DIGGING DEEP Windrush Miners and Their Industrial Contributions, COLOURING BOOK is an activity-focused publication and learning resource with illustrations of people, objects and places linked to the story of the Windrush Generation Miners and their descendants' significant contributions and impact on modern Britain.
'The Windrush Generation' is a label and term used to describe people who migrated from various Commonwealth countries, particularly people migrating from the Caribbean and Africa. This group of brave people, around 1,027 in number, including many young people, arrived at Tilbury Docks, Essex, England UK on board 'HMT Empire Windrush' a large passenger ship, on the 22nd June 1948 There were also people from many other countries either returning home, travelling as refugees or travelling as (ex-) armed forces service personnel who had served Britain in various conflicts and/or during World War II.
The purpose of this learning resource is to:
Encourage independent enquiry, self-driven exploration and discovery of themes and topics (no answer list is provided in order to encourage selfeducation) relaating to UK multicultural industrial heritage
Promote questioning, discussion, debate and analytical skills
Inspire resilience, pride, artistic expression and innovation
Celebrate communities, to recognise, commemorate and reflect on the valuable and significant contributions made by 'Windrush Generation Miners', industrial workers and other service sector individuals and communities in the UK and across the world.
This resource is aimed at all learners, at any stage in their UK industrial heritage, learning journey. The book's mission is to educate: by sharing knowledge generated by the Black Miners Museum, part of Nottingham News Centre CIC, UK a social enterprise, which specialises in creating innovative industrial heritage media content, accessible for all
Within this educational resource, includes twenty-four 'colouring in' tear-sheets for well-being activities, history education ideas and local heritage discovery activities. Explore the questions and activities included on each colouring sheet at your leisure, to test your knowledge of diverse UK industrial history and its impact on social, economic and cultural development. Enjoy and feel free to share with others, wanting to learn more about our shared heritage.
Colouring sheet No1
Q1. What objects would a miner carry at work?
2. What minerals are mined today? Why?
3.Can you name three sources of renewable energy?
Original stained glass window design by Stella Chadwick, Norma Gregory, Chris Weir, Olivia O'Connor and volunteers from the Black Miners Museum Project Photography by Olivia O'Connor wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. Why were miner's boots important?
2. Why did miner's boots have 'steel toe caps'?
3.Can you name three more items to protect a miner underground?
Q1. What was a miner's lamp used for?
2. Can you find out who designed the miner's lamp in c1815?
3 Can you name three possible sources of light, in an underground mine?
Q 1. What does 'heritage' mean to you?
2. Why is remembering the past important?
3 What can we learn from 'history' and 'heritage'? What might they teach us?
4 Can you name three or more former industries of Nottinghamshire? The UK?
Colouring sheet No.5
Q 1 What was 'HMT Empire Windrush?'
2 Why is it important to remember the achievements of the 'Windrush Generation'?
3 What are the benefits of migration? What are the various types of migration?
4. Write a letter/email to someone thanking them for their help.
Original photography by Norma Gregory for the Black Miners Museum Project With thanks to Garrey Mitchell former miner wwwblackcoalminerscomColouring sheet No.6
Q 1. How was mining a dangerous job?
2. Why might a miner be happy at the end of a shift (day's work)?
3. Write a recount or diary entry, through the eyes of Rupert, about the experiences of his day as a miner
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Original photograph courtesy of the Meikle Family Collection, for the Black Miners Museum Project
Q1. What was the miner's helmet for?
2. What kind of training / preparation might a miner do, to be safe at work?
3. Write a recount or diary entry, through the eyes of a person with a challenging job.
4. Design a positive/ encouraging slogan for a poster to encourage 'teamwork'.
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OriginalphotographybyAdrianStonefortheBlackMinersMuseumProject Thanksto BilsthorpeMiningMuseum,Nottinghamshire andLincolnCole,formerminer
Colouring sheet No.8
Q1 Why were colliery banners created?
2. When does the 'Durham Miners Gala' take place?
3 Visit a museum/ historical heritage site related to industrial history What might you add to an exhibition/to content interpretation, to help others learn more?
4 Design a banner to encourage friendship
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OriginalphotographybyAnnBradleyfortheBlackMinersMuseumProject WiththankstotheNationalCoalMiningMuseum YorkshireUK FerryhillTownCouncil,Durham,AndrewSmith,DurhamMiningMuseum
Colouring sheet No.9
Q1. What was a colliery 'pit wheel' used for?
