A former mineworker, rugby player and teacher has been appointed to a top job at the National Coal Mining Museum.
Andy Smith, who has more than 30 years experience in the mining industry, is the new mine manager and deputy director of the museum at Overton.
Mr Smith worked at several collieries in Yorkshire. During his career, he has provided expertise and management services in a number of mines including Sharlston Colliery, Wakefield, which closed in 1993. From 1995 to 2002, he supervised all underground operations at Thorne Colliery in Doncaster before its closure in 2002.
Said Mr Smith: “I’m thrilled to have been appointed mine manager and deputy director at the museum. I’m a huge fan of the museum and have thoroughly enjoyed working here for the past eight years. It’s such a fantastic honour to have been offered the role and I’m looking forward to the next few years ahead.”
As a young man, Mr Smith played professional rugby league for Wakefield Trinity and Keighley. Having held senior management roles in the mining industry, he also gained a teaching qualification in 2004 and worked as a maths teacher in local secondary schools. He joined the museum in 2006 as a museum guide and was promoted to safety engineer in 2011.
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