Copper News Archive

Archive news stories on Welsh copper history, heritage and regeneration:

  1. news image 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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  2. news image 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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  3. news image 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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  4. news image 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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    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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    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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  7. news image 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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    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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  9. news image 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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  10. news image 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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  11. news image 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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  12. news image 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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    'Get Involved' Day!

    Hafod and Morfa Copperworks Project ‘Get involved’ Day, Saturday 8 June 2013

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    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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  15. news image 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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  16. news image 22.Apr.2013

    Friends Walk 25 April

    Friends of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks project walk on 25 April

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  17. news image 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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  18. news image 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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    Friends of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Project

    New 'Friends' group to meet on 7 March

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  20. news image 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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  21. news image 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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  22. news image 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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  23. news image 10.Jan.2013

    Copper talks at Swansea Museum

    A series of lunchtime talks at Swansea Museum during February

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  24. news image 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. news image 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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  26. news image 09.Mar.2012

    Time Team - links and info

    More on Time Team's programme 'A copper-bottomed dig'

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  27. news image 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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  28. news image 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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  29. news image 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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  30. news image 02.Dec.2011

    Major cash boost for Cu @ Swansea project

    £521,000 grant for Hafod-Morfa works

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  31. news image 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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  32. news image 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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  33. news image 18.Aug.2011

    Cash boost for Swansea copperworks

    £150,000 to start regeneration of Swansea copperworks.

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  34. news image 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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