The Coal Mining Charity

Enabling former coal miners and mining communities to reduce disadvantage.

Improving Lives

Helping you

We’re here to improve the lives of former coal miners and their families. We understand the struggles faced by those in former coal mining communities. We help you overcome some of the barriers you come up against and support you to lead a better quality life.

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Thriving Communities

Supporting charities

We help more than 200 independent mining charities to continue delivering essential recreational and social facilities in local communities. Through providing guidance and governance support for coal mining charities to help them thrive.

How Can We Help

Our Work In Numbers

What we achieved in 2023

2439

People received our support

230

Local mining charities provided with support and guidance

3.4m

Worth of additional income for beneficiaries

£ 168 k+

In grants given away to individuals

£ 98 k

In funds invested in other charities

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Latest news

Grief Awareness Week

At CISWO, we understand that grief can feel overwhelming and isolating, but we’re here to ...

Trustees' Week 2024

Trustees' Week 2024 is an opportunity for us to celebrate the individuals who guide CISWO’s ...

Miners' Welfare Newsletter 8

The eigth edition of our Miners' Welfare Newsletter is now available to read. In this ...

Lottery Funding for Nantyffylon

We are really pleased to have been able to support Nantyffylon Miners’ Institute to submit a ...

Get In Touch

How can we help you?

01709 728 115

mail@ciswo.org.uk

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