Plans unveiled for plaque to honour Fife town’s mining history

Cowdenbeath Community Council wants to install the structure at the car park in the town’s High Street, and has submitted a planning application to Fife Council.

It was created by the Rotary Club of Cowdenbeath to mark its centenary - and recognise the role mining has played in the town.

A supporting statement said: “Without coal mining the town would not be what it is today, and we would like to remember the pits which produced thousands fo jobs between the late 19th century and mid-20th century, and also the Cowdenbeath NCB Workshops, in Church Street, which had 1000 employees at its peak.

“Among the pits that made Cowdenbeath No7, Foulford, The Dora, Mossbeath, Dalbeath, The Alice and The Gordon. Cowdenbeath flourished when coal was king and it is important that this is never forgotten, as are the miners who lost their lives in the production of the black diamonds.”Councillors will consider the application in due course.