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Welcome to King Edward Mine's Events page
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Booking Form for a Group Visit to King Edward Mine
If you are planning a group visit, please complete the form below (* indicates required information).
If you would like to book a school visit, please use the booking form on the education page
The reason for this question is to enable KEM to be able to help you to meet your ambitions. We will need our volunteers to staff both the Mill and the Museum.
Should you wish to organise food, please contact The Croust Hut 01209 612635
Group Booking Form
Cornwall Schools Mining Games 2023
On the 22nd June 2023, King Edward Mine Museum hosted the 4th Cornwall School Mining Games for Year 8 students from schools across Cornwall. Thank you to the sponsors (CSM Trust, Cornish Metals, GSL Ltd) and all the volunteers from King Edward Mine and Redruth Rotary who helped to make this such a successful day.
Please take a look at the video to see what a superb day this was.
For the second year running, the overall winners were Richard Lander School.
Here is the full report;
Cornwall Heritage Awards 2023
In February 2023, under Tony's leadership, the outdoor team from King Edward Mine won the Wellbeing Award at the 2023 Cornwall Heritage Award Ceremony. This is to recognise the fantastic work done by our young team of volunteers in our 22 acres of mining landscape. They have cleared and planted 800 native trees including an orchard, and the team are often out on Wednesdays and Sunday mornings.
This is a project led by volunteers and supporting by enthusiastic students from Cornwall College who are completing a "pathways to work" course. They have cleared invasive plants from the site, planted native trees and wildflowers to promote wellbeing in nature. Museum visitors and volunteers have commented on the positive development of the area and there has been an increasing number of ramblers and dog walkers using the area.
Are you looking for somewhere to hold an event?
King Edward Mine is keen to see the site being used by local community groups such as archery clubs, dog training groups, running clubs, conservation groups, craft teams, camera groups, cycle clubs, choirs, brass bands. Our site covers some 8.9 hectares, (22 acres). We have a large car park, toilets, a café on site, a large grass field, a lecture room with projector and internet, and can offer group trips around the museum. As the Great Flat Lode crosses through our land, KEM is an ideal hub for user groups. Please feel free to make contact on info@kingedwardmine.co.uk
Help us to Save Historic Cornish Headframe
An opportunity was presented to the Trustees of King Edward Mine (KEM) by the owner of one of the last remaining wooden headframes in Cornwall. The headframe was originally built at Geevor and erected at Cligga Head (near St Agnes) in 1962. From there it was moved to Nangiles (Wheal Jane area), then to Wheal Concord (Skinners Bottom) in 1980. This site later became the home of Cornish Firewood, which is owned by Jason Thomas, and it is the Thomas family who have offered a long-term loan to enable the headframe to be renovated and installed at KEM. It is one of the last remaining wooden headframes in Cornwall, and was at risk of collapse before King Edward Mine stepped in.
To support the restoration of the head frame, please make a donation through Go Fund Me.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-cornish-wooden-mining-headframe
BBC Documentary on iPlayer
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In 2022, the BBC made a documentary about the Red River and King Edward Mine was an important part of the film. It's on BBC player - see Cornwall's `Red River
John Wedgwood-Clark wrote about a visit to King Edward Mine what you may enjoy. see Hugh, pronounced You
What our Visitors Say About Us
"The children really loved the exhibition (and the winding engine), great for any Minecraft enthusiasts. Enough buttons to keep the new generation involved and sufficient big lumps of machinery, history and working demonstrations to keep all happy. P.S. Eucalyptus oil - who knew - a new favourite fact!"
"Even if mining isn't your thing (our party of 5 consisted of both keen geologists and the unkeen!) the volunteer guides at King Edward were both knowledgeable and entertaining. They really know their stuff and there's working machinery that really brings the history to life.
"Excellent, even the dog found it interesting when machinery was switched on my our wonderful guide. Very interesting information, my friend and I enjoyed very much.”
Take a look at the King Edward Mine Youtube Channel by clicking the red arrow below.
There are instructional videos about the Cornish Tin Mill, and also about the ecology of the site and Cornwall Schools Mining Games.
