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Ein stori ni - Traed... cam... a naid!
Ein stori ni - Traed... cam... a naid!
Landshipping Disaster
Landshipping Disaster
Here are more photos for you to consider. What's the connection?
Here are more photos for you to consider. What's the connection?
FROM OUR AREA TO THE WORLD
FROM OUR AREA TO THE WORLD
Start at our feet
Start at our feet
A step to see Wales
A step to see Wales
And a leap to see the world!
And a leap to see the world!
Background Information
Background Information
Looking at the Pembrokeshire landscape today, it is hard to believe that coal mining was once so important here. In 1601, George Owen, the Newport historian, writes of the Pembrokeshire coalfield saying "... Coal can be regarded as one of the main products of our county and is so necessary that we would be in great distress without it." Mining was finished here in the 1950s, and now it is difficult to find the remaining evidence of this industry.
In the village of Lanshipping, there is a simple memorial for a sad chapter in the history. Forty-four 'Garden Pit' miners were lost in 1844. 23 were under the age of eighteen. They drowned while working in a section of the mine that extended to the seabed. The roof was fragile due to the pressure of the tide and it all collapsed on their heads. The role of children in the history of the coal industry in Wales and how it was enacted to protect children can be discussed. The impact of this disaster can be compared with the impact of the 'Aberfan Disaster, 1966'.
The 'Big Pit Museum' site has many educational resources that tell the story of the industry in Pembrokeshire, Wales and across the UK. In the 1970s there were over fifty collieries in Wales. Are mines still operating in Wales today? Why is coal not so important? What are the benefits of 'Green Energy'? What you can find out about the 'House Coal Burning Act 2023.' You can find information on the Machynlleth Center for Alternative Technology website. The Center has been in existence for decades, and is an important link in the world research network for hydro, solar, biomass etc.
SEREN A SBARC'S
SEREN A SBARC'S
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
The Coal Mines
The Coal Mines
Where were the mines in Pembrokeshire and Wales?
Working in the mines
Working in the mines
What was working life like in the mines?
'Dim gobaith caneri'
'Dim gobaith caneri'
What does the idiom 'Dim gobait caneri' mean? What other Welsh idioms do you know and use?
Songs about 'Hiraeth'
Songs about 'Hiraeth'
Whole families often left Pembrokeshire to start a better life. They used songs to remind them of the 'old life', especially nursery rhymes or work songs.
Aberfan
Aberfan
What happened in Aberfan?
POSSIBLE PATHWAYS WITHIN THE LEARNING AREAS
POSSIBLE PATHWAYS WITHIN THE LEARNING AREAS
Languages, Literacy and Communication
Languages, Literacy and Communication
Working in the mines
Working in the mines
Names all over the world
Names all over the world
Make a collection of Welsh names all over the world - because they were brought by miners when they emigrated abroad.
Make a collection of Welsh names all over the world - because they were brought by miners when they emigrated abroad.
'Dim gobaith caneri'
'Dim gobaith caneri'
Look at the meaning of idioms.
Look at the meaning of idioms.
Health and Well Being
Health and Well Being
Feeling 'hiraeth'
Feeling 'hiraeth'
Miners sometimes left Wales and emigrated abroad to find work. Look at this article and letter from Minr to his family. What was it like to leave your home and travel alone to a new country? Have you ever felt 'longed'?
Miners sometimes left Wales and emigrated abroad to find work. Look at this article and letter from Minr to his family. What was it like to leave your home and travel alone to a new country? Have you ever felt 'longed'?
Respect for past employees
Respect for past employees
Show respect for past workers - build a memorial garden in Hook village to pay tribute to miners and their families - the story is told in an article.
Show respect for past workers - build a memorial garden in Hook village to pay tribute to miners and their families - the story is told in an article.
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Coal Making
Coal Making
Use the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales pack to look at how coal was created over millions of years.
Use the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales pack to look at how coal was created over millions of years.
Big House Restoration
Big House Restoration
Restoration of Big House, colliery owners' house, at Lanshipping
Restoration of Big House, colliery owners' house, at Lanshipping
Mathematics and Numeracy
Mathematics and Numeracy
Miners' weekly expenditure
Miners' weekly expenditure
The miners had to make sure they lived to the best of their ability. They had a tight budget. Look at living costs and work out what they can afford each week.
The miners had to make sure they lived to the best of their ability. They had a tight budget. Look at living costs and work out what they can afford each week.
Price Conversion
Price Conversion
Convert prices from 'old money' to decimal money. How have costs and value changed?
Convert prices from 'old money' to decimal money. How have costs and value changed?
Percentages
Percentages
What percentage of the population worked within the industry in the county and Wales? How many mines were open in 1921 and 2021? Display the information in fraction and percentage form.
What percentage of the population worked within the industry in the county and Wales? How many mines were open in 1921 and 2021? Display the information in fraction and percentage form.
Humanities
Humanities
Names
Names
Create a collection of Pembrokeshire and Wales colliery names.
Create a collection of Pembrokeshire and Wales colliery names.
Landshipping today
Landshipping today
Where, and what is Landshipping like today? What evidence is there of the old coal industry now?
Where, and what is Landshipping like today? What evidence is there of the old coal industry now?
The Bevin Boys
The Bevin Boys
Describe who the 'Bevin Boys' were and what they did during the Second World War
Describe who the 'Bevin Boys' were and what they did during the Second World War
Expressive Arts
Expressive Arts
Experiment with charcoal
Experiment with charcoal
Experiment with charcoal taking inspiration from the work of artist Eleri Mills.
Experiment with charcoal taking inspiration from the work of artist Eleri Mills.
Songs about 'Hiraeth'
Songs about 'Hiraeth'
Whole families often left Pembrokeshire many days to start a better life. They used songs to remind them of the 'old life', especially nursery rhymes or work songs.
Whole families often left Pembrokeshire many days to start a better life. They used songs to remind them of the 'old life', especially nursery rhymes or work songs.
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