Professions Charities That specialise in Miners

The aim of the charity is to be self-financing and to support affordable leisure, recreation, sporting and social welfare needs, whilst promoting healthy living opportunities, to all the community of Calow village

The charity is a grant making and service providing charity which promotes the relief of poverty and hardship and the advancement of education and any other charitable purpose for the benefit of all employees and former employees of the coal mining industry in South Wales.

The library collects the printed word and photographs on a wide variety of subjects which are related to the County Palatinate of Durham and the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ronaldkirk. It includes botany to zoology and mining to religion to architecture. It is a serious research facility used and available to everybody.

We have provided and maintained a hall which has been regularly used, such as by the village Sunshine Club (the over 60s), activities for young people run by North Copeland Youth Partnership, and various functions like wedding receptions and bithday parties. The hall is also used by the Parish Council and the County Council for meetings.

charity Specifically to assist miners or ex miners who worked at Glasshoughton, Allerton Bywater, Fryston and Wheldale mines

Sport/recreation

Making small pensions to retired miners within the prescribed area.

The provision of recreational and community facilities.

Preservation of underground mines, mine buildings and mining heritage

General charitable activities in sport/recreation.

The Charity makes grants to retired mine workers and their dependents .The Charity makes grants to organisations involved in recreational activities.

Provision of sporting facilities namely bowls, football and clay pigeon shooting in the former mining areas of Bagworth, Battram and Ellistown as well as offering community facilities for the general public.

The provision of a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Paulton.

environmental and conservational

Provides recreation for inhabitants of Clandown and surrounding area.

Play area/Recreation

Funds held on behalf of the Carcroft Social Welfare Centre and Recreation Ground.

To provide recreational services, equipment and activities for the village of Markfield

provision of sporting facilities and public open space for use by the local community

Easington Charitable Trust helps the Easington miners & families in the Easington community since the pit closure in 1993, we give financial help to the members & wives & children ie, Sam Watson Rest Home for women & Scalby Homes for retired miners, & bus trips for the members & children & wives ie Durham Gala.