Central News East: 16.12.1983: Pit Closures

Summary

Bharat Patel report about the closure today of two coal mines in the East Midlands. The first is at Snibston at Coalville in Leicestershire and the second is Pleasley Colliery in Derbyshire.

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:01:33

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

There are no compulsory redundancies expected with miners to be transferred to other pits that are still working. Exterior shot of Snibston Colliery at Coalville. Establishing shot of Pleasley Colliery in Derbyshire. Shot of miners leaving Snibston Colliery. Vox pops with Snibston miners about the end of the colliery. Series of b/w stills of miners underground accompanied by brass band music. (Trims exist of both collieries on miners compilation tape four).


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Notes

Story G751/83