Ex-steelworker John Fox and charity ... Inspired by Ray Lonsdale’s statue of Tommy, at Seaham, John Fox hoped for a new Ray Lonsdale steel sculpture in Consett, so he reached out to Consett ...

To be a steelworker, one typically takes an apprenticeship lasting three or four years, with each year requiring 144 hours of technical training and 2,000 hours of experience doing the job.