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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 27, 2021

Jim is doing great research on the Dukeries. Get in touch with him if you are or know any former miners or family members from the area https://t.co/Q9hEeSYw2m

— Diarmaid Kelliher (@Kelliher_D) August 18, 2021

The Mines and Collieries Act, which prohibited females and children below the age of ten from working underground in mines, became law #OnThisDay 1842. Before the Act, women and children worked underground for 11 or 12 hours a day for smaller wages than men. pic.twitter.com/g2vmbxWYw8

— English Radical History (@EnglishRadical) August 10, 2021

Team Ladybugs, the father and daughter due of Stephan and Chloe Couture, have completed countless miles swimming, biking and running at events across the globe.

Source: Taking part in triathlon with Team Ladybugs – British Triathlon

In January runABC Midlands reported on the inspiring progress of Team Ladybugs, the father and daughter duo who are proof that having a disability isn’t a barrier to taking part in physical activities.

Source: Team Ladybugs on a roll in 2019

On Sunday 10 June, we’ll be supporting our own triathlete in training, Louise, who is taking part in the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds with the amazing Stephan & his daughter Chloe Couture, who has cerebral palsy.The team of 3 will be raising money for Stephan’s and his wife Jo’s charity, Lady

Source: Leeds Triathlon, Lou and The Lady Bugs Trust

Source: Warwickshire’s Team Ladybugs take on epic challenges for lifesaving children’s charity | The Air Ambulance Service

Source: Warwickshire’s Team Ladybugs take on epic challenges for lifesaving children’s charity | The Air Ambulance Service

One of my favourite photographs from a series of industrial still lifes I took in the 1980s when the mills were closing at an alarming rate. The workforce had gone leaving small but significant details of their presence. pic.twitter.com/pFZlRrQuQh

— Ian Beesley (@IanBeesleyphoto) July 31, 2021