Tree planted in Doncaster's Elmfield Park to mark 40th anniversary of end of miners' strike
It's one of 40 to be planted near to former South Yorkshire pits as part of a commemoration project
A tree has been planted at Doncaster's Elmfield Park, to mark 40 years since the end of the year-long miners' strike in 1985.
The Mayors of South Yorkshire and Doncaster were at the ceremony today, along with several former miners who still live locally.
It's the first to be planted as park of the ‘Our Mining Roots’ project, which will see 40 trees planted across the Doncaster district.
The 1984-85 miners' strike saw NUM members walk out in protest against plans from the the Conservative government to close pits they had deemed 'uneconomic'.
One of the former miners to attend was Jeffrey Lovell. He added: "I think it's brilliant that 40 years after the miners strike we are planting a tree to remember that on the day it ended."
"The tree here at Elmfield Park is a symbol of the end of the strike and it will grow in years to come and remind people of what happened."