Walk to honour brave tunnelling miners of First World War

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Feb 2019, 12:09 BST
Updated 20th Feb 2019, 13:13 BST
One of the tunnellers at work, under enemy lines, during the First World War.One of the tunnellers at work, under enemy lines, during the First World War.
One of the tunnellers at work, under enemy lines, during the First World War.
An organisation based in Ashfield is to hold a sponsored walk to honour the heroic efforts of a select band of soldiers in the First World War.

The walk, which will start at the RAF Stirling Memorial at Annesley, takes place on Friday, June 7 to raise money to ensure the tunnellers of the Royal Engineers are not forgotten.

The men, nicknamed ‘The Moles’, were part of specialist units formed to dig tunnels under enemy lines, and many of them were miners from across Nottinghamshire.

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The War Memorial Maintenance Association (WMMA), which was formed in