Copper day March 5th 2011 - Swansea
Welsh History
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Copper Day marks the 200th anniversary of the first copper ingot rolling out of the internationally-famed Hafod Copperworks of Vivian and Sons and the 50th birthday of the Lower Swansea Valley Project which began the worlds first post-industrial land reclamation scheme.In the city that once smelted half of the worlds copper this festival of talks, tours, activities and information aims to raise awareness of the significance of the historic Welsh copper industry, its heritage, and the place of copper in our lives today.
For the full days programme of the events that are taking place in Swansea please go to the website:
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