Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 17th April 2012
Present: Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), Peter Davies, Robert Thompson, Stephen Hamilton, Barry Moore, John Dutchman, Debbie Wood, David Bunch, Chris Eames, Eric Crabtree, John Gwatkin, Bryn Jones, Chris Mills, Claire Gannon
Apologies for Absence
Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Pat O´Neill
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record.
Jim Reeve took over the Chair in the absence of Jeff Lovell
Activities
Jim Reeve then read out a list of the activities of the Chairman during the past month.
Catering on the Day
Arrangements had been made to undertake catering after the Parade and Dedication
Donations
Letters of thanks had been sent to persons making donations
Service
Discussions had taken place with Reverend Reg Davies regarding Hymns and Service and had yet to be finalised.
He had also spoken with Father John Cooke about 91 peals of the bell at St Albans.
Further to this the meeting was advised that St Andrews Church at Bolton on Dearne had also agreed to ring their bells at the same time.
If any contact could be made with Mexborough Church to undertake a similar event it should be undertaken.
Dodworth Colliery Brass Band
Arrangements had been made at a cost of £450 per event. This was approved by meeting.
Police
Discussions had taken place re parade. The Route had been agreed and there would be no charge for their services.
Publicity
Emails had been sent and received regarding Publicity of the event with Look North, Calendar, Radio Sheffield, Radio Hallam and Trax Radio, Conisbrough in Focus and others.
Memorial
The bases had now been laid at both Cemeteries.
It was confirmed there was 28 victims in Conisbrough Cemetery.
TUC Chesterfield 7th May
Barry Dalby would be attending the May Day Gala at Chesterfield.
St John´s Ambulance
Barry Dalby had completed the paperwork for 2 St John´s First Aiders.
Castle Pine Shed
A Shed had been offered to the Group by Ian Hardy and this would be included in the raffle on the Jubilee Day on June 5th.
Star in their Eyes Concert
The Next Stars in their Eyes Concert would be held at the Welfare on April 28th. Tickets would be £2 each and volunteers to assist were requested.
Poem
A poem had been written by Benny Wilkinson and it was agreed that this would be read out at the Service on the day and Benny invited to do this.
Organisation on the Day
The Craganour (TARA) Residents Association had offered to provide a team of Stewards on the Day.
It was suggested that we consider a Dress Rehearsal and Contingency Plans for the Day. This would be considered by the Working Group.
Working Group
The next meeting of the Working Group was arranged for the following Tuesday at the Welfare.
Finances
The meeting was advised that a total of £13,698.46 was now in the funds. A quote of £350 for Insurance for the Memorial had been received and it was suggested we enquire about Public Liability Insurance for the day.
Station Road School
The meeting was advised that members had participated in the Cadeby Week at Station Road School. The Secretary had opened the week with a presentation to the school Assembly; Peter Davies and Barry Moore had undertaken question and answer sessions with the classes, Jeff Lovell and Jim Reeve had also visited the school. The week had culminated in a Sharing Assembly in which all of the 150 pupils had displayed the work they had undertaken.
De Warrene Academy
The Secretary advised that the DeWarenne Academy were also undertaking a Cadeby Project and that Members from the Group had assisted.
The Secretary said that if possible we ought to visit other schools to do similar projects.
Book Reprint
The second reprint of the Book should be available shortly. 250 had been ordered
Rotherham Local History Group
A presentation about the Cadeby Disaster would be made to the Rotherham Local History Group.
Next Meeting
The Next meeting would be held at the Welfare on Tuesday 15th
May at 7.15 p.m.
Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 20th March 2012
Present: Jeff Lovell (Chairman)| Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Peter Davies Robert Thompson, Stephen Hamilton, Barry Moore, John Dutchman, Pat O’Neill, Debbie Wood, Bill Lawrence, Claire Gannon
Apologies for Absence
Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Chris Eames, Eric Crabtree, John Gwatkin, Bryn Jones
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record. The Chairman expounded at length as to why the minutes needed to be available prior to the meeting. The Secretary explained that he had significant projects during the past month and would do his utmost to improve the timescale.
Memorial
The base had now been laid at Denaby Cemetery.
A recount on the number of victims suggested there were 29 victims buried in the Conisbrough cemetery. Further checks were to be carried out.
The Conisbrough Memorial would be unveiled on Monday 9th
July by the Rev Griffiths at 11.30 a.m.
Commemoration Day
Confirmation had been received from Irene Newton, at 94 years of age the oldest surviving descendant of the disaster, that she would make every attempt to be present on the day. She was thrilled to bits that she had been asked to inaugurate the memorial and was pleased to accept the invitation.
Comments were made about the general tidyness of the area prior to the day and the possibility of filling in the pot holes on the drive up to the Welfare.
The meeting was advised that a reception and buffet had been arranged for guests inside the Welfare. A Gazebo would be available and power and sound had been arranged.
Claire Gannon confirmed that already over 100 people had already confirmed their attendance on the day. Amongst those were Peter Davis, Major of Doncaster, Caroline Flint M.P., Kingswood, Denaby Main School, Local Councillors and other organisations.
