Welsh Mines SocietyCymdeithas Mwyngloddiau Cymru |
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| Contact: | Secretary | Year formed: 1979 | |||||
| Email: | secretary [at] welshmines.org | Membership: 220 | |||||
| Website: | http://www.welshmines.org | ||||||
| Facebook: | Not supplied | ||||||
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| Area of interest: | Welsh Mining History. | ||||||
| Classes of membership: | Newsletter only £5 p.a. Overground (field meetings) £10 p.a. Underground £20 p.a. | ||||||
| Publications: | Two Newsletters per year (typically 40-plus A5 pages) per year (Spring and Autumn) plus occasional volumes in the series Welsh Mines and Mining. | ||||||
| Current projects: | Many members are involved with individual research projects. Most archaeological and conservation projects are done in conjunction with the sister organisation, the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust. | ||||||
| Services: | Some members carry out a mining history consultancy. | ||||||
| Activities: | Two weekend field meets per year (or, in some years, a weekend field meet plus a one-day conference). | ||||||
Welsh Mines Society weekend field meetings are held twice a year and are well attended. The photograph shows the late David Bick (inset), founder and first President of the Society, addressing members on a visit to a mid-Wales lead mine site. |
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Last updated: 07/11/2021 |
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