With the £100,000 in place, it has been possible to push on with the tunnel construction. On a day when the Bournemouth Airshow was cancelled for the second day running, the volunteers sliping and sliding in the mud made great progress.  The tunnel… more »

1st August saw rapid visable progress on the constuction of the Mine tunnel.                © A.P.M.Wright Some of the construction team can been seen here taking a photographic break… more »

The start of July saw the beginning of the constuction of the "underground" tunnel. The view of the mine building from the Foreman's Office has for the time being almost disappeared behind a mountain of excavated soil. It has been great to have working a… more »

It may seem that all is quiet at Norden, but preparation work is being done offsite for the Summer work load. Mine is to be dug and track to be laid in the forth coming months.This is tiring work and our thanks go to all the hard working volunteers who h… more »

Sunday 28th FebruaryThe last 2 months have seen a lot of effort to try and secure funding necessary to reach the point of opening a working mine experience. The whole site has been tidied, and the inside of the transhipment shed progressed towards public… more »