Mining Heritage Walk
Despite disappointing weather a group of 30 hardy people set off from the Gaunless Valley Visitor Centre in Butterknowle, led by Jeanette, for a walk around the former mining sites of Butterknowle. The group included a party of German students and their leaders who were on an educational visit to Durham.
During the walk we visited sites of the mining heritage of the village including former bell pits on Cockfield Fell, the architecturally unique skew bridge, built in 1830 without a keystone, which carried the Haggerleases branch of the Stockton & Darlington Railway over the River Gaunless, Butterknowle and Marsfield Collieries and Butterknowle Brick works, remains of beehive coke ovens, tram ways and mineral railways and Quarry Pit now landscaped as a picnic and play area, before returning to the visitor centre.
We will keep you updated about any other future mining related events we know about.
Displays
We currently have three sets fo display boards touring libraries around the County. They have been on display in 29 venues to date. They will be on show at the following places for the next month, just in case you have missed them.
Belmont Library 1st October to 13th October
Crook Library 9th October to end of October
Wingate Library 3rd October to 17th October
Questionnaire
We have sent out a questionnaire recently asking for feedback about the project. Thanks very much to everyone who has replied, we have had a brilliant response. The draw for the gift vouchers was been made by Jeanette Newell and the winners were George Muncaster and Deborah Maudlin.
We will give you more information from the questionnaire on our next newsletter.
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