CUIIBRIA AMEhYfY TRUST MWIIG HISTORY SOCETY (CATIIHS) Char Number 1180198 111 Novemt¢r 2024 to 31# OLtob¥ 2025 Warren AlbK John Colin WcK>ld lan Mathes Julian CNithshank Secrntary Mark Hatton Michael Oddle Mwk &mpson Lorr8ine Crisp Stephe Cove Chris Bunk By constitution. constituted and regsstered as a CIO. y election at the Annual Genera k. thKd stand d¢y*n eath year as per constituti. They may stsnd for ele( by menkn 8tt&KIINJ. Defined by the consttution is available the websile. Summ•ry ofth• SoclrtY• artt¥ty durkng th• y•tr. 1. We have been able lo wovide a regular series of challenging meets, both abjve and below ground, throughout the year. Thn)ugh reciprocal events with other sori8ti8S CATMHS has extended the venues of these activities beyond the boundaries of Cumbria and have been able to offer a great diver&ty of expk)ration. gedcwJifxI anatysis. mineralogy and specialist photograthic training and experiences to a wde range of both members and visitors. With our stod( of helmets and lighting equipment for loan this allows us, in conjunclion wilh the BCA public liability stheAne. to accommodate rst time. non4nember visitors to the underground wodd. Many new members are attracted this vray. We offer t4¥0 meets per year fOSSed entirely on those Wt are new members or visitors so they can experience our Wld before having to purchase relevant safety equipment. Part of our activities involves monitoring thanges to mines and quarries and the open works across the fellside and have had recourse to inform landownars vthere safety fencing has detsriorated and there is a real risk to the public and Iiv8Sto¢k from the deep Ihasms left over frcxn antiquty. 2. Through(yJt the year the socaety has carried out numer5 guided vmlks to provide both the historical background and Ihe demonstration of physical features and remains of our mining heritsge (xrt in the field. Additionally. the society has provided speakers to present tslks. both face to face and by zoom conferenung. to other societies and at
various conferences. Use has been made of the in(xe8sing lled10n of remarkable photographs, both old and new, to iYAJstrate how the landscape has been d)anged. both above and be1 grourKJ. and what beaulies lie in the depths below. Membels mineral collections have been used as focal points to explain th8 geology and divèrsty of (yJr are8 and to enlighten visitors to the vast rarvae of local minerals fwnd in the county. 3. We have maintained and d8vel(wd (xjr website to make opwations and archive material readity available to all. Enhanced search fadlttles are now Induded to ensure searches reach into wr vast data colleclion aC(rately. Virtually all our material is nc digitised. and our physical recdS and bTr)ks are retained in the Amitt Museum at Ambleslde; where members of the public may sttidy our hobjlngs In detsil. To ensure our coll8Ction is adequately stored and dwlayed have (xxnpleted an audit of all holdings at the Armstt Museum during this year. 4. In addition to storing our physical re(xYds in the Amiitt Museum CATMHS have been helping the Amiitt Museum present this surnmerfs Rornan Exhibrtion which is foDJssed on the RLynan Fort and aciivities in Ihe Ambleside area. Next year we are planning to partner the Musaum in an exhibition on Mining and QuarT>ryng. 5. The soriety has produc•J 4 off newsletters. reciNJnised to b8 one of the best sources of new and histori1 mining infomiatlon in the cntry, durlng Ihe year. We have recx)vered the tsxt and re-published the renowned Eric Holland's "Fièld Guide to the Clst( Copper Mines" behalf of one of our bngest stsrKling memb8rs. W8 ctinue to offer range of publicatiS ts sale on our website. 6. CATMHS shares its alth of mining and quarying knowledge with several leamed bodies and museums to foster a deeper understsnding of our history and to help them deliver key projects. We have worked *ith Tullie House Museum in Carllsle on a photographic record of their mineral (x)Ilerkn and libliographies of the ¢xJllectOTS. We are assisting the investigation into the Sour of lead 51ingshot found at Ihe Ambleside Roman Fort VAth the Trimontium Trust and Edinburgh University and have sourced Sam95 of18ad fmm warious mines for analysis. In associati with th8 Coal Authority we have hosted visits for Earth scien undergraduatss fr(xn Abgrys¥Yyth Universty over the Easter weekend to generate "mining days" around visits to local accessible minès. We are 8Xtending this collaboration to Glas9 UnIverty in d comlng year. We have also SuPped Sdents in the are who are ojmpleting geological field studies with one undergraduate successfulty gaining a Msc place at the Cambome School of Mines following her visit to unique Carrock Mine. We monitor the co)ditions within the Carrock Tungsten Mine on behaff of the landowner- Dalemain Estates- and ensure access to the mine is securo. 7. To wlden the opportunities for relevant study in Cumbria CATMHS has Introduced an Occasional Grant Process to allow Ihe wovtslon of funds to other organisatiofts and non- members to adwdnce small scale studies of mining and archaeological studies. Our first award is to support Investigati into nleVa1 mining artifacts in the Alst area. 8. The soo8ty contlnues to be an acllve member of Ihe Tr41n8s Fonjrn. thlch brings together similar OrganisatiS and suth ag(eS as th8 Lake District National Park ALrthonty (LDNPA), the Enmronment Agency, National TrusL Coal Authority, etc. providing a platform for (SIdered discsSIon of mining and quaryng matters. We are currenty working ryth the LDNPA on the content of an inteta panel to show walkèrs on th8 Keswick to Threlkeld fool path h(yw Ihe anuent &haM Smelter rnay have looked in Elizabethan times. 9. Research contlnues in Wales. Invo1ng both quarries and metsl mlnes. Colln Woofiard CATMHS Se(x8tsry
| 1933.04 | 6170.25 | 690.98 | 252.00 | 438.98 | 0.00 | 377.51 | 0.00 | 364.75 | 12.76 | 1282.12 | 3819.64 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 59.40 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 70.92 | 113.13 | 155.88 | 0.00 | 250.00 | 849.81 | 0.00 | 2215.50 | 8103.29 | 738.58 | 786.46 | 1073.41 | 1064.61 | 4440.23 | 2023/2024 | |||||||||
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| Surplus/Deficit | TOTAL PAYMENTS | Hospital Level scaffolding tube | Greenside tools | Ding Dong Access Hatch | Projects | Holland Field Guide | Red Earth Revisited | Dispatch of Publications | Newsletter | Publications | Subscription to Cumbrian Industrial History Society | Subscription to Cumbrian Local History Federation | Subscription to NAMHO | Treasurer's Expenses | Meeting Room Hire | Mandalls Rent | Ordnance Survey license | Website Hosting | Zoom | AGM | Library | Members Travelling Expenses | Equipment | Public Liability Insurance | Operational Expenses | Income | Gift Aid Tax reclaim | Interest | Publications | Donations | Subscriptions | TOTAL RECEIPTS | ENDING 31st OCTOBER 2025 | RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR | CIO Charity Number 1180198 | CUMBRIA AMENITY TRUST MINING HISTORY SOCIETY | |||||
| 2159.33 | 7473.38 | 339.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 339.30 | 529.91 | 523.41 | 0.00 | 6.50 | 1312.46 | 5291.71 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 38.47 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 70.92 | 113.13 | 155.88 | 125.00 | 404.14 | 728.19 | 744.48 | 2756.50 | 9632.71 | 709.31 | 804.00 | 1221.57 | 1233.22 | 5664.61 | 2024/2025 |