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Books and Publications

SGMRG's Kingswood Coal book is still available - covering all the major coal mining sites in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We have also written a book on Frog Lane Colliery in Coalpit Heath and have many other publications for sale.

Public Open Days

SGMRG run Public Open Days every year at Oldwood Pit, attracting around 500 visitors. Our next open day is in 2012 - Dates 8th and 9th September (entry is FREE). Booking essential. You can also come along to any of our events for £2*.
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2012 Program of Public Events

Find out more about our Members-Only events

This is a list of public events that we intend to do. Do not assume that these events will necessarily happen without contacting the relevant person to express interest or request details.

Please find the program of public events for 2012 below.

Date Day Event Details Contact Notes Map
28th MarchWednesdayAGM: in Miners at 7:30pm followed by short talk: 10 Years of SGMRG in Pictures by Roger Gosling.RogerRoger needs members to email him some pictures for this talkEvent Location Map
14th AprilSatAfternoon walk round Bedminster mines.Mike Taylor  
9th JuneSaturdayAfternoon Walk: Charterhouse (Mendip) led by Steve ToftsRoger  
29 June - 2 JulyFri-MonNAMHO Conference 2912. Cheshire: Talks, Walks and Underground Trips.RogerDetails and booking forms. 
1/2 SeptSat/SunOPEN DAYS: SET-UP Oldwood Pits - setting up for open daysRoger Event Location Map
8/9 SeptSat/SunOPEN DAYS Oldwood Pits Open Weekend - Saturday 2pm-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pmRoger Event Location Map
24th OctWednesdayTALK in Miners at 7:30 for 8pm. Alan Gray - "Ochre Mining on Mendip".Roger Event Location Map
27th OctSaturdayWALK: Afternoon Walk: Winford Ochre Mines led by Alan Gray.Roger  
5th DecWednesdayTALK in Miners at 7:30 for 8pm. Details to be confirmedRoger Event Location Map
TBDTBDSGMRG 10th BIRTHDAY PARTYRogerIDEAS PLEASE! to RogerEvent Location Map

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To book your place on an event and to find out final details, please contact the person named above (click the link) or if no-one is named (or their name is not on the contacts page), please contact the Events Organiser. Note that the Miner's Institute is now more commonly known as Coalpit Heath Village Hall.

There are also monthly working parties (some evenings and some weekends) either underground or doing surface archeology. If you are interest in these events, then please contact the Projects Manager. All help is greatfully received on the working parties, even if you can only turn up for some of the time. Why not come and watch for an hour first, to see what we are doing and what is involved. Work can be found for all abilities.

*Events are FREE to members of SGMRG and £2 to non-members - except (for both members and non-members) where admission charges or travel costs apply.

If you would like to see other events taking place, then let the Events Organiser know via our Contact Us page. If you would like some ideas, you can view a list of our Past Events.

Other events: Members might also be interested in the events put on by other organisations in the area:


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