The Spireites football team won promotion and the championship, street parties were held in honour of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding and a new Chesterfield Royal Hospital opened at Calow.
Beauty queen Louise Gray was crowned Miss YTV, proving that Chesterfield is home to the best girls in the region.
On the flipside, miners waged a hard-fought strike against pit closures in a campaign which split communities.
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On the flipside, miners waged a hard-fought strike against pit closures in a campaign which split communities.
5. Miners Strike December 19th 1984 At the Chesterfield Goldwell Rooms youngsters from the families of striking miners attended a giant Christmas Party
Children from the families of striking miners were treated to a big Christmas party at Chesterfield's Goldwell Rooms in 1984.
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6. On song
Crowds support the Whit Sings outside Chesterfield Town Hall in 1985.
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8. Underwear business
Christine Arthur and Janet Downend of Cinderella Lingerie in Staveley in 1989
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