Professions Charities That specialise in Miners

Recreation ground

Provides recreation and pleasure ground for use by residents of Thrybergh.

sports and social

Recreation ground

Support the allotments holders by maintaining the sitesSupport two local brass bands which historically were associated with the local colliery when it was open.In conjunction with the local football team we support local youth to play football,also assist in providing local entertainment on the football premises.Similarly with the local cricket team assist in using the premises and equipment

Recreation ground

The Cwmgwili Miners' Welfare Committee meet every other month to arrange various activities to entertain the villagers in order to bring the community together and to raise money for the maintenance and improvement of the Village Hall. This year they have been raising money and received some Grants to establish a Miner's Memorial Garden on the village green, which will be an ongoing project.

Recreation ground

The object of the charity is the provision of a welfare institute for the benifit of the inhabitants of the surrounding communities (and inparticular, but not exclusively, members of the mining community), with the object of improving health and wellbeing of the said inhabitants

Recreation ground

Provision of Christmas Parties

Providing recreational facilities for people within the village and surrounding areas.

Our activities are very much community based. A small fishing village, with an industrial history of ironstone mining, and steel works, only a small specialised part of the steelworks remaining (steel brought in by road/rail, from Teesside). High number of unemployed/retired in an area of social deprivation. A good and tight knit community, the village hall provides for the needs of the community

Research into mines and minersMine ExplorationLocal HistoryMining Heritage Information and EducationWorking with partners in support of aboveWorking with mining communities in Ireland

Social & sporting activities.

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BRASS BAND MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE BAND THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

We have provided and maintained a hall which has been regularly used, such as by the village Sunshine Club (the over 60s), activities for young people run by North Copeland Youth Partnership, and various functions like wedding receptions and bithday parties. The hall is also used by the Parish Council and the County Council for meetings.

TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN AN AREA OF LAND IN THE COMMUNITY OF HOOK FOR THE BENEFIT AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF HOOK AND THE SURROUNDING HEIGHBOURHOOD.

RECREATIONAL USE

welfare and entertainment for retired members (64+)

The charity is a grant making and service providing charity which promotes the relief of poverty and hardship and the advancement of education and any other charitable purpose for the benefit of all employees and former employees of the coal mining industry in South Wales.

exhibitions,displays, lectures

The promotion of health, the relief of poverty & hardship & the advancement of education (incl.social & physical training activities - Recreational Charities Act 1958) and any other charitable purpose for the benefit of employees & former employees of the coal mining industry in the UK employed in or formerly employed in any present or past coal mining area & their relatives and dependants

To maintain and upkeep Brierley Recreation ground