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Wheldale and the JungleTiger mascot

The Jungle is the home ground of Castleford's Rugby Superleague team the Tigers

 

card

This 1935 card shows the Castleford team, lead by Arthur Atkinson, collecting the cup at Wembley.

 Jungle - Tiger's ground

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Pit wheel memorial at Wheldale

Further along from the Jungle is the site of the former Wheldale Colliery. The site is marked by the pit wheel retained as a  feature.

There is a spot to remember the mineworkers killed in World War II.

Alkane Methane plant

Near the site is a plant that converts methane from the former mine workings into electricity.

 

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