COMING from a family which is steeped with people who have been involved in mining I must say that Tam Slaven is right to have made the point that unless their is some support forthcoming Fife's history of digging for the Black Diamonds could be lost.

The thing is that to have a whole host of items, ranging from coal cutters to lamps to checks, these should not be hidden away, they should be on public display.

It is terrible that since the Heritage Group had to leave Kinglassie there has been virtually no facility to display the reason we have towns such as Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly and the surrounding villages.

It would be a very sad day if the activists had to consign their various heirlooms to the bin.

As your article said, coal was an instrumental part of the Fife economy for many decades and to have no heritage centre is nothing short of ridiculous.

Perhaps Fife Council could help for surely they don't want to see mining simply disappear off the face of the county map.

Lochore Meadows certainly would be a good site for a heritage centre but unless something is done sharpish there might be nought to go in it!

OLD COAL CUTTER,

Dalbeath,

Cowdenbeath