Service
A poem had been written by Benny Wilkinson and it was agreed that this would be read out at the Service on the day and Benny invited to do this.
Ian McMillan has also offered his assistance. It was further discussed as to whether a book of poems should be compiled and children invited to contribute.
It was confirmed that both St Peters Church and St Albans Churches had agreed to ring their bells 91 times on the day of the Commemoration.
Working Group
The working Group had met and had agreed that the Gala would continue but would be held in the flower park.
The Secretary expressed concern that a detailed organisation was required for the Commemoration day. He felt we needed a detailed plan of where we wanted people to congregate in the Cemetery. There was likely to be several hundred people with quite a few young children and items such as the route, order of marching and the organisation in the Cemetery needed communicating to everybody on the day.
The Chairman stated he wasn´t losing any sleep over it and he was sure it would be OK on the day.
Finances
The meeting was advised that a total of £12,995.56 was now in the funds.
The Secretary was pleased to report that this included a donation of £1,500 from Kingswood which was presented by their CEO Peter Gilbert.
The Vice Chairman asked why the Chairman had not been invited as it would have been nice for him to have been photographed and have his picture in the newspaper. The Secretary replied that he had asked Kingswood if it was OK for the Chairman to come also but had not received a reply. He was unaware that a special presentation was to be made by the CEO and thought their contribution was excellent. This was re iterated by the meeting.
As we were almost out of copies of the Book – `The Terrible Yorkshire Pit Disaster´ it was agreed that a re print of 250 more copies costing £800 would be undertaken.
Station Road School
The Secretary reported that Station Road School had organised a Cadeby Week commencing Monday 26th March. It would be launched by a Presentation to Assembly on the Monday Morning and he asked for support from the group during the week. Peter Davies and Barry Moore agreed to participate if an appropriate time could be arranged.
The Secretary said it was important we turned out to the schools as this was possibly the last opportunity we would have to communicate the importance of our mining heritage
Events
A further `Stars in your Eyes’ concert had been arranged for April 28th. Doncaster Rovers had offered a Season Ticket for next season as a prize for the raffle. Other prizes had also been proffered.
Next Meeting
The Next meeting would be held at the Welfare on Tuesday 18th
April at 7.15 p.m.
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 21st February 2012
Present: Jeff Lovell (Chairman)| Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Chris Eames, Frank Burgin, Peter Davies, Eric Crabtree, Robert Thompson, Stephen Hamilton, Barry Moore, John Dutchman, Pat O’Neill, Chris Mills (Doncaster MDC), Debbie Wood, Pat Williams, John Gwatkin, Rev Reg Davies
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record
Memorial
The base had not yet been started. The Chairman had visited Conisbrough Cemetery and established a good position for the headstone. There were 27 people from Conisbrough interred in the Cemetery. It was intended to inaugurate AT Conisbrough on July 9th. A meeting had been arranged with Alan Griffiths at 11.30 on Monday. The names required checking,
Service
A full discussion took place on the events and service and it was agreed to have the day in commemoration involving the quire & brass band, as opposed to a Gala. Reg Davies said he would prepare a detailed service.
Churches would be contacted to arrange the bell ringing.
Work
ing Group
The working Group would again meet to sort out various items such as the day´s organisation, order of service, Marshalls and programme. The meeting was fixed in 2 weeks time.
Finances
The Treasurer advised that a total of £14,874 had been raised with a balance of £11,058. He advised the meeting of the various donations.
The meeting offered its thanks to Barry for the excellent work he had undertaken.
Commemoration Day
A letter had been received from Irene Newton, probably the oldest surviving descendant of the disaster. It was proposed that Irene, now in her 90´s should unveil the memorial.
Discussions as to the participants took place and the Secretary advised that Station Road School were having a theme week and we would be participating
Further suggestions were made as to invitations e.g. St John´s Ambulance, History Groups, and Schools etc
Events
A further `Stars in your Eyes’ concert had been arranged.
Next Meeting
The Next meeting would be held at the Welfare on Tuesday 20th March at 7.15 p.m.
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 17th January 2012
Present: Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Frank Burgin, Peter Davies, Eric Crabtree, Robert Thompson, Stephen Hamilton, Barry Moore, John Dutchman, Pat O’Neill, Bill Lawrence, Debbie Wood, Chris Thatcher, Chris Mills (Doncaster MDC), Jim & Joyce Tierney, John Gwatkin, Graham Ogley
Apologies for absence Chris Eames, Bryn Jones
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record
Memorial
The Chairman was to contact Clive Kirk to find out the current situation. It was agreed that a memorial would be considered for Conisbrough cemetery as 27 people had been buried there.
The memorial would be in black granite with gold lettering. The dedication had been sent to Clive Kirk and the Secretary asked for the detail so this could be circulated.
Kingswood
Brian Kitson had indicated Kingswood´s interest in displaying photos and other items commemorating the Collieries heritage. It was agreed that Kingswood would be contacted to arrange a site meeting in the near future.
Finances
The Treasurer was pleased to advise that a donation of £2,000 had been received from the Coop. The Denaby Miners Welfare had also contributed £1,000. The Income and Expendiure statement presented to the meeting indicated an excess of income totalling £9,233, prior to the Welfare donation.
