#Gresford

[autism-disco]

hhhhhhhhh music and it’s fucking brass bands

[theroyalsandi]

British Royal Family - The Prince of Wales meets with Ruby McBurney, a surviving child of a Gresford Disaster victim, during a visit to the Gresford Colliery Disaster memorial as he marks St. David's Day in Wrexham, Wales. | March 01, 2024

[world-of-wales]

The Prince of Wales meets meets Ruby McBurney daughter of one of the victims of the Gresford disaster at the Gresford Colliery Disaster Memorial|| 1 MARCH 2024

[memories-of-ancients]

Silver sword pommel inlaid with garnets, uncovered near Gresford in northeast Wales, circa 600-650 AD

from The National Museum of Wales

[thewales-family]

The Prince of Wales visits the Gresford Colliery Disaster memorial to mark St David's Day, in Wrexham, Wales -March 1st 2024.

[sirenjose]

Norton's Humming + Research into 19th Century Mining Songs

Video: Norton/Hunter Norton’s backstory trailer, but audio edited so only the background noise and Norton’s humming are heard.

There are a few more notes besides the 6 we hear him humming most of the time if you listen closely. But then it repeats.

Is this an original song or no?

It does have a similar feel as the theme for the theme of The Shining: https://youtu.be/g_nsZ8yt1KA?feature=shared

And the theme for The Shining is apparently based on Dies Irae or “Days of Wrath. And it’s curious that this actually appears in quite a few movies apparently: https://youtu.be/0hL1m4hGBVY?feature=shared

Since I’m talking about Norton’s humming/song again, even though I haven’t been successful finding any songs that match up exactly, I might as well share some of my findings, as there’s a number of interesting mining songs (I tried to focus on songs from the 19th century):

- Collier’s Rant: one of the oldest mining songs (maybe written 1650). It originates in the Northeast of England/Northumberland, and so its in their dialect (Geordie). Based on how mine disasters have been happening for a long time and how miners viewed the pit with suspicion. It was part folk lore, fright, and superstition that people believed many disasters were caused by the devil and his henchmen who lived at the bottom of every pit. (*Side Note: "mara" in the song means workmate)

- Blackleg Miner: 19th century song relating to miner unions/strikes. Originally also from Northumberland. It depicted violence against strikebreakers by unionized strikers. It may have originated from the miners’ lockout of 1844? Regarding the term “blackleg”, this referred to strikebreakers, as they returned covered in coal dust which gave away that they had been working while others were on strike.

- Miners’ Lullaby: about how miners brought tins of morphine with them, enough to kill a man, in case they were trapped underground so they could at least have a peaceful death

- Gresford – Miner’s Hymn: honors the mining disaster in 1934 in North Wales

- Miner’s Lifeguard: for the Welsh Sliding Scale dispute in 1898?

- Others: In the Days of ’49, California As It Is, Coorie Doon, Byker Hill, Which Side are you On, Farewell to the Monty, Farewell to the Rhondda, Joe Bowers, the Blantyre Explosion, Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster

[wankerwatch]

Lords Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Lord Gascoigne moved amendment 1, before clause 1, to insert the new clause Purpose: improvement of passenger railway services. The House divided:

Ayes: 187 (67.9% Con, 22.5% LD, 4.3% XB, 3.2% , 0.5% Green, 0.5% UUP, 0.5% DUP, 0.5% PC) Noes: 132 (90.2% Lab, 9.1% XB, 0.8% ) Absent: ~510

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Lords Bill Stage: Report stage

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (127 votes)

Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Arran, E. Ashcombe, L. Attlee, E. Balfe, L. Bellamy, L. Bellingham, L. Berridge, B. Blackwood of North Oxford, B. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Booth-Smith, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brady of Altrincham, L. Brady, B. Caine, L. Caithness, E. Camoys, L. Camrose, V. Clarke of Nottingham, L. Courtown, E. Crathorne, L. Cumberlege, B. Davies of Gower, L. De Mauley, L. Dobbs, L. Dundee, E. Effingham, E. Elliott of Mickle Fell, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Evans of Rainow, L. Fall, B. Fookes, B. Foster of Oxton, B. Fraser of Craigmaddie, B. Fuller, L. Garnier, L. Gascoigne, L. Geddes, L. Goldie, B. Goodman of Wycombe, L. Grayling, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Hannan of Kingsclere, L. Harlech, L. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Herbert of South Downs, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Jackson of Peterborough, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jamieson, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jopling, L. Kirkhope of Harrogate, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lansley, L. Lea of Lymm, B. Leicester, E. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lexden, L. Lilley, L. Lucas, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Markham, L. May of Maidenhead, B. McColl of Dulwich, L. McInnes of Kilwinning, L. McLoughlin, L. Morris of Bolton, B. Moylan, L. Moynihan of Chelsea, L. Murray of Blidworth, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. Owen of Alderley Edge, B. Parkinson of Whitley Bay, L. Penn, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Porter of Fulwood, B. Porter of Spalding, L. Reay, L. Redfern, B. Roberts of Belgravia, L. Roborough, L. Sanderson of Welton, B. Sandhurst, L. Sater, B. Scott of Bybrook, B. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sharma, L. Sharpe of Epsom, L. Shinkwin, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Sugg, B. Taylor of Holbeach, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Vaizey of Didcot, L. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Waldegrave of North Hill, L. Wei, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Wrottesley, L. Wyld, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Liberal Democrat (42 votes)

