The Black Snow Roadshow: The past lives on

This event has now finished.
  • Date and time: Friday 27 October 2023, 7pm to 9pm
  • Location: In-person only
    The Guildhall (Map)
  • Audience: Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

ESRC Festival of Social Science event

In 1866, an explosion at Oaks Colliery in Barnsley killed and injured hundreds of miners and those who had come to their aid. This evening of screening, exhibition, music and readings explores the impact of England’s worst coal mining disaster on the communities surrounding the colliery, and 21st century efforts to rediscover and memorialise industrial and social heritage. It includes a screening of award-winning documentary film ‘Black Snow,’ followed by Q+A with Director Stephen Linstead and Stephen Miller; an exhibition of mining artefacts and banners organised by volunteers from charity People and Mining; as well as song, poetry and readings with Jed Grimes.

This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 and was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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