Friends of Rising Sun Country Park

Fatkin, The Miner Mole, stands in front of the Countryside Centre welcoming visitors to the Country Park. This special piece of artwork was created by sculptor Marjan Wouda to commemorate the mining heritage of the Rising Sun.

If you look closely at the sculpture you’ll notice that he carries a pick and trowel on his back, and his body shows marks of ropes, cogs, and chains used in the colliery trade.

Fatkin is named in memory of George Charlton, the last miner who tragically lost his life in an accident at the Rising Sun Colliery on February 10, 1969.

www.marjanwouda.com/about-my-work