{"id":2610,"date":"2023-03-03T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:45:23","slug":"mining-with-mr-renton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/2023\/03\/03\/mining-with-mr-renton\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining with Mr Renton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our Ochiltree topic, P5\/6 and P6\/7 have been learning about mining in the local area. \u00a0We have been looking closely at the Barony and Killoch pits and learning about what life was like as a miner. \u00a0We are incredibly lucky to have our very own Mr Renton as a primary source who spent a few years working in the Barony. \u00a0Mr Renton took to the hot seat to share his experiences of life down the pit with the pupils. \u00a0Thanks again Mr Renton &#8211; we especially loved all of your gruesome tales!<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-2610-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/ea\\\/public\\\/ochiltreepssite2017\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5345\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/03153414\\\/EFAAEB3A-3BD1-4364-A2DC-590E6249C361.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2607&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;EFAAEB3A-3BD1-4364-A2DC-590E6249C361&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/ea\\\/public\\\/ochiltreepssite2017\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5345\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/03153409\\\/530C59C8-044F-4D7E-8494-402F6EEAF018.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2606&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;530C59C8-044F-4D7E-8494-402F6EEAF018&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/ea\\\/public\\\/ochiltreepssite2017\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5345\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/03153405\\\/75720B0E-D639-44F5-83B1-6C317482038F.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2605&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;75720B0E-D639-44F5-83B1-6C317482038F&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our Ochiltree topic, P5\/6 and P6\/7 have been learning about mining in the local area. \u00a0We have been looking closely at the Barony and Killoch pits and learning about what life was like as a miner. \u00a0We are incredibly lucky to have our very own Mr Renton as a primary source who &hellip; 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