Former Coal Queens Wanted

BEAUTY queens of the past are being invited to come forward as part of an anniversary celebration.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England is searching for girls crowned as Coal Queens as part of its Annual Miners’ Gala on Sunday, June 8.

The competition ‘Coal Queen of Britain’ was run by the National Coal Board between 1969 and 1996.

Each colliery was encouraged to choose its own Coal Queen and the Queens from each region then competed for the coalfield title.

Twelve finalists then competed for the National Coal Queen of Britain title.

The early competitions were staged at Skegness, but moved to Blackpool when the big Mining Festival weekend was organised and remained there until the Mining Weekend, as it became known, came to an end in 1983.

If you are a former Coal Queen contact The Journal on (0191) 201- 6003 or email chris.robinson@ncjmedia.co.uk

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