THE Meedies continues to be a tremendous attraction, not only in Fife but throughout Scotland and further afield.

It is in a beautiful setting of the Scottish countryside, especially when the sun rises and sets, facilities in the park cater for old and young alike and the disabled.

On Thursday August 9 we visited the park and witnessed a large row of buses which had conveyed over 500 children from other areas, to spend from 10am until 4pm at the Meedies.

Did they have a great time, you may well ask, well if you go by their joyful sounds and the look on their faces, the answer was emphatically 'yes'.

The event was organised by Fife After School Clubs and other similar clubs and they deserve great credit for their outstanding work.

The Carnegie Club had made their transportable colourful Totum Pole which really caught the eye.

An excellent programme was laid on including line dancing, horse drawn trips, small animals and birds and various other attractions.

It was a day staff and children will never forget.

Our memories strayed back it to what is used to be.

An area of deprivation which where on the surface where on the surface piles of slag from the Mary Colliery lay everywhere and rubbish from the houses was dumped.

Under the Meedies area, deep down, the miners worked producing coal, which at the time was the lifeblood to industry, in very dangerous conditions.

If they were here now, and some are, they would be amazed at the transformation.

We must never forget our roots. They are an important part of our heritage and it is important that we honour them, their wives and families, by a mining museum, as part of future developments.

We were promised this over 25 years ago. Are we going to forget these old miners? Surely not, they were our seed corn!

WILLIE CLARKE and BRIAN MENZIES,

Benarty Heritage Group.