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“RICHES from the earth” — E terra divitiæ — is the motto of the South Derbyshire town of Swadlincote, in recognition of the former mining community’s bounteous deposits of fireclay and coal.
Today, it’s a commuter town but there are still some riches to be found there, not least the band Thee Deadtime Philharmonic who appear at the Merthyr Rising festival later this month.
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