I was Emailed flyer yesterday, thought it might be of interest. (Bronffloyd is worth a visit for the surface remains).

Mining Heritage Weekend
August Bank Holiday 25th – 27th 2007

Spirit of the Miners* in conjunction with The Welsh Mines Preservation Trust is organising a mining heritage weekend over the August bank holiday weekend around some of Northern Ceredigion’s most well-known sites.

The weekend will comprise of walks and talks and will also give members of the Trust, visitors and local people an opportunity to visit sites that would not normally be accessible. It will also be an opportunity to promote and highlight some of Spirit of the Miners’ successful projects.

Saturday 25th August
Meet at Cwmystwyth at 1pm.
A Walk will be taken up to Wallers Stamp Mill and Simon Timberlake an archaeologist from the Early Mines Research group will uncover the recent excavations and give a talk on his work there. For those who do not want to make the steep climb, there will be a guided walk around the lower parts of the mine.

Evening Event – 7.30pm at Ysbyty Ystwyth Hall
An evening of talks and slides.

Sunday 26th August
Meet at Cwmsymlog at 10am
5 Mine Walk from Cwmsymlog to Bronfloyd passing various mine sites on route.

For those unable to do the walk there is an option to stay at Cwmsymlog for the morning and then meet at Bronfloyd mine at 2pm.

Monday 27th August
Meet at 11am at Frongoch
The mines of Frongoch, Wemyss, the Pont Ceunant Generating Station and then Graig goch will be visited.

Please bring packed lunch, suitable footwear and waterproof clothing.

For more information visit www.spirit-of-the-miners.org.uk or contact Meleri Richards on 01545 574162 or by e-mail [email protected].

* Spirit of the Miners is a community regeneration project that sets out to create an identity for northern Ceredigion using the legacy of metal mining as a theme for regeneration. The project aims to raise awareness of the importance of the former metal mining industry of the county by encouraging community initiatives through a grant scheme, a web site and other promotional activities. The project has been set up by Ceredigion County Council and funding is made up of contributions from European Objective 1 European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Welsh Assembly Government’s Local Regeneration funds and Countryside Council for Wales.