Mr Simpson You Have Charlie's Golden Chocolate Ticket

Following on from the last article - it is the Ushaw Moor miners' strike of the early 1880s that will give access to the chocolate factory. I was gripped by the endless drama and class war. There was murder, pistol shots from the colliery manager and much more. The manager was a busy man because he also physically threatened the village school mistress!

There was a local priest, Father Fortin, to bring constructive and compassionate help to the coalminers and their families. There was the pathos of the dying child; a young  child almost thrown out into the  winter cold.

I have been enthralled with the dispute for years and an abbreviated account of it is on the history section of this site - Mr Paul Clough's site. If you have the resources and the motivation you could very likely achieve much more than you perhaps presently envisage.

Have you any contacts with influential people at the BBC or some other media outlet that could get things started?

All I ask is that down the line I get an acknowledgement for the idea and a fee that enables me to buy a Derby County season ticket, and train fares to get there and something towards a pork pie and....

Wilf Bell