Gateshead schoolchildren honour victims of historic Stargate Pit Disaster

Stargate Pit Disaster, Crookhill Primary School / June 2nd, 2026

Gateshead schoolchildren honour victims of historic Stargate Pit Disaster

Crookhill Primary School have been working with Building Self Belief on a year 5 and 6 project about the pit disaster as well as learning about life in the Stargate and Crookhill area 200 years ago and about the changes that have taken place in the area since then. 

Read our Chronicle Article on the celebration event here.

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