An event to mark the end of a major exhibition at Mansfield Museum will feature music, poems and speakers.

The Life of a Coalminer is about the world of the Nottinghamshire coalfield throughout the 20th Century.

The exhibition attempts to capture not just the rigours and dangers of life at the coal-face but also something of the flavour of the closely-knit communities whose lives revolved around ‘Th’Pit.

The finale event on Saturday, 12th May, from 11.30am to 3pm, is free It has been put together in partnership with Nottingham Trent University.

A full timetable of the event can be found by visiting www.mansfield.gov.uk/museum