Plan for mining memorial at Brunton Square in Cowdenbeath

If approved by Fife Council a plaque will be erected at Brunton Square to remember the industry the town was built on, including the 13 local pits and the people who worked there.

Recognition of the black diamonds is part of Cowdenbeath Rotary Club's centenary plans - the memorial has been scaled down from the initial idea for a sculpture - and would be opposite the Pit Miner's Son mural.

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Past president Jim Stark said: "It's taken a wee while but the application is now in so we're hoping it will be approved and we can progress with this important project for the town."

The suggested wording for the coal mining memorial plaque in Brunton Square in Cowdenbeath. (Image: Fife Council planning papers)

The memorial is headed 'Cowdenbeath's History is All About Mining (Stent Nae Stent)' and the suggested text reads: "Cowdenbeath Rotary Club is delighted to celebrate its centenary by creating this memorial to the industry which the town of Cowdenbeath was built on.

"Without coal mining the town would not be what it is today, and we would like to remember the pits which produced thousands of jobs between the late 19th century and mid-20th century, and also the Cowdenbeath NCB Workshops, in Church Street, which had 1,000 employees at its peak.

"Among the pits that made Cowdenbeath No7 were Foulford, The Dora, Mossbeath, Dalbeath, The Alice and The Gordon.

This is where it will go, if Fife Council give the go-ahead. (Image: Fife Council planning papers.)

"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."

It would also feature the town's motto - Stent Nae Stent - which means 'Shirk No Task, Always Do Your Best'.

While the rotary club are behind the project, they've teamed up with Cowdenbeath Community Council who have submitted the application.