Book
Sales of the book were going well and the Secretary advised that his stock was down to the last 100. The Secretary commented that although he had underwritten the cost of the book it would be appreciated if the group made a contribution towards the cost. The meeting agreed that the cost of the book would be fully met by the Group.
Commemoration Day – July 8th 2012
A suggested list of organisations to be invited to participate in the day and join the March was circulated to the meeting.
The meeting then had a full discussion on the participants and the organisation for the day.
The Lord Lieutenant had indicated his willingness to attend on the day.
Dodworth Colliery Band were to be invited to join the march.
Thurnscoe Male Voice Quire would like to be invited.
Amongst the suggestions were the various Churches, Scouts and Guides, Local Schools, NCB and NUM organisations, St Johns Ambulance, people who have made donations, Heritage and Local History Groups, Local Pubs and Clubs.
The Local Newspapers, Radio and T.V. stations needed to be made aware of the proceedings and the Polica advised accordingly.
In view of the detailed organisation required it was agreed that a working group would meet next week to undertake detailed planning and report back to the Group. This would comprise the Chairman and Secretary, Jim Reeves, John Dutchman, Debbie Wood and Robert Thompson.
Future Events
Christine Mills advised the meeting that Doncaster Rovers F.C. had expressed their support and offered raffle prizes, a bucket collection and appearances by their players.
Next Meeting
The Next meeting would be held at the Welfare on Tuesday 21st February at 7.15 p.m.
Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 15th November 2011
Present: Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), John Gwatkin, David Bunch, Chris Eames, Frank Burgin, Peter Davies, Eric Crabtree, Robert Thompson, Stephen Hamilton, Barry Moore, John Dutchman,Pat O’Neill,Chris Mills (Doncaster MDC), Clive Kirk (Turners MS)
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record
Memorial
The meeting was advised that the Secretary had been contacted by Amanda Carr from Doncaster MDC and confirmed that a fence would not be required.
Later in the meeting Clive Kirk produced a Plan showing the memorial in situ. He said that he had 2 prices for the Concrete Base and Edges and would like the group´s permission to engage the Contractor to begin the work. The meeting agreed a total price of £5,838. Clive further stated that the Granite had been ordered and would take approx 12 weeks to arrive i.e. end February.
Clive also announced that he had been elected the National President for the British Institute of Funeral Directors and as part of his role he would like some information about the disaster for the Institute´s magazine.
Kingswood
The Secretary advised that Kingswood had been contacted and he was to speak with the new site Manager. Further to the assistance promised the meeting requested clarification on the various items which were important to the Heritage of the Area such as the Memorial Garden. With reference to the Piece of Coal previously discussed, Conisbrough Library had been approached and they were willing to accept it.
Finances
The Treasurer advised that a total of £5,468 had been raised with a balance of £3,107 Calendars and Badges were going well.
The RIB Group had been thanked for their donations towards the Concert on October 8th which had proved successful.
Support
An application for a Grant had been made to both Asda and the Coop
Events
The `Stars in your Eyes´ Concert was to be held the following Saturday. The Denaby Welfare had reduced their fee from £300 to £150. Volunteers were solicited from the group for help with the evening.
Christmas Fairs at Denaby and Conisbrough had been booked; at Denaby on November 26th and at Conisbrough on 10th December. The cost at Denaby would be £10 and at Conisbrough £15.
The Grouphad alsobeen present at the Thurnscoe Local History and Doncaster Family History Fairs
Book
The Secretary advised that the book was in proof checking with David Bunch and Peter Davies and the target publication was early December. It should be in time for the Conisbrough Christmas fair.
Participation of Schoolchildren
Contact was to be made with Ravenfield School. Dearne Valley College had requested a speaker but no date had yet been fixed.
Next Meeting
In view of the proximity of Christmas the Next meeting was brought forward to take place at the Welfare on 13th December
Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 18th October 2011 commencing at 7.15pm
Present:- Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Frank Burgin, Eric Crabtree, Peter Davies, John Dutchman, Christine Eames, John Gwatkin, Stephen Hamilton, Bryn Jones, Barry Moore, Pat O´ Neill and Robert Thomson
Apologies for absence:- Jim Beachill (Secretary) and Bill Lawrence
Minutes of previous meeting
The minutes of the meeting held on 20th September 2011 were read and it was proposed by J. Gwatkin and seconded by E. Crabtree that they be passed as a true record.
Matters arising
J. Lovell reported that he had received a telephone call at the end of September from Mayor Peter Davies who was aware of the problem which had arisen as a result of DMBC demanding that the Memorial should be fenced off due to health and safety concerns. Together with J. Beachill and J. Reeve he had met Amanda Carr on site on 3rd October. She had insisted that a metal fence would be required and it was asked whether DMBC would subsidise the cost involved of £2500 to £3000. However, on 13th October an e-mail from J. Beachill advised that the matter had been resolved to our satisfaction. There would now be just a small hedge around three sides of the perimeter which will be provided by DMBC. The Chairman had e-mailed Peter Davies thanking him for his interest in the matter. B. Dalby stated that he had recently seen Clive Kirk who advised that he had not yet ordered the material for the Memorial due to the uncertainty outlined above. As Amanda Carr has already confirmed that planning permission will not be required J. Lovell will contact Clive Kirk to update him on the recent favourable developments.
