| Description | Church of England
Opening of St. Simon and St. Jude Church Express 28 December 1929
New priest for Conventional District of Thurcroft RA 4 May 1935
Crime
Theft of ornamental cast iron fountain RA 24 May 1991
Development and Improvement
Planning application for housing and doctors surgery RA 13 September 1991
Electricity Supply
Residents press for extension of electrification schemes RA 19 March 1949
History
Historical description of Thurcroft RA 21 May 1949
Hotels, Inns and Public Houses
Application for licence to sell liquor RA 15 January 1921
Closing of Thurcroft Restaurant RA 17 March 1945
Consort Hotel refurbishment RA 26 April 1991
Libraries
Thurcroft Library revises opening hours Star 25 April 1991
Thurcroft library to open on two additional mornings RA 3 May 1991
Mines and Mining
New coking coal plant to be built at Thurcroft SY Coal News Feb. 1977
Future of Pit is secure providing production targets are met Star 2 February 1989
Plans to extend Thurcroft colliery opposed Star 1 July 1991
NUM banner dedicated at Parish Church RA 16 June 1956
Winding Wheel memorial to be erected Star 17 May 1991
Miners win safety award certificate Star 24 May 1991
Winding Wheel Memorial to go ahead despite objections RA 28 June 1991
Council defers decision on extension of colliery RA 5 July 1991
Mines and Mining - Accidents
Conveyer belt malfunction causes accident Star 3 September 1991
More than 40 miners injured in colliery accident FT 4 September 1991
Miners describe their ordeal during colliery accident Star 4 September 1991
Miners injured in accident may not lose a days pay Star 5 September 1991
Only 42 miners to be paid out of 70 on the shift RA 6 September 1991
NUM attacked British coal decision to dock pay FT 7 September 1991
NUM will take legal action against British Coal Star 10 September 1991
Miners pay row over accident at colliery resolved RA 20 September 1991
Mines and Mining - Closure
Colliery under threat due budgetary problems Star 24 October 1991
RA 25 October 1991
Extensions plans may be abandoned due to closure threats Star 31 October 1991
NUM opposes pit closure Star 12 November 1991
Miners request support to fight closure RA 15 November 1991
British Coal announces pit closure with 650 job losses Star 28 November 1991
Enhanced redundancy offered to miners leaving early Star 29 November 1991
British Coal reports closure due to geological problems RA 29 November 1991
Pithead ballot held to decide whether to oppose closure Star 3 December 1991
Miners have voted to accept pit closure Star 6 December 1991
Community response to miners backing of closure Star 9 December 1991
Miners applying for transfers will not know about new jobs Star 12 December 1991
until after Christmas
Row erupts as only 43 men transferred to other pits Star 21 December 1991
Miners' personal responses to the closure Star 23 December 1991
Pit closure's impact on the community Star 23 December 1
Mines and Mining - Employment
Four women are amongst applicants for jobs as miners RA 20 July 1990
Miners applying for transfers will not know about new jobs Star 12 December 1991
until after Christmas
Row erupts as only 43 men to be transferred to other pits Star 21 December 1991
Mines and Mining - Industrial Action
630 Miners strike over bonus payments RA 28 November 1986
YP 11 February 1987
Miners return to work pending further negotiation SY Guardian 13 February 1987
RA 13 February 1987
Mines and Mining - Output Records
Record Breaking strips cut SY Coal News May 1977
Mines and Mining - Pollution
British coal fined for polluting Brookhouse Dike RA 19 July 1991
Parish Church
NUM banner dedicated at Parish Church RA 16 June 1956
Pollution
British coal fined for polluting Brookhouse Dike RA 19 July 1991
Salvation Army Hall
No longer certified as a place of worship RA 30 November 1990
Special School
Green Arbour School is commended for road safety projects RA 28 June 1991
Thurcroft Hall
Description of Hall and owners RA 21 July 1894
Historical description of Hall and Estate RA 21 May 1949
Application for Coach House conversion to RA 5 April 1991
office accommodation
Planning Application for extension & office accommodation RA 26 April 1991
Theft of ornamental cast iron fountain RA 24 May 1991
Extension to Hall agreed RA 24 May 1991
Star 28 May 1991
Expansion of Thurcroft Colliery could effect Thurcroft Hall Star 1 July 1991
Application for modifications to windows RA 15 November 1991
Council defers decision on extension of colliery RA 5 July 1991
Extensions plans effecting Thurcoft Hall may be abandoned Star 31 October 1991 |