People   (Re-unions, trace old friends and relatives.)

GOLDEN BEAR, good men like your father, were the backbone of our communities, and we will never see their like again, the men or the communities. It's very sad that so much history can be wiped out, and the devastation left behind.

I do blame Mrs Thatcher, but also Mr Scargill. They were so determined to destroy each other, they didn't give a fig about the damage they did, or the communities they destroyed.

I used to live two doors away from a policeman, he went around bragging about the overtime he was making on the picket line. In a small village like Bickershaw, where some families were backs to the wall, it was truely dreadful. And what had been a pleasant little village, was no longer a good place to live.

I'm sure you have some wonderful memories of your father, the miners, what giants they were, we should raise a glass or two to them.

Have a good Christmas, Golden Bear, and a Peaceful New Year.