Our mining heritage

On a bright spring morning at the beginning of May, the Trustees of Somerset District Miners Trust met to install a silhouette of a miner next to the Wellsway Planter on Wells Road in the heart of Westfield.

As the Treasurer of the Trust, Mo Duery said, “We have embarked on this to make sure people are aware of our mining history. Silhouettes of miners are going up across the district. In the near future there will also be a notice board giving information about the former coal mines in the area”.

Cllrs Diana Cooper and Paul Millard accepted the silhouette on behalf of Westfield Parish Council, thanking the Trust for their care in preserving this important aspect of the heritage of our parish.

Pictured from the Trust: Chairman, Bryn Hawkins, Treasurer, Mo Duery and Trustees, Selwyn Rhees, Dennis Chedgy and Julie Dexter. And from the Parish Council, Cllrs Diana Cooper and Paul Millard.