Addington, L. Alderdice, L. Barker, B. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Brinton, B. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Clement-Jones, L. Featherstone, B. Foster of Bath, L. Fox, L. German, L. Hamwee, B. Humphreys, B. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Kramer, B. Ludford, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Newby, L. Oates, L. Palmer of Childs Hill, L. Pidgeon, B. Pinnock, B. Randerson, B. Rennard, L. Russell, E. Scriven, L. Sheehan, B. Smith of Newnham, B. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Teverson, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornhill, B. Thurso, V. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B. Wrigglesworth, L.

Crossbench (8 votes)

Alton of Liverpool, L. Bilimoria, L. Chartres, L. Craigavon, V. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Freyberg, L. O'Loan, B. Somerset, D.

Non-affiliated (6 votes)

Altmann, B. Ashton of Hyde, L. Fox of Buckley, B. Morgan of Cotes, B. Paddick, L. Warsi, B.

Green Party (1 vote)

Bennett of Manor Castle, B.

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Elliott of Ballinamallard, L.

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Dodds of Duncairn, L.

Plaid Cymru (1 vote)

Smith of Llanfaes, B.

Noes

Labour (119 votes)

Adams of Craigielea, B. Alli, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashton of Upholland, B. Bach, L. Bakewell, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beamish, L. Berkeley, L. Blackstone, B. Blake of Leeds, B. Blower, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Bradley, L. Browne of Ladyton, L. Bryan of Partick, B. Campbell-Savours, L. Carter of Coles, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Chapman of Darlington, B. Coaker, L. Crawley, B. Davies of Brixton, L. Donaghy, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Eatwell, L. Evans of Watford, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Gale, B. Giddens, L. Glasman, L. Golding, B. Goldsmith, L. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Hannett of Everton, L. Hanson of Flint, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Haskel, L. Hayman of Ullock, B. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hazarika, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hendy of Richmond Hill, L. Hendy, L. Hermer, L. Hodge of Barking, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Hughes of Stretford, B. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jones, L. Jordan, L. Keeley, B. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kinnock, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lennie, L. Leong, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Livermore, L. Mandelson, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McNicol of West Kilbride, L. Merron, B. Morgan of Drefelin, B. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Nye, B. O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B. Pitkeathley, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prentis of Leeds, L. Prosser, B. Ramsey of Wall Heath, B. Rebuck, B. Reid of Cardowan, L. Rowlands, L. Sahota, L. Sawyer, L. Shamash, L. Sikka, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Cluny, B. Smith of Malvern, B. Snape, L. Spellar, L. Stansgate, V. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Thornton, B. Timpson, L. Touhig, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Turnberg, L. Twycross, B. Vallance of Balham, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watson of Wyre Forest, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Wilcox of Newport, B. Winston, L. Winterton of Doncaster, B. Wood of Anfield, L. Woodley, L. Young of Old Scone, B.

Crossbench (12 votes)

Aberdare, L. Bull, B. Clancarty, E. Hayman, B. Hogan-Howe, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Laming, L. Meston, L. Ravensdale, L. Rees of Ludlow, L. Vaux of Harrowden, L. Wheatcroft, B.

Non-affiliated (1 vote)

Patel of Bradford, L.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.22 (after 1930)

1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers. 1939 – World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland. 1941 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed. 1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift. 1948 – Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League. 1953 – The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles. 1957 – In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. 1960 – The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. 1966 – Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia. 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service. 1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. 1980 – Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. 1981 – During a military exercise, a Turkish Air Force Northrop F-5 crashes in Babaeski as a result of pilot error, killing one crew member and also 65 soldiers on the ground. 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. 1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed. 1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. 1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. 1995 – The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren. 2006 – Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany. 2013 – At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.

