Today preparations were underway for our reopening, tidying the surface landscape of the mine. With a mine landscape this poses challenges, but safety is always our top priority. Pictured is Great Orme Mines manager Nick Jowett and Ropes Access Supervisor John.

Anglesey 'Copar Ledi', 1800s This photograph shows one of the women workers, known locally as copar ledis, who worked at the Amlwch copper mines on Anglesey. They were employed to clean and break up copper ore. The copar ledis wore a thick glove on their left hand, reinforced

It’s a double bubble Welsh feast this weekend, we visit the Swansea Canal Society on our second video and see the fantastic work they are doing to reconnect the canal to the city. We also catch Canal & River Trust & Ebsford Aquatics playing with a cool machine! youtu.be/r0qIM_-k06o?si…

If you would like to find out about Swansea’s once vast & thriving copper industry, join us for a free, 2 hour guided tour of the old Hafod Morfa Copperworks on Saturday 26 April at 11 am. 😎Meet us opposite Landore P&R. Please wear sturdy footwear. Details of our walks : 👇👇👇

To find out about Swansea's once vast and thriving copper industry, join us for a FREE 2 hour guided walk of Hafod Morfa Copperworks on Saturday 26th April at 11am🚶‍♂️🚶🚶‍♀️ Meet opposite Landore Park & Ride, there is no need to book. Please wear sturdy footwear. 👇👇👇

To find out about Swansea's once vast & thriving copper industry join us for a FREE 2 hour guided walk of the Hafod Morfa Copperworks, this Saturday 26th April at 11am😎 We meet opposite Landore Park & Ride building, no need to book, please wear sturdy footwear. SA1 2JT. 🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️

Our first free guided walk of 2025 is tomorrow , Sat 26th April. If you are interested in the history of copper in Swansea …..see the details below: 👇 👇👇

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make our first guided walk around the old Hafod Morfa Copperworks of 2025 such a success🏭 Walk leaders shared the story of Copperopolis & the industrial heritage, it was a great turnout. The next guided walk is on Sat 25th May at 11am🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️

To find out about Swansea’s once vast & thriving copper industry join us for one of our free, two hour guided tours of the old Hafod Morfa Copperworks. We meet opposite Landore Park & Ride. Please wear sturdy footwear. Dates & details of our walks for 2025 are below: 👇👇👇👇👇

Cowslips at the Copperworks. These #wildflowers are in full bloom alongside the River Tawe, in the valley where no trees grew. This Lower Swansea Valley was blighted by the copper slag heaps in days gone by. Amazing how nature fights back over time. #Cowslips BBC Springwatch

To find out about the history of copper in Swansea aka Copperopolis, join us at 11am this Saturday, 10 May for our free guided walk. We meet opposite Landore P&R , walks last 2 hours, no booking needed, please wear sturdy footwear.

Excellent industrial heritage walk with Friends of Hafod Morfa Copperworks today! As always, a really diverse & interested group. Why not come next month…?

We had great weather for our guided walk of the Hafod Morfa Copperworks😎We welcomed an enthusiastic group of people who were keen to learn how Swansea became known as Copperopolis. A big THANKS to our volunteers. The next guided walk is Thurs 19th June 2025 at 6pm. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶

To find out about the history of copper in Swansea, aka Copperopolis, join us at 6pm on Thurs 19th June for a free guided walk🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶Meet opposite Landore P&R (SA1 2JT), walks last 2 hrs, no booking needed, please wear sturdy footwear. Note: this is our only evening walk of 2025.

😎Weather forecast is ideal for our guided walk at 6pm tomorrow (Thurs 19 June) around the old Hafod Morfa Copperworks site. 👇👇👇

On this mighty warm evening a fine crowd of around 30 curious guests came to see what Friends of Hafod Morfa Copperworks had to show them in east #Swansea near the mighty River #Tawe. In my group, from start to finish:

To find out about the history of copper in Swansea; aka Copperopolis, join us at 11am on Saturday 19 July for a free guided walk.😎We meet opposite Landore P&R , walks last 2 hours, no booking needed, please wear sturdy footwear. SA1 2JT.