Conisbrough Library is prepared to display the piece of coal which is currently on the former Earth Centresite. A visit will be arranged through Kingswood, the owners of the site, to check its dimensions etc. It was agreed that discussions should be held with Kingswood to create the Memorial Garden which had been proposed some years ago when the site was still the Earth Centre. With regard to the donation which had been promised from Kingswood it would appear that the company have been awaiting final confirmation that the Memorial has been given the go-ahead. J. Reeve pointed out that Willmott Dixon have been appointed as contractors to build the £7 million education facility.
J. Lovell advised that Steve Phillips from Denaby Juniors F.C. had generously offered to donate the substantial sum of £1000 as well as make up any shortfall which may be required next year in order to achieve the Group´s objectives. The Treasurer reported that the concert by Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir held on 8th October had made a net profit of £529 which included £271.30 from the raffle held on the night. The Chairman will forward a letter of thanks to the Choir and the Treasurer will write to RiB Group Ltd who kindly provided sponsorship of £150 for the Marks & Spencer Gift Vouchers which were the 1st and 2nd prizes. B. Jones was thanked for organising the event which all agreed had been a success. P. Davies had videoed the concert. The Treasurer circulated a statement showing a balance of £1818.23 in the Group´s current account as at 17th October and gave a breakdown of income and expenditure to date.
J. Dutchman had provided contact details for Steve Mace who is an NUM official at Maltby Main and a member of the National Executive. He is prepared to sell badges at Maltby Main and has asked the Group to advise the amount which we would like the National Executive to donate to our funds. B. Moore is selling 37 copies of the book “A Century of Struggle” at £5 each. The total of £185 raised will be divided equally between the NUM and ourselves. He also confirmed that he had been informed by Chris Skidmore that NUM Headquarters at Barnsley have agreed to make a donation.
S. Hamilton drew attention to an article in the South Yorkshire Times stating that the ASDA Foundation is making donations to local projects and organisations. Applications have to be submitted to the manager of the new store in Denaby Main by 31st October. J. Lovell will submit our application to ASDA and also contact the Co-operative Society in Conisbrough after P.O´ Neill reminded the meeting that they also make community grants. No grants for projects such as ours are now being made by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
The Group will be selling badges and calendars at the Thurnscoe Local History Fair on Thursday 20th October and the Doncaster Family History Fair on Saturday 29th October. D. Bunch and C. Eames offered to assist on the 29th.
J. Lovell had been contacted by Linda Carlton who offered to help with admission on the door for the Stars in Their Eyes concert on 19th November. Posters publicising the event will be distributed by the latter. B. Jones suggested the Dearne Playhouse at Goldthorpe as a good venue for another concert by Thurnscoe Male Voice Choir in 2012. They have a comprehensive mailing list and attract good attendances; the last concert held there raised £1500. Agreed that B. Jones make further enquiries as to dates available.
No further information received regarding publication of the booklet.
Nothing further to report regarding the Facebook site. D. Bunch pointed out that Dearne Valley College are looking to involve their students in projects and it may be to our advantage to contact them. The Chairman advised that he had been contacted with regard to giving a talk at Campsall and R. Thomson said that Ravenfield Primary School was also interested in a presentation about the events of July 1912.
Through his junior football contacts Steve Phillips may be able to assist with an invitation to the Duke of York to attend next July. S. Hamilton raised the matter of Conisbrough Castle being involved in the commemoration event although Sarah Hughes, who has been leading their community project, is no longer in that role as funding for her post has ended.
Any Other Business
R. Thomson pointed out that a marquee may need to be hired for the commemoration day together with gazebos. It was agreed that within the near future we need to discuss both arrangements for catering on the day and police marshalling of the parade.
Next Meeting
This will be held at Denaby & Cadeby Miners´ Welfare on Tuesday 15th November commencing at 7.15pm.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.40pm.
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Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 20th September 2011
Present: Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), Bryn Jones, John Gwatkin, David Bunch, Chris Eames, Frank Burgin, Peter Davies, Eric Crabtree, Colin Joy (DMBC), Robert Thompson, Bill Lawrence (Mexborough Heritage Soc), Stephen Hamilton
Apologies for absence; Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Pat O´Neill
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record
Design of Memorial
Clive Kirk had advised that there was still an issue over the Safety aspects of the Memorial Site and that Amanda Carr had indicated a fence would be required. Amanda Carr subsequently rang the Secretary to advise him that it would be at a cost of £2,500 to £3,000. An on site meeting was to be arranged.
Kingswood
The question of the Lump of Coal presently on site at the Earth Centre was raised. Kingswood had asked the Group to relocate it and it was not thought appropriate to move it to the Miners Chapel where a similar piece already existed. The group would examine and enquire at various locations for the re siting
Finances
The sale of Badges and memorabilia were going well. Calanders were now available to the meeting. The Treasurer advised a balance of £1608 with £695 owing for the Calendars. He would prepare an Income and Expenditure Statement at the next opportunity.
Concert
Quite a number of Programmes for the Concert on 8th October had been sold. However the Secretary advised that he still had a 100 programmes which had not been taken up and asked for help from the membership.
Booklet
The Secretary apologised for the delay but it was now wel into preparation with all the detail assembled. In view of all the other items on offer for sale now he had re targeted it for availability for Christmas, as an ideal Christmas present.
Participation of Schoolchildren
A suggestion was made that the Commemoration should be the subject of a Facebook site. As there was little knowledge in the meeting of Social Nextworking Technology it was resolved to make some enquiries.
Invitations to the Commemoration day
The Secretary suggested it was time to start to consider a list of people and organisation to invite for the day. Already the Doncaster Mayor and the Bishop of Sheffield had intimated that they would be present. An invitation had been sent to Caroline Flint and Stephen Hamilton had sent an invitation to the Queen as the day was the centenary of the King & Queens visit to Conisbrough Castle.
It was proposed that the Procession would begin at the former Earth Centre and move up to the Cemetery with a service on the adjoining Cricket Ground.
It was further suggested that we should consider who should unveil the Memorial and amongst the suggestions was the descendants of the victims of the Disaster.
Next Meeting
Next meeting to take place at the Welfare on 18th October
Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 16th August 2011 commencing at 7.15pm
Present:- Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), Frank Burgin, Eric Crabtree, John Dutchman, Christine Eames, John Gwatkin, Stephen Hamilton, Bryn Jones, Clive Kirk, Barry Moore, Pat O´ Neill and Robert Thomson Apologies for absence:- Jim Beachill (Secretary), Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), David Bunch and Peter Davies
Minutes of previous meeting
The minutes of the meeting held on 19th July 2011 were read and passed as a true record.
Matters arising
Clive Kirk reported that he was still waiting to hear from Amanda Carr with regard to the site of the memorial. There are health and safety issues with the site we have chosen as it is not level. It was confirmed that the group are not intending to clean any of the victims´ headstones as permission would be required from the grave holders. The Secretary had received designs for the memorial from local schools. Although a chevron/v-shape basic design has already been agreed, with the memorial facing south towards Cadeby Main, it may be possible to incorporate some of the features from the designs submitted as well as produce a document showing these. Clive requested a copy of the schools´ designs. The question of a fence around the memorial was discussed but it was not thought to be necessary. It was resolved to arrange a meeting with Amanda Carr, the mayor, the cemeteries manager and local councillors.
There have been no further developments involving Kingswood.
The visit to the National Coal Mining Museum has not yet taken place.
In the absence of information to the contrary it was assumed that the booklet has not yet been completed.
The invoice for the lapel badges, totalling £1240.99, has been received from Premier Badges Ltd. The Chairman handed over £103 of which £63 was for the sale of badges and £40 donations. Badges were taken for sale as follows:- F. Burgin 20, E.Crabtree 10, B.Dalby 10, J. Dutchman 10, C.Eames 20, J.Gwatkin 10 (£30 paid), S.Hamilton 3 (£9 paid), C. Kirk 10, B. Moore 20, P. O´Neill 10, J.Reeve 10 and R.Thompson 10.
B. Jones distributed posters advertising the concert to be held on 8th October which had been produced by David Merry of P&A Services at a cost of £35. He is to print 250 programmes, which will be sold on the night in lieu of tickets, with 40 to be reserved for B.Jones. Rotherham Insurance Brokers have donated £150 which will be used to provide two raffle prizes; Marks & Spencer vouchers for £100 and £50 cash.
There will be another concert, featuring Stars In Their Eyes, at Denaby & Cadeby M.W. on Saturday 19th November at 7.30pm. Their fee is £300 of which £150 will be paid by DCMW and tickets will cost £2.00.
The Chairman will book a stall for the Group at the Christmas Market to be held in Conisbrough on Saturday 10th December. The Treasurer reported that a place had been booked at the Rotherham Local Heritage Fair on Saturday 15th October and it was agreed to attend the Thurnscoe Local History Fair on Thursday 20th October and the Doncaster & District Family History Society event on Saturday 29th October. The Doncaster Family History Fair will be held on Saturday 18th February 2012 and it is intended to have a table at this event.
The Treasurer passed round a mini statement from the National Westminster Bank showing a balance of £1272.60 in the Group´s current account.
B. Moore kindly offered to take publicity for the Group to an exhibition to be held at NUM Headquarters, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley on 8th and 9th September. The Chairman has written to the NUM asking them to consider making a donation and this will be on the agenda for their September meeting.
Carter Print & Design have been given the disc produced by Peter Davies for the Group´s calendar.
The Chairman reported that information regarding Emrys Evans is on the Conisbrough & Denaby Main Local History website and the image of the memorial at Manchester Grammar School has also been received.
Any Other Business
S. Hamilton has written to Buckingham Palace giving details of the Group´s commemoration plans and requesting a Royal Visit as, of course, one took place in 1912. A reply has been received, dated 26th July, giving thanks for the information and acknowledging the request which will be given consideration. Stephen was thanked for making this approach on behalf of the Group.
A collection was made for the funds which realised £76.00.
Next Meeting
This will be held at Denaby & Cadeby Miners´ Welfare on Tuesday 20th September commencing at 7.15pm. Jeff Lovell tendered his apologies as he will be on holiday.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.25pm.
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Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 19th July 2011 commencing at 7.15pm
Present:- Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Jim Reeve (Vice Chairman), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Eric Crabtree, Peter Davies, John Dutchman, John Gwatkin, Stephen Hamilton, Bryn Jones, Pat O´ Neill, and Robert Thomson
Apologies for absence:- Jim Beachill (Secretary), Frank Burgin, Christine Eames, Barry Moore
Minutes of previous meeting
The minutes of the meeting held on 21st June 2011 were read and passed as a true record.
Matters arising
The Secretary had spoken to Amanda Carr regarding the site of the memorial and she asked for a proposal and plan. We must be in a position to finalise this by the next meeting.
Designs have been received from Station Road Infants School and Balby Street Infants School. Awaiting design from the De Warrene Academy. All will be on the website with the design to be approved by September.
The Secretary had met Kingswood´s property manager. They may need to reduce the size of the Memorial Garden dependent on site entrance requirements. They have a large piece of coal approx. ½ metre in size which it is suggested may be the first coal extracted from Cadeby Main. They have asked if we would like to have it. The company are prepared to contribute a generous sum between £2000 and £3000 towards the cost of the memorial and will also ask the main contractor on site to make a contribution.
A visit to the National Coal Mining Museum, by the Chairman, Secretary and John Gwatkin, is to be arranged for July.
Progress is continuing on the booklet with the completion date anticipated in a month´s time.
The commemoration service will commence from Cadeby Main Colliery next July and the Chairman´s daughter will be taking photographs and producing CDs of the event. It is intended to invite the Salvation Army to take part.
The Group´s constitution and all necessary documentation had been taken to the NatWest Bank in Conisbrough on 15th July and the current account should be operative by the next meeting.
The sum of £44 had been collected at the Thornycroft Gala in Pontefract on 25th June where the Chairman was presented with a cheque for £200 from the Hope Centre at Thurnscoe. A vote of thanks to the Hope Centre was proposed by Jim Reeve, seconded by Eric Crabtree and carried unanimously. The Treasurer reported that the Conisbrough & Denaby Main Heritage Group has donated £500 towards the memorial fund and he circulated a financial statement showing total funds of £1255.20. Acceptance of the statement was proposed by Jim Reeve, seconded by John Gwatkin and carried unanimously.
It is anticipated that the 1000 lapel badges ordered, at a cost of £1200, will be received by the end of July and it was agreed to sell them at £3 each. Payment for these will be made out of the Group´s funds.
There will be a concert by Thurnscoe Male Voice Choir at Denaby & Cadeby M.W. on Saturday 8th October. The choir´s fee will be £150 and tickets will be £5 with no concessions; the room upstairs in the Miners´ Welfare will hold 250. Bryn Jones is to arrange for the printing of posters and tickets and will obtain raffle prizes. Bryn was thanked for his generous offer of support and for organising the concert.
A brief report was given on the positive reception which the Group´s representatives received from the public at the Thornycroft Gala. Thanks to Peter Davies and Barry Moore for booking our place at the event. The Treasurer reported that the Rotherham Local Heritage Fair will take place in Rotherham Minster on 15th October. It was agreed that a place be booked for the Group at a cost of £10 as we should have goods available for sale by that date. We also need to book a stall at the Christmas Market which will be held in Conisbrough during December.
Any Other Business
The Treasurer had received a quotation for the calendars from Carter Print & Design Ltd at Thrybergh. It was agreed to order 500 with the front cover in colour and other pages in black and white at a total cost of £695 inclusive of envelopes. The calendars will be for sale at £3 each.
The Chairman reported that he had been in contact with Manchester Grammar School regarding their former pupil Emrys Evans who was a victim of the disaster. There is a memorial to Mr Evans at the school and they have been asked if they will kindly forward an image of it to the Group.
A collection was made for the funds which realised £17.40.
Next Meeting
This will be held at Denaby & Cadeby Miners´ Welfare on Tuesday 16th August commencing at 7.15pm.
Peter Davies tendered his apologies as he will be on holiday.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.20pm.
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Cadeby Main Colliery Memorial Group
A meeting was held on June 21st
Present: Jeff Lovell (Chairman), Jim Beachill (Secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), Jim Reeve, Robert Thompson, Wayne Bywater, Bryn Jones, John Gwatkin, David Bunch, Chris Eames, Frank Burgin, Peter Davies, Barry Moore, Angela Dutton, Eric Crabtree, and Rev Reg Davies.
Apologies for absence; Stephen Hamilton
Members had met prior to the meeting to inspect the Cemetery, the graves where the victims were buried and examine a possible site for the memorial.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These were accepted as a true record
Design of Memorial
The Secretary anticipated receiving responses from the schools approached before the next meeting.
Kingswood
The Secretary advised that an email had been received from Stuart Whyte of Kingswood intimating they may prefer to make a Financial Contribution than plan another memorial at the former Earth Centre Site. In view of further comments regarding moving the Memorial Garden it was felt that a meeting should be arranged with Stuart and the secretary was instructed to arrange this.
Site of Memorial
After the inspection of the Graveyard it was unanimously agreed that we should contact Amanda Carr at Doncaster MDC and ask for permission to site the memorial as a centrepiece in the Cemetery. The Secretary advised that he had already discussed this with Amanda and she had requested further information. He said he would follow this up.
Tidying up the Graves in Denaby Cemetery
This would be deferred until later
Constitution
The draft Constitution submitted by Bev Cross from Voluntary Action Sheffield was accepted by the meeting and signed by the officials.
Service at the Commemoration
Rev Reg Davies was welcomed to the meeting. The Reverent said he would only be too pleased to assist with the Commemoration and he would draft a Programme for the day, talk to other Clergy about their participation and invite the Bishop of Sheffield to join us on the day.
National Coal Mining Museum
The Secretary advised that we had a Cabinet reserved there and we were to contact them and advise them of the proposed contents during July.
Fund Raising
As this was the main purpose of this meeting a full discussion took place.
Badges – Wayne Bywater
Wayne Bywater had designed and sold badges for the benefit of the fund and presented the Treasurer with a Cheque for £172.50. The meeting expressed its hearty thanks to Wayne.
Badge Commemorating the Disaster
It was further suggested and agreed that a Badge commemorating the Disaster should be designed and made available for Sale. A quantity of 1,000 was to be purchased
South Yorkshire Choirs
Bryn Jones advised the meeting that a number of South Yorkshire Choirs had offered their services free of Charge to the Group; Great Houghton Male Voice Choir; Barnburgh Ladies Choir; Thurnscoe Male Voice Choir and the Barnburgh Male Voice Choir. Thanks were again offered and it was agreed to arrange concerts this Autumn and Spring if dates were available.
Exhibition
The meeting was advised that a stand had been reserved for the Group at the Thoirnycroft Gala on 25th June. The Chairman and John Gwatkin would make a presentation and collection there.
Local Businesses
The Chairman said he would write a letter to local businesses and hand delivery it to them, asking for their assistance.
Booklet
The Secretary advised the meeting that this was in preparation and he hoped to have a draft ready during July. Further information on the victims was still being obtained.
Next Meeting
Next meeting to take place at the Welfare on 19th June
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A meeting was held on Tuesday 17th May
Present: Jim Reeve (vice chairman), Jim Beachill (secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), John Gwatkin, David Bunch, Chris Eames, Stephen Hamilton, Robert Thomson, Frank Burgin, Peter Davis, Barrie Moore, Pat O’Neill
Apologies for absence: Jeff Lovell
In the absence of Jeff Lovell, Jim Reeve took over the chair
Minutes of Meeting of 19th April
The minutes were read and accepted as a true record (proposed Barry Dalby, seconded Stephen Hamilton)
Cost of Memorial
The Secretary presented to the meeting a draft design of a memorial measuring 84″ x 30″ and advised that Clive Kirk had quoted a price of £5,000. Clive had also intimated that Turners would support this with a contribution of £1,000. The meeting accepted the quotation and instructed the Secretary to send their heart felt thanks for Turner’s contribution.
Because of the time required to receive the marble and complete the work, the target for ordering the memorial is by the end of September.
Design
The Secretary advised the meeting that he had made presentations to 3 schools asking then to submit suggestions regarding a design by the end of June and a further 2 schools would be approached within the week
Kingswood
The Secretary had met with the Kingswood site manager at the former Earth Centre who had intimated that Kingswood wanted to ensure the Heritage of the former Colliery Site was preserved. The memorial garden and possible planting of trees to commemorate the victims was discusses but essentially Kingswood were looking for suggestions from the group
Victims Graves and Site of Memorial
A full discussion took place on the location of Graves and the site of the memorial. The secretary produced a detailed list of the victims which showed the available information on all the victims of the disaster. Information had been obtained from the burial registers and the only one missing was the Catholic register which was not available. David Bunch had pointed out that, with the graves of 7 of the victims still to be located, it would appear the there was a similar number of victims located in the Conisbrough cemetery. The meeting agreed that, although it would be desirous to have an additional memorial in Conisbrough, the site of the memorial should be in Denaby as the Colliery was within the Denaby Parish.
After the meeting with Clive Kirk and concern about the availability of space in the Cemetery it had been suggested that the memorial form part of the Centrepiece of the cemetery and Amanda Carr from the Doncaster MDC had been asked for her consideration.
Tidying up the Graves in Denaby Cemetery
Further to the discussions with Clive Kirk and Amanda Carr it had been suggested that with willing assistance from the Memorial Group the cost would not be significant. To achieve this however Amanda Carr had advised that a notice need to be posted in the Cemetery and Advertised in the Local Newspaper.
Fund Raising
The Secretary suggested that the next meeting consider fund raising and that all the members come to the next meeting with proposals of how we could raise £500 and the sum total of the proposals would achieve the required amount.
Initial suggestions were:
1. Donations
Mrs CatherineWhitehead had been sent a letter of thanks from the Group for her offer of aninitial donation of £254.
Wayne Bywater had intimated he would make a Donation at the next meeting.
Donations of £36 were obtained from members present
2. Calendar
Peter Davis submitted a Calendar which had been designed and suggested this be printed and sold for £2 -£3
3. Booklet
The Secretary advised that the booklet was in preparation and would contain much information compiled by John Gwatkin. He hoped to have500 copiesavailable by July; it would be a document of 100 pages and sell for around £5. Full proceeds of Sales would go to the Fund as he would donate the cost of Printing himself.
4. Badges
It was suggested that commemorative badges be produced and sold.
5. Events
It was further suggested that the Group focus on 4 events, 2 in Denaby and 2 in Conisbrough to take place in the Autumn 2011 and Spring 2012.
Constitution
The Secretary advised that discussions had taken place with Bev Cross and a draft constitution would be available after her return from holiday.
Bank Account
It was agreed that a Bank Account be set up in the name of the Cadeby Main Memorial Group and signatories to the Account would be any 2 from the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Proposed by Steve Hamilton and seconded by Peter Davis and unanimously agreed by the meeting.
Involvement of Local Churches
David Brunch suggested it was time to involve the Local Denaby Clergy and suggested they be invited to the next meeting. A similar involvement should be relayed the Conisbrough Churches.
Next Meeting
Next meeting to take place at the Welfare on 21st June.
Members to attend at 6.45 pm. to have an inspection of the Cemetery.
______________________________________________________________________________________ A meeting was held on Tuesday 19th April Present: Jim Reeve (vice chairman), Jim Beachill (secretary), Barrie Dalby (Treasurer), David Bunch, Crhris Eames, Stephen Hamilton, Robert Thomson, Terry Cassidy, Frank Burgin, Peter Davis, Barrie Moore, Eric Crabtree, Jim McLaughlin (SYFAB), Pat O’Neill Apologies for absence: Jeff Lovell, John Gwatkin In the absence of Jeff Lovell, Jim Reeve took over the chair Minutes of meeting of 22nd March The minutes were read and accepted as a true record (proposed David Brunt, seconded Peter Davis) Memorial After a positive meeting with Amanda Carr from Doncaster MBDC and a discussion with Clive Kirk a full discussion was held to consider the design and sighting of the memorial and it was agreed: a. To make available for the next meeting costings and design b. To consider sites at the Denaby Cemetary and the former Earth Centre (which is the location of the former Cadeby Colliery) c. To hold disussions with the Chief Executive of Kngswood, purchasers of the former Cadeby site to ask them for support d. To seek prposals for ‘cleaning up’ the area in the Cemetary where the graves are located as they had been vandalised and neglected and many plots wre now not visible e. Amanda Carr is seeking to idetify the graves which are not visible. f. Clive Kirk from Turners Memorial Services has requested a site meeting to discuss the memorial and site meeting South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau Jim McLauglin from the SYFAB then gave a full presentation of the support they were able to give to the group The South Yorkshire Funding Bureau is a Charity which works with groups to obtain funding He identified the seven areas of funding: a. Benefactors through trusts b.National Lottery Heritage funds c. Public Money d. Legacies or individual e. DIY funding by organising events etc f. Trade in goods & services eg badges, booklets etc g. Companies e.g. local businesses The web site is www.syfab.org.uk They would provide help with compiling a governing document or constitution and Bev Cross at the SYAB would provide assistance. Jim advised that a training session is held periodically and he suggested that this be attended by members of the committee. Jim was thanked by the Committee for his assistance and it was agreed to follow this up. Funding The Treasurer advised the meeting of the Fred Whitehead memorial trophy which had commenced in 1978 and due to lack of interest was now to be wound up. Fred’s widow, Kath Whitehead had graciously agreed to donate the remaining funds, £254 to the Memorial Fund. It was agreed that the secretary write to Mrs Whitehead thanking her for the donation. Barrie Moore passed to the meeting 10 copies of ‘Memories of the Yorkshire Coalfield’ for fundraising. Peter Davies also advised that a copy of a 1932 NUM film called ‘Black Diamonds’ was available for use by the group. Publicity The secretary advised that the Sheffield Star had been asking for an update. Martin Slack from the Yorkshire Post was also interested in doing a feature on the group National Coal Mining Museum The Secretary advised that he had met with the Curatoral & Social History at the National Coal Mining museum and they had kindly offered an alternative of either a 4′ by 5′ display cabinet or a part cabinet and drawers in the Disaster section. He suggested that ideas are drawn up and a further meeting is arranged. Booklet The secretary advised that he had disussed the creation of a booklet with John Gwatkin and the intent was to publish a A5 size b/w booklet of around 100 pages which would incorporate the story of the disaster and details of the heros and victims. The proceeds of Sale to go towards the fund.He would have more available for the next meeting. Next Meeting Tuesday 17thMay at 7.15 p.m.