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Man Alive

Packing Up and Moving Out

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

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First transmitted in 1967, two mining families make the decision to move from Northumberland to Nottingham.Bevercotes Colliery in Nottingham is one of the most modern in Europe, and the National Coal Board wants to recruit its workforce from pits that are due for closure in the North East. One of the communities affected is Ashington, a traditionally close-knit mining village with its roots in the 19th Century that is home to generations of mining families. How will life compare for those uprooted to the brash new housing estates of the Nottinghamshire coalfields? Show less

Contributors

Participant:
John Kirkup
Participant:
Alan Norman
Participant:
Shirley Norman
Series Editor:
Bill Morton
Series Editor:
Desmond Wilcox

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