General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

The pits closed like in other countries due to people and companies switching to gas and electric and concerns about fossil fuels affecting the environment.

I had coal fired central heating and when I went to fill the boiler with coal, it was like being in a pit.

And I say the above as someone from a mining family and whose father was made redundant as a result of the closing of the Lancashire Coal Field, but unlike many today when made redundant, got on his bike and found another job.

Many of the pits which were closed have become Industrial Estates providing jobs, some lovely country parks for people to enjoy in their leisure time and some have even become mining museums, again for people to visit and enjoy in the now cleaner atmosphere!

Some need to come out of their time warp and get out more!