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AHC gets royal seal of approval!
The Heritage Centre is one of the recipients of the Queens award for Voluntary Service this year. The award is given annually to recognise the work of volunteers in the […]
Trains start running next week!
Next weekend marks the start of the new Apedale Valley Light Railway‘s 2013 season. Since it is the Easter weekend there will be a steam service on Saturday, Sunday and […]
Merry Christmas!
As we draw to the end of a successful year, on behalf of the trustees I’d like to thank all of our volunteers, everyone who has supported us and of […]
Congratulations to Ben
The Dales Dash is an annual 10k race around the local dales, starting and finishing in Apedale. This year our own Ben Walker took part and completed the race in […]
Visit by Mrs Lilian Ward
Recently we have had the pleasure of taking Mrs Lilian Ward on a tour of our mine and museum. The trip had been arranged as a treat for her 103rd […]
AVLR Gala 2012 – The aftermath
What a brilliant weekend it’s been, the AVLR have put on a great show, visitors have turned up in droves and the weather has been glorious! All the volunteers have […]
Special Mine Tour Prices at the AVLR Gala 2012
For the Railway Gala weekend (8th/9th Sept) we’ll be offering mine tours at the reduced rate of £5 for Adults and £3 for children/pensioners. There will also be a £12 […]
Mining Gala 2013
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a Mining Gala at the Heritage Centre in 2013, on 15th to 16th June. This will feature many mining related […]
Outdoor Lav display completed
We’ve just put some of the finishing touches to our new extension to our cottage display, an “outside” toilet and coalhouse. It’s really looking the part now.
Easter raffle drawn
Mitchell Mountford collecting first prize of a giant Easter egg in our Easter fundraising raffle that we drew this weekend. Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket.