elsecar Building Bridges project which you can read about on our website https://www.elsecar-heritage.com/elsecar-building-bridges-project -
#Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Ernest Kaye
Recorded in 2004, Brian speaks with Ernest Kaye about his lifetime down the mines, including his striking memories -
#Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Michael Taylor about his mining memories
Michael Taylor left school on Friday and began working down the mines the following. He was a miner at the time of the 1984 Miner's Strike -
#Strike40 Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures - Betty Cook
Reflecting on 40 years since the 1984-85 Miners' Strike -
The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey (1933) vocals by Tegwen Roberts (2023)
A Christmas message from Barnsley Museums, featuring a Barnsley carol 'Christmas Eve' written by Arthur Godfrey and published in the Barnsley Chronicle in December 1933. With photographs of Barnsley at Christmas from Barnsley Archives.R…
