The popular Coalville Heritage Society winter meeting programme is to restart this month - with a talk comparing a 1970s miner with one from 1875.

On November 10, the talk will feature Bryan Hallam and Stuart Warburton with a presentation called 'Coalville Miners 1875 and 1975'.

Bryan will show the audience what it was like to be a miner in the town in the 1970s and Stuart will play the role of a miner from the 1870s and compare the life of a Coalville miner separated by 100 years.

The talk will be the first since the programme of winter talks was suspended because of Covid-19.

Steve Duckworth the Society Chairman is overjoyed that the talks are to resume and said: "It is great

topics:

• November 10, Coalville Miners, 1975 & 1875 – Bryan Hallam and Stuart Warburton.

• December 8, Christmas Party and Members Contribution Night. (Free buffet courtesy of the CHS)

• January 12. Coalville Films. Unseen archive films form the CHS collection.

• February 9, Cinema in Coalville – Keith Pare & John Knight.

• March 9, Coalville Co-op, A Reminiscence – Clark Robinson and Steve Duckworth.

• April, 13, To be announced

The talks are held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on Ashby Road, Coalville and start at 7.30pm and finish around 9.00pm - and they are free to members with a small fee of £3 per talk for non-members.

Each talk will be Covid-19 safe with social distanced seating and mask wearing optional.

For further information about the talks or the Society please contact [email protected]