CUIIBRIA AMEhYfY TRUST MWIIG HISTORY SOCETY (CATIIHS) Char
Number 1180198
111 Novemt¢r 2024 to 31# OLtob¥ 2025
Warren AlbK
John
Colin WcK>l*d
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 fO￿SSed entirely on those Wt￿ are new
members or visitors so they can experience our W￿ld 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 numer￿5 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 be￿￿1 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 rec￿dS 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 histori￿1 mining infomiatlon in the c￿ntry, durlng Ihe year. We have recx)vered
the tsxt and re-published the renowned Eric Holland's "Fièld Guide to the C￿lst(
Copper Mines" ￿ behalf of one of our bngest stsrKling memb8rs. W8 c￿tinue to offer
range of publicati￿S 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
Sam￿95 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￿￿ UnIver￿ty in d
comlng year. We have also SuPp￿ed S￿dents 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 n￿leVa1 mining artifacts in the Alst￿ area.
8. The soo8ty contlnues to be an acllve member of Ihe Tr41n8s Fonjrn. thlch brings
together similar Organisati￿S 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 disc￿sSIon of mining and quaryng matters. We are
currenty working ￿ryth the LDNPA on the content of an int￿￿eta￿ 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. Invo￿1ng both quarries and metsl mlnes.
Colln Woofiard
CATMHS Se(x8tsry

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