Copper News Archive
Archive news stories on Welsh copper history, heritage and regeneration:
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14.Aug.2014
Open Day film!
A film shot by Swansea University students showing the ministerial visit from John Griffiths AM, and the Living History Festival held on 14 June.
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05.Aug.2014
Another ministerial visit to Hafod-Morfa site!
We were delighted to show Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Carl Sergeant AM, round the site on 21 July
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05.Aug.2014
Hafod - Morfa Regeneration Project: Phase One Complete!
An important milestone is reached, as Phase One work is completed.
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01.Jul.2014
MBE for Steve Lavender
On 27 June Steve Lavender, the former Conservator of the Lower Swansea Valley Project, was awarded a much-deserved MBE at Buckingham Palace. Well done Steve! The people of the Valley are indebted to the work done by you and your colleagues in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.
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01.Jul.2014
Hafod-Morfa Copperworks on TV!
The Cu @ Swansea project site featured on S4C's nightly magazine programnme 'Heno' on 27 June.
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01.Jul.2014
Video Tour of the Hafod Engine Houses
Great footage shot by James Davies. Listen out for the deliberate mistake in Professor Bowen's commentary!
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13.Jun.2014
Big Day Out in Hafod Part 1 (12 June 2014)
Pictures, images, and reports of the visit of the Minister of Culture and Support, John Griffiths AM, to the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks site on Thursday 12 June.
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13.Jun.2014
Big Day Out in Hafod Part 2 (14 June 2014)
7,128 Visitors to the Living History Festival! We were blown away! Pictures, images, and reports of the big event on Saturday 14 June 2014, with more to follow.
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12.Jun.2014
Igniting Swansea's copper heritage
The Cu @ Swansea project reaches the end of its first phase and to mark this important milestone there are two days of celebration on Thursday 12 and Saturday 14 June. Come and join us!
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22.May.2014
Living History Festival - Saturday 14 June 2014
Swansea's Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Regeneration Project is celebrating the end of the first phase of its development with a ‘Living History Festival’ to be held on-site on Saturday the 14th of June from 1pm to 5pm.
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24.Oct.2013
Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Draft Interpretation Plan
Review and comment on the draft Interpretation Plan that is being developed for the site of the former Hafod-Morfa copperworks
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30.Aug.2013
'Open House' at Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Saturday 14 September
Come and find out about the progress being made at the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks on Saturday 14 September
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05.Jun.2013
'Get Involved' Day!
Hafod and Morfa Copperworks Project ‘Get involved’ Day, Saturday 8 June 2013
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21.May.2013
Hafod-Morfa Project Open Day 8 June 2013
A programme of events and activities will take place at a project Open Day to be held on Saturday 8 June on the site of the former Hafod-Morfa Copperworks.
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24.Apr.2013
Kenneth John Hilton (1920-2013)
An appreciation of the Director of the Lower Swansea Valley Project by his son, Dr Peter Hilton.
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22.Apr.2013
Friends Walk 25 April
Friends of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks project walk on 25 April
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20.Apr.2013
Good news for Hafod-Morfa Regeneration Project
City and County of Swansea cabinet to discuss formalising a fifteen-year project agreement with Swansea University
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03.Mar.2013
Hafod-Morfa Regeneration Begins!
Work has started on the site of the former Hafod-Morfa Copperworks in the Lower Swansea Valley. Click above for photos
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02.Mar.2013
Friends of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Project
New 'Friends' group to meet on 7 March
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18.Feb.2013
Cash boost for Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Project
Huw Lewis AM, Welsh Governmment Minister for Housing, Regeneration, and Heritage announces Swansea Regeneration Area grant of £158,000 for Hafod-Morfa Copperworks project
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10.Feb.2013
Copper project event on 27 February 2013
New AHRC grant helps project to continue connecting communities. Launch event at Taliesin Theatre, Swansea on Wednesday 27 February (14.00-16.00)
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20.Jan.2013
Animation of Hafod-Morfa works now available
The animated reconstruction of the Hafod-Morfa copperworks produced as part of the ESRC-funded copper project can now be viewed on You Tube Flash Player required).
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10.Jan.2013
Copper talks at Swansea Museum
A series of lunchtime talks at Swansea Museum during February
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10.Jan.2013
Cu @ Swansea project in the news
Media coverage of work to start soon on the site of the former Hafod-Morfa Copperworks
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25.Oct.2012
Cu @ Swansea 2012 workshop
A free one-day workshop at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, 8 November 2012 (11.00-16.00)
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09.Mar.2012
Time Team - links and info
More on Time Team's programme 'A copper-bottomed dig'
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24.Feb.2012
Time Time in Swansea
News coverage of Time Team's copper-bottomed dig, which is to be screened on Channel 4 on Sunday 26 February at 17.25.
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06.Feb.2012
Classic copper film updated
Franklin Cardy has enhanced and updated his 1963 film footage of the Lower Swansea Valley, and he has added a commentary
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17.Jan.2012
Copperopolis on Channel 4's 'Time Team'
Time Team's 'A copper bottomed dig' will be aired on Channel 4 (UK) on Sunday, 26 February at 17.25.
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02.Dec.2011
Major cash boost for Cu @ Swansea project
£521,000 grant for Hafod-Morfa works
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07.Nov.2011
Copper Project Public Lecture
Professor Huw Bowen is to give a lecture on Tuesday 22 November at 18.00 in Taliesin Arts Centre at Swansea University
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19.Aug.2011
Exhibition Guides now online
The museum exhibition Byd Copr Cymru-A World of Welsh Copper is now online.
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18.Aug.2011
Cash boost for Swansea copperworks
£150,000 to start regeneration of Swansea copperworks.
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17.Aug.2011
Lower Swansea Valley Project is 50 today
50 years ago the pioneering Lower Swansea Valley Project was launched.
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