Description | Education - Primary Thurcroft Junior enters school newspaper in competition Star 29 January 1992
Health Thurcroft project RA 13 March 1992 Description of Thurcroft Health Project Rothanews February 1992
History Historical description of Thurcroft RA 20 March 1992
Hotels, Inns and Public Houses Consort Hotel achieves BS5750 RA 20 November 1992 Thurbrook public house triathlon RA 27 March 1992
Miners Welfare Hall Community to raise money to renovate Village hall YP 8 October 1992 Future of Hall assured RA 9 October 1992
Mines and Mining Memories of Thurcroft pit and the 49 Steps RA 20 March 1992
Mines and Mining - Closure Description of last production at Thurcroft pit RA 21 February 1992 Mines and Mining - Privatisation Proposals to save colliery Star 3 February 1992 YP 3 February 1992 RA 5 February 1992 Petition launched to prevent British Coal dismantling pit Star 5 February 1992 Public meeting to rally support for proposals YP 6 February 1992 Rotherham councillors give support to proposals RA 7 February 1992 NUM reports colliery could re-open within 2 months Star 7 February 1992 Meeting to take place between Council leader & British Coal RA 14 February 1992 Campaigners to hold talks with British Talks Star 17 February 1992 Campaign to re-open pit to be featured on TV Star 19 February 1992 RA 21 February 1992 Miners welcome cancellation of terminal to import coal Star 26 February 1992 Miners to follow the example of the miners' co-operative at Monkton Hall colliery Star 27 February 1992 Council officials discuss pits future with British Coal YP 6 March 1992 Rotherham Council's hope to run a privatised colliery YP 9 March 1992 Council leader to open talks with British Coal Star 17 March 1992 British Coal Considers requests to stop salvage work RA 18 March 1992 British Coal to allow council to commission mine appraisal YP 19 March 1992 Star 19 March 1992 Pit is to be put on a care and maintenance basis RA 20 March 1992 Consultants to be appointed to study mine Star 28 March 1992 Miners to meet Scottish miners' co-operative Star 2 April 1992 Consultants now appointed to carry out feasibility study Star 7 April 1992 NUM official refused entry to office at Thurcroft colliery RA 10 April 1992 Feasibility Study findings presented to council Star 28 April 1992 RA 1 May 1992 Feasibility study reveals Thurcroft mine has a future RA 8 May 1992 Study reveals pit could operate as a deep continuous mine Star 8 May 1992 British Coal gives a 3-Week deadline for licence bids Star 14 May 1992 RA 15 May 1992 Miners queue up to buy shares in colliery Star 18 May 1992 RA 22 May 1992 Co-operative of 150 miners formed to buy colliery Star 22 May 1992 Co-operative are confident of raising £1m towards take-over RA 29 May 1992 Miners' co-operative Thurcroft Colliery Ltd to meet British Coal Star 4 June 1992 FT 5 June 1992 Miners must pay maintenance costs while future of pit is decided Star 6 June 1992 Miners can meet costs imposed by British Coal Star 8 June 1992 Miners to meet British Coal to discuss maintenance costs Star 10 June 1992 Miners maintenance costs below British Coal's requirements Star 15 June 1992 British Coal rejects offer and demands full payment of costs Star 17 June 1992 Miners offer to increase payments to save colliery RA 19 June 1992 YP 19 June 1996 Miners offer to work for nothing in a bid to save the pit Star 23 June 1992 Miners return to work but will work without pay RA 26 June 1992 Arthur Scargill criticises miners move to re-open pit Star 2 July 1992 Miners appeal for skilled workers to join campaign Star 3 July 1992 British Coal row over maintenance payments Star 29 July 1992 Work on closure of colliery begins following rift with British Coal Star 29 July 1992 Co-operative Meeting to discuss British Coal's decision to close pit Star 30 July 1992 British Coal to proceed with closure of colliery RA 31 July 1992 Coalfield Communities Campaign response to closure decision RA 31 July 1992 Rotherham Council leader attempts to save closure Star 31 July 1992 Members of co-operative caught aiding demolition of colliery Star 31 July 1992 Kevin Barron MP accuses government of double standards Star 1 August 1992 Co-operative defend miners working with demolition contractors Star 1 August 1992 Co-operative claims British Coal told officials not to co-operative with them Star 4 August 1992 British Coal agrees to re-open talks Star 5 August 1992 RA 7 August 1992 Co-operative members to end battle to re-open pit Star 10 August 1992 Co-operative members to end battle to re-open pit (Illus.) Star 11 August 1992 Miners counting costs of failed attempt to re-open pit Star 11 August 1992 Rotherham Chamber of Commerce to intervene with British Coal on behalf of co-operative Star 12 August 1992 Miners await appeal by Rotherham Chamber of Commerce RA 14 August 1992 Government refuses to intervene with British Coal RA 4 September 1992 Miners finally accept defeat and wind up company RA 9 October 1992 Murphy, Peter (Show jumper) Peter Murphy to train horses and to teach children to ride Star 24 April 1992
Roads Proposal for new road to link John Street with Chapel Close RA 15 May 1992 RA 4 July 1992 Stones, William Geoffrey Mr Thurcroft, member of Thurcroft parish council, dies RA 25 September 1992
Thurcroft Hall Planning Application to covert building to dwelling RA 28 February 1992 Application to provide kitchen & utility room over cottage RA 10 April 1992 Coach house to be converted for living accommodation RA 24 April 1992
Water Supply Resident uproar as worms are found in water supply Star 26 June 1992 RA 4 July 1992 Residents compile petition to Yorkshire Water chief Star 1 July 1992 Improvements work begins to re-line water supply Star 7 July 1992 Welfare Band Band celebrates three successes in competitions Star 16 May 1992 |