No trip to the seaside is complete without a donkey ride!No trip to the seaside is complete without a donkey ride!
No trip to the seaside is complete without a donkey ride!

15 photographs to take you back to Clipstone Colliery miners' family outings in the seventies

Take a trip down memory lane with this gallery – to the seaside trips of the seventies from Clipstone Colliery.

The outings were the highlight of the social calendar for the families of Mansfield miners – with many children getting their first experience of train travel and getting to spend important time with their parents.

From a packed train station of excited children to fairground fun and donkey rides, this gallery should bring back fond memories for our miners and their families.

Have a look through and see if you can spot any familiar faces.

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