Links

Below are links to sites which may be of interest to Mineworkers, former mineworkers and their family members or to those who have an interest in the South Wales Mining Industry.

Welsh Coal Mines contains a wealth of information about the Welsh coal industry with historical details of mines and an active forum for site visitors to ask questions they may have about the industry.

The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. The national CISWO website.
www.ciswo.org.uk

CISWO is also receiving a charity broadcast at the moment courtesy of the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/info/sites/charities/pages/latest.shtml

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is an independent grant-making organisation that was established in 1999 to improve the quality of life in Britain’s coalfield communities.

Directgov A Government site giving information and downloadable forms for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit claimants.

The South Wales Coalfield Collection is an archive of mining related material maintained by Swansea University.

National Union of Mineworkers the website of the NUM.

Digging up the Past is a collection of photographs from the South Wales Coalfield.