TRUSTEES - The Trustees have established the
Seaham, Dawdon and Vane Tempest Banner Fund to replace the old, damaged banners of Seaham's three collieries
and to ensure that the mining heritage of Seaham lives on. Their names
are listed here.
DONATIONS - We are trying to fund our project in many different
ways - raffles, grants, dances etc - but any direct donations of any kind
will be gratefully received. You can find out how to make your donation
form the DONATIONS page.
HERITAGE - The SEAHAM,
DAWDON & VANE TEMPEST collieries themselves are long-since closed but
will forever remain a part of our heritage. It is important to remind our children and grandchildren of their
roots and of the hardship and sacrifice of life and limb which helped to
build this town we call Seaham. It is important that they should know
about the wisdom and dedication which resulted in the foundation of so many
things which we take for granted today. The recreational facilities
of the town were paid for by the 'miners' pennies'. Their leaders
had the vision to see the value of education for everyone and nowhere has
a prouder record of providing education at every level than the mining communities
of Durham and Northumberland. Our children need to know that their forefathers
generation were as wise, intelligent and inventive as they are themselves.
The story of Seaham over the last two hundred years
is woven into the towns three miners banners. Now those banners are
in danger of falling apart. They are held together with tape and cannot
be repaired. This year only one banner - the Dawdon banner is capable
of surviving the march on to the Race Course for Durham Miners Gala.
It may not be capable of doing so next year. Without Banners, Durham
Miners Gala cannot be a platform to demonstrate the pride and the passion
of our fathers for justice and brotherhood.
SHOP - Please
visit our shop. The goods on sale will change from time to time. Usually
we will be offering you "sentimental" items such as commemorative plates
but feel free to suggest any other items you would like us to offer.
GUESTBOOK
- Here you can leave a message to say you have visited our web site but
you might also be able to engage in related discussions with other visitors.
THANKS - We
have had such a good response to our project we have set up a special
page to say "Thank You" to all our supporters and a special "thank
you" to the special contributors who are listed here.
CONTACT -
All our contact details are listed here.
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