[speedwear]

Mastering the Art of Waxed Jackets: A Comprehensive Guide

Waxed jackets, a staple of outdoor apparel, have evolved from practical rainwear for sailors and fishermen to fashionable outerwear for adventurers and style enthusiasts alike. At Speedwear Ltd, we celebrate this timeless piece's rich history, provide essential care tips, and offer styling advice to ensure you look your best in women's waxed jackets and men's waxed jackets. Let's delve into the ultimate guide to waxed jackets.

The Rich History of Waxed Jackets

Originating in the early 15th century, waxed jackets were designed to protect sailors from harsh marine conditions. Crafted from sailcloth infused with fish oils and later paraffin or beeswax, these jackets offered waterproof qualities essential for life at sea. This practical outerwear's durability and weather resistance soon made it a favorite among land-based adventurers, leading to its adoption by motorcyclists, farmers, and hunters. Over time, waxed jackets transitioned from purely functional gear to a fashion statement, embodying a blend of ruggedness and sophistication.

Caring for Your Waxed Jacket

Maintaining the pristine condition of your waxed jacket ensures its longevity and effectiveness. Here are some essential care tips:

Cleaning: Avoid washing your jacket in a machine. Instead, use a damp cloth to wipe away dirt. For tougher stains, a mild soap solution can be used sparingly.

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Whether you're a seasoned motorcyclist or someone who appreciates the blend of function and fashion, motorcycle jackets and motorcycle outerwear from Speedwear Ltd offer the perfect mix of durability, style, and history. Embrace the legacy of waxed jackets and make them a staple of your wardrobe for years to come.

[dealthorpakp]

26 Novembre 1982 Le prince et la princesse de Galles visitent la région de Wrexham à Clwyd avec un arrêt pour assister au service de dédicace commémoratif de la catastrophe de la mine de Gresford au pays de Galles

[theroyalsandi]

British Royal Family - The Prince of Wales meets with Ruby McBurney, a surviving child of a Gresford Disaster victim, during a visit to the Gresford Colliery Disaster memorial as he marks St. David's Day in Wrexham, Wales. (Photo by Molly Darlington) | March 01, 2024

[world-of-wales]

The Prince of Wales with Alan Jones chairman of Gresford disaster memorial during a visit to Gresford Colliery Disaster Memorial near Wrexham marking the tragedy's 90th anniversary || 1 MARCH 2024

[18thfoot]

Frederic Hornby Lever Rushton was born on 29th August 1888 in Gresford, Debighshire, Wales. He went to school at Charterhouse and, after Sandhurst, was commissioned in the Royal Irish Regiment in December 1909. Rushton deployed to France in August 1914 and fought at Mons. By the end of the Retreat from Mons he was the Company Commander of A Company, 2nd Battalion. Lieutenant Rushton was killed while leading an attack on a German machine gun position at Vauxcelles, near Vailly-sur-Aisne. He had already been wounded and continued his attack after having his wound dressed. Although Rushton’s body was retrieved after the action, his grave was subsequently lost and he is commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial.

Rushton was awarded the Military Cross, which decoration did not exist at the time of his death, and which was not awarded posthumously. He was recommended for a decoration for his actions at Mons, for which he was subsequently awarded the MC, apparently before his death was officially reported. Rushton’s official date of death, as a recorded by the CWGC, is 15th September 1914. The Battalion War Diary reports Rushton’s death as happening on the 14th.

His brother Captain Edward Rushton was killed in September 1916 with the Northamptonshire Regiment.

The photo is from the Imperial War Museum website. There are other good photos at the link below.

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3857564

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #aisne #vailly #oldcontemptibles

[thewales-family]

The Prince of Wales visits the Gresford Colliery Disaster memorial to mark St David's Day, in Wrexham, Wales -March 1st 2024.

[ianchisnall]

Martin Thomas was in the Brighton bomb trial in 1986

There was a debate in the House of Lords a day before Parliament closed for Easter under the headline of “Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 – Motion to Approve“ and one of the members of the House of Lords who took part was Martin Thomas who is the Liberal Democrat member and known as Lord Thomas of Gresford. He explained that he had been involved in the trial of the attack…

[fuckyeahdialectics]

Gresford

The fireman’s reports they are missing, The records of forty-two days, The colliery manager had them destroyed To cover his criminal ways. Down there in the dark they are lying, They died for nine shillings a day; They’ve worked out their shift and it’s now they must lie In the darkness until Judgement Day. The Lord Mayor of London’s collecting To help both the children and wives. The owners have sent some white lilies To pay for the colliers’ lives. Farewell our dear wives and our children, Farewell our dear comrades as well. Don’t send your sons in the dark dreary mine They’ll be damned like the sinners in Hell.

Anonymous