We're not far off the £ target to build a lasting monument to the mining families of the Lancashire coalfield ... here's the link... justgiving.com/wigan-heritage

Jess Phillips WHAMM Jess!! You can make amends by tweeting out the link to the fundraiser for our mining statue - it’s a mark of pride for Wigan (brummies will get it!) justgiving.com/wigan-heritage

Great Friday Evening Fundraiser for WHAMM with Pie Peas & Paul Mason to raise funds for a Miner's Statue in Wigan Thanks to the sheer determination & the hard graft of the Chair Sheila Ramsdale Sheila Ramsdale helped by the Trustees They have all done a phenomenal job.

We are delighted that acclaimed actor @MPeakeOfficial is supporting us with a Q & A session. 7.30 Tuesday 21 May at St Michael's Church, Duke Street, Wigan WN1 2BJ. Music by local singer Corrie Shelley Music. Tickets 15 from Sheila Ramsdale 01942 244309

Thank you Corrie Shelley Music for your contribution to the WHAMM fundraiser last night. Your music and your talent much appreciated.

Thank you too to Corrie Shelley Music and friends for their music. You can help towards our WHAMM mining statue target by donating via Just Giving. We're nearly there!

crowdfunder.co.uk/wigan-miners-s…

Please support this great cause, so that we can honour the memory of our mining ancestors.

We are so nearly there! With your contribution via Crowdfunder we could have these beautiful statues in place before long. Steve Winterburn has already cast them - they just need funding to be brought to their rightful place. #mining #Wigan

We have revised the crowdfunding target and extended the time. Please share with all your friends #wigan #mining #statue crowdfunder.co.uk/wigan-miners-s….

We wish all our friends and supporters a happy Christmas and a good new year. We have nearly reached our fundraising target, but do look out for news of further events in the new year. With your help the mining statue can be unveiled early in 2020.

The statues are ready in Steve Winterburn's Yorkshire studio. The Wigan groundwork has begun despite the weather. We will soon announce the unveiling date. Thank you to our supporters for helping to make this a reality, but donations towards the target are still welcome.#Mining

Unfortunately the quiz on the 19th of March has had to be cancelled - apologies.

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the WHAMM quiz night on the 19th of March - apologies WHAMM

Great news! Our amazing mining statues are in place in College Avenue. They will be unveiled at 11am on Saturday 21st of March. Thanks to all our supporters.

Sadly we have had to postpone the unveiling of the mining statues which had been due to take place on 21st of March.

We have had to postpone the official unveiling of the statues to later in 2020, but here they are in their rightful place.

Wonderful!

Coal mining was not only a man’s job but it also enhanced your chances of getting in with the girls.

On the day the Durham Miners' Gala was due to go ahead we lose the legend Jack Charlton So enjoy his 1981 documentary on the history of the Durham Miners Gala 'I have great sympathy for the miners' yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film/big-jacks…