World Coal Association (WCA) is an international non-profit, non-governmental association based in London created to represent the coal industry. The association was formerly called The World Coal Institute (WCI), but changed its name in November 2010. The WCA undertakes lobbying, organises workshops and provides coal information to decision makers in international energy and environmental policy and research discussions, as well as supplying information to the general public and educational organisations on the benefits and issues surrounding the use of coal. It also promotes clean coal technologies.

It has participated in a number of United Nations and International Energy Agency workshops, boards and forums, including the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels and the IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board. It is also part of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum.

I have just published a new book on Smalley's Past which contains information on the old coal mines of Smalley including Mapperley and Wood Lane Collieries. Details of the book are on the following web site:-
http://hometown.aol.com/brownhawker/myhomepage/sale.html
Yours faithfully
Robert Turton

I am setting up a website specifically about the men who died in the Diglake flooding in 1895

For a number of years now I have been putting together information on the collieries and the mining history of North Staffordshire with the intention at some stage to publish.

I would be pleased if you could advertise this fact on your web site with the hope that anyone out there with like interests could contact me. Particularly Ken Holland who is asking for information on Bevin Boys at Silverdale. Has he found any yet? Do you have an e-mail address for him? And Susan Bradley who is interested in the Diglake flooding. I may be able to help her.

I worked in the coal industry in the UK as a geologist for 27 years, most of this time in North Staffs. and my family has a long history in the coalfield.

With thanks
Lloyd Boardman