Started my underground mining training at seaham i4am start in1978 ,a young lad on a man's wage and met some lovely work mates the best ever ,treasured memory's for me , so nice too look back on .
This is where is lived and grew up (Deneside-Seaham)... born 1972 ...Mr Mcnee was our Head School Teacher at Deneside Junior School... I walked past the 'Nak' pit everyday on way to Senior schools; 'Sis' school and North Lea schools.. some of the streets were black in the 1970's! They cleaned up a bit in the 1980s when the coal trucks became less frequent as they had new roads built etc.. Swam in Dawdon Pit Pond a few times...
