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British Empire Medal recipient's certificate presented to museum

29th January 2012

Lucy Burrell (10) presents a certificate awarded to her Great-great-great Grandad, George Wilshaw to the Heritage Centre. The certificate commemorates his receiving the British Empire Medal for services to mining in 1949. George had worked underground for 71 years, starting at Norton Colliery in 1877. The certificate and other documents are now on display in our museum along with another BEM recipient, Albert Rowley. So come along to find out more.

Santa Special Pictures

23rd December 2011

You can now see pictures from the Apedale Valley Light Railway Santa Special 2011 on our face book page. We hope everyone who came had a great time, we certainly did! And if you missed it, we'll be doing it all over again in 2012. View the gallery here.

About

Discover the lost industrial heritage of the Apedale Valley and the history of the surrounding area when you visit this unique attraction. We are located in North Staffordshire's Apedale Community Country Park in an area that was once an industrial powerhouse.

At weekends and Bank Holidays we offer tours of an authentic drift mine. And visit our museum to learn about the local industries and history.

The café is open every day so even if you are just passing you can drop in for a cuppa or to try some North Staffordshire Oatcakes, a speciality of the Potteries.

Ride the Apedale Valley Light Railway which has just been opened by our colleagues from the Moseley Railway Trust. This light industrial railway will be open until the end of it's 2010 season in October. Trains are running weekly on Saturdays with a monthly steam weekend.

Volunteering

If you are interested in helping out at either the centre or the Moseley Railway Trust then please drop us a line via the website. Alternatively, feel free to drop in one weekend for a chat. All you need is enthusiasm and a bit of spare time!

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