MARKING THE UK'S INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
EDM number 2085 in 2006-07, proposed by David Anderson on 10/10/2007.
That this House acknowledges the debt owed to the miners and their families who for centuries produced the fuel that powered the country; congratulates the members of Sunniside Local History Society who have discovered two former bell pits on a site known as Lottie's Wood; recognises that local experts have confirmed that the mines date back to 1637; fully appreciates the support given to marking the site by County Durham Environmental Trust and the work done to develop the site including a structure that holds a metal interpretation panel to mark the former site of the shaft; welcomes the support given to the History Society by the officials and members of the Sunniside Working Men's Club; and wishes all concerned well for the future.
This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.
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