The Rebirth of Orgreave
Orgreave was synonymous with conflict during the miners' strike. Advanced manufacturing is now helping regenerate the area. Who benefits, and can it be a model for other places?
How South Yorkshire is attracting global companies for manufacturing and research on the ‘Battle of Orgreave’ site.
In 1984, miners clashed with police in one of the most notorious moments of the strikes. An inquiry is underway into the events of that day.
The sounds now heard on the former Orgreave coking plant and colliery in Rotherham are of a high street being created from scratch and the building of thousands of new homes, on the edge of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
It was created by academics in 2001, in partnership with Boeing. Since then, companies like Mclaren and Rolls Royce have also set up in the wider park, and other companies come for advice to make their production more efficient.
Sean Farrington finds out how it works, whether it’s benefitting local people and if this is a model for other parts of the UK.
Presenter: Sean Farrington
Producer: Laura Jones
Sound design: Cameron Ward
Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey
Production Management Apprentice: Ellis Goodwin
Editor: Clare Fordham
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- Sun 19 Jul 202613:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 20 Jul 202616:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 21 Jul 202605:04BBC Radio 4
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