 The mine closed in 1969 but the Chislet Colliery Welfare Club remains.Now, there is a Chinese restaurant, the village hall which houses a social club and recently a large and impressive B.M.X track was built.There are two churches in Hersden; Hersden Church (a former Anglican and Methodist which now is used as a community centre - the congregation has moved to Sturry Church) and St Dunstan, the Roman Catholic Parish church which opened in 1935.