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Metal Miner in Chilcompton (opens the photo full size)
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Metal Miner

Chilcompton

One of the Trust’s Metal Miners, put up near the sites of old coal mines across North Somerset and Bristol so that people remember there were coal mines here.

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The Metal Miners in the News

The latest news about the Metal Miners from our News & History pages.

News from The Group

Metal Miner at Somer Valley

The Somerset Miners Welfare Trust unveiled another metal miner on 4 September 2026, this one at Somer Valley Care Home on Silver Street.

September 2026

News from The Group

Metal Miner in Bedminster

Selwyn Rees and Chairman Bryn Hawkins attended the unveiling of the first wall-mounted metal miner at the Jolly Collier pub in Bedminster, Bristol.

March 2026

Online Article

Metal Miners for Schools

The Somerset Miners Welfare Trust offered free 3ft metal miners to 33 local schools to help teach children about the area's coal mining heritage.

March 2026

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