The Project's aim is to investigate, celebrate and raise awareness of the mining heritage of the local area. Gomersal Colliery or Nutter Lane pit was a busy colliery employing 360 men in the 1960's and was closed in 1973. This is now the site of Oakwell Hall Country Park. All the buildings were demolished soon afterwards and there is now very little left on the ground to show the colliery existed.
The Spen Civic Society Trust working with the Gomersal Retired Miner's Group plan to investigate the mining heritage through research and production of a booklet and leaflet. It is also planned for the ex-miners from the colliery to design an interpretative sculpture to mark the location of the colliery in Oakwell Hall Country Park.
Local memories will be gathered for the booklet at an interpretative evening walk and talk through Oakwell Hall and local publicity. Expert advice will be sought from a public arts organisation and a community artist will work with the group.
