Hear the stories of the last working Welsh deep coal miners
It’s one of the greatest stories ever told. In Wales, the rise and fall of the coal industry goes hand in hand with the growth and the decline of many of our communities.
But that industry which once employed over a quarter of a million people in Wales has now dwindled to such a point that only seven Welsh deep pit miners remain.
After decades of closures and thousands of redundancy notices, many of our mineworkers were forced into an almost nomadic lifestyle, travelling the length and breadth of the UK to find work.
It is this which brought a group of Welsh deep pit mine workers to Kellingley Colliery, in North Yorkshire.
In recent weeks the decline of the UK Coal industry has become almost total.
Kellingley Colliery, which announced its closure earlier this year, looks set to be the last deep mine to operate in the UK.
It spells an end to an epic chapter of Welsh history.
Tonight, Wales This Week speaks to the Welsh pit men who have worked up until the very end.
Carwyn Donovan, Andrew Thomas, Gary Owen, Neil Silcox, Carl Jarrett, Andy Alderman and Adrian Pool are all that now remain of this celebrated yet highly controversial industry.
Wales This Week - The Last Welsh Miners, is on tonight at 8pm on ITV Cymru Wales.