£1.3m for mining museum repairs

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simonrl
51% (Neutral)
Administration Topic Starter

16 years ago

From the BBC site:

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£1.3m for mining museum repairs

The Scottish Government has pledged £1.3m for "urgent structural repairs" to the Scottish Mining Museum in Midlothian.

Discussions are continuing about long-term funding to secure the future of the museum, based at the former Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange.

Full article link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7948322.stm

Museum web site here: http://www.scottishminingmuseum.com/

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ChrisJC
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16 years ago

NAMHO was held there last year.

It is well worth a visit.

Chris.

rhychydwr
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Newbie

16 years ago

Went there in 2001. Thought it looked like a scrap yard. Nothing that a skip and a coat of paint could not put right. Not sure it needs £1.3m. I think I could do it for £100. Second thoughts, make it £200, might need a few tinnies.

Cutting coal in my spare time.

Moorebooks
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Newbie

16 years ago

Had you been at the 2008 NAMHO conference - you can see the excellent progress that has been made by the museum. the grant will no deal with some of the eyesiores around the place. Its library would have you drooling

Mike