Miner's Memorial and Information Project

Funded on
17 Jan 2024

To create a memorial to commemorate the deaths of the Ness Miners (men and children). Also to give information about all the Miners who worked in the Collieries in Ness and Neston..

£15,736 Raised of £15,714

45 Backers

100%

Updates

Miner's Memorial and Information Project published their Delivery Report!5 months ago

April update 20251 year ago

We have been liaising with the planning department and the permissions have been granted for the memorial and interpretation boards. The figures for the memorial are nearing completion as shown in the photo taken at the forge and we expect the concrete base for them to be ready by the end of May. Those who have seen the figures have been impressed and delighted! The text for the interpretation boards is being prepared and the details will be circulated for checking before the boards are produced.

Miner's Memorial and Information Project hit its fundraising target!2 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

Burton History Society pledged £2,9602 years ago

2 years ago We've hit our target

42 Donations worth £6872 years ago

Miner's Memorial and Information Project has reached 80% of its target!2 years ago

Ness Neighbours pledged £4752 years ago

40 backers!

40 people have backed Miner's Memorial and Information Project!3 years ago

Whoop, 40 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Miner's Memorial and Information Project has reached 70% of its target!3 years ago

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Burton and Neston History Society

The Society started as the Burton and District Local History Society on 21 April 1975 at Burton Manor College. It grew out of a local history course there led by Paul Booth from Liverpool University. Paul Booth became our President in 1999.

The Burton and Neston History Society now meets monthly for talks from October to May and outings or history walks are organised during the summer months. The Society has an active Research Group where members pursue their own research interests but also collaborate for projects such as exhibitions and publications. New members are always welcome – come along to a meeting and see if you would like to join.

What the Society does

The Society’s prime purpose is to study and research local history, and its research work has resulted in a number of books, smaller publications and exhibitions. Burton in Wirral published in 1984, Neston 1840-1940 in 1996 and Neston at War, 1939 – 1945 published in 1999 are now out of print but are available in Neston Library and second hand copies may be bought online.

The Society’s most recent book, Neston Stone Age to Steam Age, was published in December 2014 and is for sale in local outlets and on Ebay.

Membership

BNHS now has over 90 members, drawn mostly from Neston and the nearby villages of Burton, Parkgate and Willaston at the south end of the Wirral peninsula in West Cheshire. Neston & Parkgate are alongside the Dee Estuary, only a very short distance from the Welsh border, and it comes as a surprise to many that Cheshire should have a coastline. This unusual geographical location has had a strong influence on the development and history of the area and make it a popular place to live and to visit today.

Project Owner: Burton and Neston History Society The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.