Victory for residents as pit wheel memorial to be returned to original position


by www.thestar.co.uk

www.thestar.co.uk— Jones Homes has agreed to move a memorial pit wheel back to face visitors entering the village after it was moved during the construction of 94 houses off Wood Lane. A petition signed by 460 residents called for the wheel to be ‘repositioned in its correct location’, and Treeton Parish Council added that ‘the wheel was a gift and an important memorial to mine workers’. The wheel was moved toward the entrance to the estate, from its original position facing traffic coming into the village, in a...

www.thestar.co.uk—Miners memorial where ashes are scattered to be returned to original position after ‘tireless work. Jones Homes is set to move a memorial pit wheel back to welcome visitors to the village after it was moved during the construction of 94 houses off Wood Lane. A petition signed by 460 residents called for the wheel to be ‘repositioned in its correct location’, and Treeton Parish Council added that ‘the wheel was a gift and an important memorial to mine workers’. The wheel was moved toward the entrance to the estate, from its original position facing traffic coming into the village, in a bid to...

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