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Thread #120674   Message #4197341
Posted By: GUEST,henryp
16-Feb-24 - 05:19 PM
Thread Name: Req: songs about Pretoria Pit Disaster(Lancashire)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pretoria Pit Disaster (Lancashire)
Houghton Weavers, founded in 1975.
Howfen Wakes, released in 1976.
Houghton Weavers today;
David Littler; founder member
Steve Millington; joined in 1996
Jim Berry; joined in 2017. Brother of founder member Tony Berry who died in 2019.
Contact; through website.
Concert; Friday 1st March 2024 7.30pm St Bartholomew's Church, Westhoughton

And here's a mining event, but without the Houghton Weavers;
Saturday 6 July 2024 The Folk Tent at the Lancashire Mining Museum's Lancashire Festival
Astley Green Colliery, M29 7JB just 4 miles from Pretoria Pit, Atherton.