NAMHO CONFERENCE 2024 - CORNWALL We are pleased to say that the conference in Cornwall has been moved to a different location in Redruth following the closure of the previous venue. When: weekend of 29-30 JUNE 2024. Full duration: Thursday 27th June to Wednesday 3rd July including field trips...

Mike - already blocked by 1964. (My wife keeps saying that I must not claim to be "older")

Thankyou. PJ

Considering venues for 2025. If you are thinking about offering a venue, NAMHO will be happy to help with sharing knowledge and experiences about the organisation of Conferences. We have successfully joined regular virtual meetings to help organisers, and we can do this again. I have one option...

Having discussions about visits to interesting sites. Might be able to incorporate some of these into the Conference programme.

I hear that some of the equipment has been viewed for transfer to other fluorspar mines.

NAMHO has attempted to make contact without success. Apart from NAMHO's resources, we also have offers of financial help from other organisations. Therefore......if anyone knows a way of contacting Simon, we would be very happy to be involved. My phone number is 07718385646 and my email...

Levant mine many years ago - under the sea. Concreted floor - no idea what was underneath until some timbers started to appear. Retreated. Worked with a team recovering a small wagon from a shaft above Castleton.(wagon now in Matlock museum). Returned next week to recover some rail - floor...

Peter says that this is a sketch plan. It may be the best available, but I was hoping for something more accurate.

NMCS presently has a contractor working on replacing the roofs of the Brewery Shaft buildings. We have received a capital grant from DEFRA. This grant includes funds for interpretation. I am looking for a measured plan/survey of the engine rooms and surrounding area. Anybody have a survey that...

We agree about the distances apart - too far. NAMHO has a strong policy that underground trips must be arranged with appropriate permissions. This will obviously reduce the number of ug trips in Cornwall. I am aware that there are many possibilities of ug trips to places that we do not name ...

We are looking for candidates for the Conference in 2025 and 2026. Any offers?

NAMHO CONFERENCE 2024 When: weekend of 29-30 JUNE 2024. Main venue: Heartlands, Robinsons Shaft, Redruth, Cornwall Organising team: NAMHO More details to follow Contact for info: Peter Jackson, petesmine@gmail.com

The Mines Inspectors report about the disaster has some clear photos of the damaged workings. Shows what happens when a vast volume of water breaks into a mine.