Events in November 2008
- Saturday 25th October – Sunday 2nd November
- Half Term Halloween Activities
Visitors can join in the spirit of Halloween and enjoy hair-raising thrills and spine-tingling chills when they listen to ghostly tales of yesteryear. - Saturday 1st November
- It's a Gas!
It's a Gas! On the first Saturday of every month volunteers bring the gas engines to life in the Cinema Power House and the Trap Shop. Visitors can learn how they work and hear the belt driven machinery hum into life. - Wednesday 5th November
- Traditional Bonfire Night
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The Museum's biggest evening event of the year is it's traditional bonfire night with the ADDED SAFETY OF NO FIREWORKS. A family-orientated Bonfire Night celebrates November 5th with roaring bonfires, traditional entertainment, hot roast chestnuts and a fairground in full swing. The Museum's atmospheric canal-side village will be lit up with candle and gas-light and visitors can enjoy chatting to characters from yesteryear as they step back in time for a memorable taste of the past.
- Saturday 8th November
- It's full steam ahead
It's full steam ahead on every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from the 1st March to December inclusive when the colliery steam winder and fan engine are in steam. - Saturday 22nd November
- It's full steam ahead
It's full steam ahead on every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from the 1st March to December inclusive when the colliery steam winder and fan engine are in steam. - Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th Nov
- Santa Hunt
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The highly popular Santa Hunts are a big hit with children and parents alike. Costumed guides and Christmas clues point the way to Santa's workshop and children embark upon a fun-filled search for Santa, culminating in a surprise gift.