Point of Ayr Mining Museum

In 2025, Point of Ayr Mining Museum were awarded £10,916 to renew the headframe alongside the A548 at Ffynnongroyw which commemorates the Point of Ayr colliery, the last deep mine to close in North Wales in 1996. Thanks to a grant from Gwynt y Môr Community Fund, the headframe and the panels surrounding it have been refurbished along with a pit wheel that is located along the Wales Coast Path. The grant has also funded the reprinting of the Memories of Point of Ayr booklet.

A particularly special element of the project is the production of a new memorial panel that is positioned near the headframe, commemorating the six men who lost their lives in a tragic accident during the sinking of Number 3 shaft in 1952. On 4th July a large number of former miners, dignitaries and local people joined the families of those who had died in the accident to watch Becky Gittins MP unveil the panel.

John Wiltshire, Chair of Point of Ayr Mining Museum said:

“We are indebted to Gwynt y Môr who have enabled this to happen. I have been working to get the commemorative panel produced for years now. It means so much to the families of those who lost their lives. It’s great to see the headframe and wheel refurbished too.”

You can read more about the Point of Ayr Mining Disaster here.