An evening to recollect the thirtieth anniversary of the Ravenscraig Steelworks might be held in Motherwell subsequent month.
The reunion evening at Membership 100 takes place at 6pm on Friday, June 24, following a day exhibition at Motherwell Heritage Centre.
One of many organisers of the occasion, Stevie Jeffrey, labored on the ‘Craig from 1979 till its dreaded closure in 1992.
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He mentioned: “We had plenty of good individuals working there, it was like an prolonged household.
“I used to be 29 when it closed and I’m practically 60 now however it’s nonetheless like a household.
“You possibly can’t put your finger on however after we all meet up.
“We organise this each couple of years and though we normally have a core group of men however we at all times have just a few surprises.
“We'd ask for individuals to come back together with photographs or memorabilia and discuss what we did and what we're to date.”
The closure of Ravenscraig in 1992 signalled the tip of large-scale metal making in Scotland.
It led to a direct lack of 770 jobs, and one other 10,000 jobs linked to those.
Demolition of the location’s landmark blue gasometer in 1996 and the following cleanup operation have created the biggest brownfield web site in Europe.
This large space is now being reworked into the brand new city of Ravenscraig.
Stevie added: “There doesn’t appear to be a vibrancy in Motherwell and Wishaw that there was when the ‘Craig was there.
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“Most of us lived within the cities and spent our cash right here which meant the companies right here had been supported. The cities had been devastated.
“I've had 12 jobs since I left the ‘Craig and I’m certain there might be different guys who labored there who would be the identical.”
For extra info on the occasion go to Ravenscraig Steelworks Reunion Fb web page.
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