North Wales Miners Association Trust (now mobile with its mining museum) - 21.9.2013

This day was a dream made into reality for NWMAT.

The  converted mobile mining museum now helps the group with its aims of preserving our mining heritage.It is recording, educating and promoting  mining related memories for future generations.

The group has been going around many schools in the area to give talks and answer questions.

This was also a proud day for myself as two of my photographic images are featured on the bus.They are the coloured images on the bus shown above and below.The head gear image is also used on their facebook title page.

Llay Band came and played to commemorate 79 years since the Gresford pit disaster

Keith Hett and his wife

These maps are also featured on the bus

This is the equipment that the rescue teams would have used

These shoes belong to Alan Jones - he used to were them as a child

some memorabilia inside the van

Some items that a member has hand painted mining images onto, which are for sale

Link below to find out more about N.W.M.A.T

http://nwmat1.wix.com/nwmat#

UN DEG UN - NW COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION - 24.10.2013

I can't believe a year has passed - it seems just yesterday that the NW Collective was covering their first event. This group contains past and present Glyndwr students. This exhibition shows their coverage of the many events that have taken place in and around the Wrexham area over this last year.

This link will take you to Wrexham.com to an article on the event

http://www.wrexham.com/news/nw-collective-exhibition-at-un-deg-un-37680.html

The Mayor Councillor David Bithell  and his wife Mayoress Mrs Virginia Bithell came to the event.

Here is Sue McGrane, founder member of The Collective explaining how she got the bruise on her head!!

Tiny Wooden Angels provided the music

To the left of this photo is a back view of Dave Gray, owner of The Foundry, Wrexham’s creative industries hub, and the joint project manager for ‘Un Deg Un’.

http://thisproject.co.uk/un-deg-un/

Holly Cooper showing The Mayor and Mayoress around the exhibition while Paul Lowndes, a fellow member was busy sorting out the projector!

Colin Salisbury was one of many tutors from Glyndwr who were present, including Stuart and Marisse. Being a member of The Collective, I have enjoyed photographing many events where I otherwise I might not have had access to. So much experience and personal growth I have achieved!