2 When did Thoresby Colliery, Nottinghamshire UK close?
3 What could we improve/add to the natural habitat in our local area?
4. Design a device or poster to encourage better care for wildlife.
Q1. Consider the ideas of: 'identity', 'belonging' and 'home'
2 Explore successes and challenges of 'leadership'.
3. Create a podcast with guests from a community /group /organisation that support people's well being.
4. Design a poster or plan an event for International Women's Day
OriginalphotographybyDavidSevern fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. What is a ‘headstock’?
2. Within the image, can you find two ‘pit wheels’?
3. Decide how industrial structures, no longer in use, can be recycled/reused/redeveloped. Write/Sketch your ideas and explain how your ideas could help the environment.
Q1. Visit the Miners’ Memorial Garden Sculpture and the underground tour at the National Mining Museum, Wakefield, Yorkshire UK How are miners and industrial workers remembered?
2. Design an item/ memorial object / craft object/ begin creative writing /create a new menu or other activity for someone you know who does acts of kindness for others.
ASHINGTON PIT WHEEL, WOODHORN MINING MUSEUM, NORTHUMBERLAND UK
Q1. Why was a ‘pit wheel' also/sometimes called 'winding gear'?
2. How could a pit wheel be recycled/reused? OriginalphotographybyNormaGregory
Q1 What is the capital of Wales?
2 When did Tower Colliery, Aberdare, Wales open and close?
3 What disaster happened in Aberfan, Wales, 21st October 1966?
4 Find out about Welsh (Cymraeg) heritage, language, food, music, culture, industrial past and life in a Welsh community Design a tourist information map/ poster/advert /blog post for social media, to help a visitor enjoy the region
Q1. What was a ‘coal tub’ used for?
2. Where was Gedling Colliery? Discover 10 facts about Gedling, UK local area or your local area.
3 Visit Gedling Country Park, Nottinghamshire UK or another green space and explore the wildlife, nature reserves and gardens. What other activities could be hosted on the site for improving health and well-being? OriginalphotographybyNormaGregory
Q1 What kind of jobs /roles were involved in mining or other industry of your choice?
2. What do you think are the most important personal attitudes and professional behaviours (e.g kindness, helpful, honest, friendly etc.) everyone could have? Why?
3. Design / Make an object that saves lives. Pitch your idea to an investor.
OriginalphotographybyNormaGregory fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1 Why was coal transported to different places?
2. Keep a travel diary. Log interesting things you see/ hear/ taste/ touch/ experience.
3. Travel on a steam train. Speak to staff on board or consider/try voluntary work supporting eco-friendly / sustainable travel.
4. Log the differences and similarities between a steam train and an electric train.
5. Design an item/object/ service for eco-friendly transport.
OriginalphotographybyNormaGregory fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. What is a miner's 'check'? (also know as a 'mottie' or ID token)
2. What was a miner's check/ mottie used for?
3. Why was there a number and a hole on each check/mottie?
4 Why do you think they were made of brass?
5. List ways that warned miners / industrial labours of danger at work.
6. Design a Health & Safety blog/ poster/social media post to help people stay safe
OriginalphotographybyDavidSevern fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. Research 10 facts about the history of a colliery, foundry, factory, historical building works or other industrial site.
2. Gedling Colliery Nottinghamshire UK, was nicknamed, 'The Pit of Nations' and 'The International Pit'. Why?
OriginalphotographybyNormaGregory fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. Consider the craft of mosaic making and the research, resources, materials, tools and skills needed to create mosaic art.
2 Speak to crafts people to find out about the work involved in their craft/artistry and why they enjoy what they do
3 Explore some of the challenges crafts people or artists might face
OriginalphotographybyNormaGregorywiththankstoGedlingCountryPark NottinghamshireCountyCouncilandGedlingHeritageProject,Nottinghamshire fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1 What was the job of a locomotive /'Manrider' train underground?
2. What was the role of the train 'rings' (i.e.situated around/over the train), on the roof of an underground tunnel?
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Q1. What might this miner be feeling? Thinking?
2. Why do you think the painting is titled ,'No Joke'?
OriginalphotographybyTomMorley Artworkpainting'NoJoke'byHoneyWilliams co-createdwithNormaGregoryandvolunteers fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject
OriginalpaintingownedbytheBlackMinersMuseum/ NottinghamNewsCentreArtCollection Ref 18629 wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. Why is there a lamp/torch on the miner's helmet?
2. Find out more about a miners 'battery pack' (i.e. its weight, duration, time to charge, manufacturer, how it was carried by the miner underground etc.)
3. Write song lyrics (e.g. write three verses and a chorus) that focus on people working together/ teamwork/ Windrush workforce/ migration.
OriginalphotographybyDavidSevern fortheBlackMinersMuseumProject wwwblackcoalminerscom
Q1. 'Dig deep' and consider why it is important to find out about and to appreciate our shared heritage.
2 Discuss why it is important to learn about diverse stories, narratives and experiences.
3. Research different types of jobs and careers within the heritage sector or/and museums sector.
allimages©BlackMinersMuseum NottinghamNewsCentre2023
Achievements: Miners' reunions, the 'Digging Deep' touring exhibitions and community presentations led by Norma Gregory, founder of the Black Miners Museum, director of Nottingham News Centre, UK and 'Windrush Generation' descendant
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT BLACK MINERS MUSEUM / NOTTINGHAM NEWS CENTRE ARCHIVES
Nottingham News Centre CIC (NNC) founded by Norma Gregory (BA, MA, PGCE, PG Cert.) in 2013, is a leading diverse heritage education and diverse heritage media production social enterprise, based in Nottingham, East Midlands, England UK.
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Norma Jacqueline Gregory (MA, BA, PGCE, PG Cert ) is a social historian, author, diverse arts curator, broadcaster and social entrepreneur with extensive experience specialising in AfricanCaribbean Diaspora heritage education through creative arts
Norma has studied at the Institute of Education UCL (University College London), the University of Nottingham, St Mary’s University Twickenham, (London), Liverpool John Moores (distance learning) and the Royal College of Art (London) summer school.
Born in Nottingham UK (1969-) and director of Nottingham News Centre CIC, a heritage-media, social enterprise since 2013, Norma has a passion for education and interprets diverse heritage through creative arts, to inspire and to enlighten others with new insights of the past, through a re-examination of under-explored and/or misrepresented aspects of our shared heritage. Norma provides diverse heritage consultancy services for museums and heritage / arts organisations in the UK and internationally for companies and is a leader of equality and diversity good practice for organisations.
Her research into preserving the heritage of former black coal miners, has resulted in a successful exhibition, currently on tour since 2017, titled, 'Digging Deep Black Miners’ Heritage' This project has provided various diversity education activities, resources and broadcast media for the wider public and for young people.
Norma and Nottingham News Centre has worked in partnership with Historic England, BBC, Uplands TV, Cardiff Productions, Channel 4 News, CTVC, Notts TV among many others. She was shortlisted for the Museum Association ‘Radical Change Maker’ Award in 2020, winner of the Black Achievers Award for Contributions to Heritage and the Arts in 2016, recipient of the Windrush Award (Nottingham) for Inspirational Leadership in 2018, Alumni Laureate Award from the University of Nottingham in 2017 and a formal commendation/thank you from the Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 2017 for positive contributions to the community
Norma Gregory is a former secondary school teacher of English and former college tutor of English & Media She has been a Trustee at the National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire UK from 2018-2020.
CONTACT: norma@nottinghamnewscentrecom
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Windrush Generation Miners & their descendants
All miners and Industrial Workers everywhere. Those who have sacrificed and dedicated their lives to passing on the baton of resilience, commitment, sense of duty, teamwork and determination Thank you
Black Miners Museum
Nottingham News Centre Archives
Concept, Text & Design by: Norma Gregory
Original photography by:
Norma Gregory
David Severn
Will Kew
Adrian Stone
Olivia O'Connor
Tom Morley
Illustrations by: Maryum Ali
Honey Williams
Laura Spence
Stella Chadwick
With special thanks to mentoring and support from: Christopher Weir, Delroy Brown, Anne Bradley, Richard Renwick, Bryan O'Connor, Dr David Amos, Anthony Kirby, Garrey Mitchell, Lincoln Cole, Andrew Smith (Durham) volunteers and the wider public. The National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire England UK
Wayne Thomas, (former)Tower Colliery, South Wales UK
Durham Miners Gala Association
Ferryhill Town Council, Durham
Bilsthorpe Mining Museum, Nottinghamshire, England UK
Gedling Country Park, Nottinghamshire, England UK
Nottingham City Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
National Lottery Community Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund, Midlands & East
Nearer Neighbours
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, UK Gov 2023
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