Work begins on Point of Ayr Colliery memorial
Work has begun on a memorial to miners who worked at Point of Ayr Colliery, the last deep mine in North Wales.
100 people, including former miners, attended a ceremony at the site in Flintshire today.
Work begins on Point of Ayr Colliery memorial
Work has begun on a memorial to miners who worked at Point of Ayr Colliery, the last deep mine in North Wales.
100 people, including former miners, attended a ceremony at the site in Flintshire today.
The mine closed in 1996, after being privatised only two years previously.
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