The Cleator Moor band will play during Sunday's memorial, with the miners parading some traditional pit banners. Two years ago, Pit Crack West Cumbria were responsible for hosting an event to mark ...

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Friends, family and loved ones of miners can now remember and honour them through poignant Memorial Glass Checks, beautifully displayed at the National Coal Mining Museum for England.