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THRELKELD EXCAVATORS

he weekend of 18-19 September saw plenty of activity at the Museum of Mining at Threlkeld quarry in the heart of the Lake District, writes This was the first time the Vintage Excavator Trust has been able to hold an event at the site since 2019 owing to Covid lock-down restrictions, and a good crowd of visitors turned up to see the action. The Threlkeld museum houses probably the biggest working collection of vintage excavators

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