tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886189736013458052.post4467263135716353865..comments2023-06-29T12:54:27.214+01:00Comments on The Home of The Green Arrow: Immigrant mineworkers wantedThe Green Arrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08068638909478130288noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886189736013458052.post-57433457249711082612007-08-02T10:44:00.000+01:002007-08-02T10:44:00.000+01:00Many years ago, in the village where I lived, near...Many years ago, in the village where I lived, nearly everybody worked down the pit. The men would say "No lad of mine is going down the pit if I can help it".<BR/><BR/>The the pit closed and all that was left for the lads was the dole, and many became druggies. This scenario was never envisaged by the colliers.<BR/><BR/>I't been a long hard struggle to fetch work and respectability back into the village.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com