'I knew Chatham's gates would close'
Straight out of school, John De Rose began his apprenticeship at Chatham Dockyard. Jo Burn went to meet him. Photo Credit: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
Switching off the lights at Betteshanger
It's a century since the coal mine opened and 35 years since it closed for good. Jo Burn has been to meet the miner who turned out the lights on an energy source he still believes could have a future.
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