ISSUE 7 SteelMatters August 2020 Your community magazine WHAT’s INSIDE

WOMEN OF PODCAST 3 It’s well worth a listen!

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The five ladles at a put down area on site before making their way to the steelplant for installation

Famous Five JOIN the de-carbonisation The role we can play in steelplant FAMILY its success 6 Five huge new hot metal charging As essential replacement for the old a total of 60 tonnes; with social steel plant department. It recently ladles are almost ready to be put into ladles, which have been in service for distancing the job becomes a little celebrated 50 years of steelmaking at action at the heart of the more than 25 years, each one weighs in harder so the team of three will rotate the end of 2019 and welcomed many steelworks. at around 80t and costs close to half a – it should take about four to five days retired employees, who were present The ladles, which pour liquid iron million pounds. per ladle.” for the first cast in 1969, back to the into the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Nick Layland, Works Production It is a steel family effort, with Tata business to see how the steel plant (BOS) vessel, had been delivered earlier Manager at Steel and Slab explained Steel employees and contractor project was progressing. in the year – rushed through to ensure what happens next: “Each ladle will partners working together to ensure We will keep you updated on the they were onsite before any virus- now require refractory bricking, which the safe installation and function of progress across our social media feeds HERITAGE CORNER related global transport issues got in we’ll do in-house. For each ladle, we’ll each ladle. and look out for some exclusive videos Stay-cations from the past 8 the way. use around 7,500 bricks weighing It is an exciting time for the of the ladles in action in the autumn. ISSUE 7 | August 2020 SteelMatters SteelMatters ISSUE 7 | August 2020

DEAR NEIGHBOUR Women of steel’s NEW Now, more than ever, we PODCAST worth a LISTEN need your Launched on International Women in Steel Strip Products. She was the first support Engineering Day (23 June) the latest female president of the Metallurgical While I reflect on the last few months Getting its claws into a mountain of SteelCast podcast series ‘Women of Society in Swansea, heavily involved in of lockdown and look forward towards recyclable ‘green steel’ Steel’ shines a light on female talent, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and the months ahead, I have been so female leaders and change makers Mining (IOM3) and a staunch advocate proud of the way our employees have across Tata Steel’s UK sites. for women in industry. adapted to the demands of lockdown Initially devised as an n Deirdre Fox, Director Strategic life and their flexibility and willingness New recycling accompaniment to the award-winning Business Development for Tata Steel, to adapt to change, quickly and safely. Women of Steel radio campaign in is deputy chair of UK Steel and is From those employees who ensured conjunction with our friends at ‘The responsible for Tata Steel’s Brexit the safe continuation of our operations Wave’, the intimate conversations with strategy. to those who helped the business milestone female leaders gives a rare glimpse n Joanne Lane, Director of Procurement while on furlough and those who into the working life of some of Tata and Stores based at the companies adapted so quickly to the challenges Steel’s most senior women in a male- Port Talbot site, but with overall of working from home, often hit for steel dominated industry. responsibility for the UK business homeshooling their children along the Guests included: procurement. way. What these last few months have n Dr Laura Baker, a steel veteran with The podcast gives a personal taught me is that we come together as 19 years of experience under her belt. reflection from the guests on what it a steel family in times of crisis. packaging Torpedo 46 transports liquid iron between the blast furnaces and BOS Plant Laura is currently Head of Product has been like for them to be a woman This has also been true in our Management and Development for Tata working in a male-dominated industry – communities. I have been immensely Did you know that when you participate it’s both motivational and inspirational. proud of our employees who have in recycling services, your old steel If you’re looking for a new podcast gone beyond the call of duty to assist packaging could end up in back in the Arrival of 350-tonne torpedo helps reduce cost of liquid steel to enjoy, look no further. Grab a cuppa, in their local communities. From raising Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant in or when you’re out on your next walk money for NHS charities, donating to Port Talbot? A new 350-tonne torpedo has been this example of capital expenditure Shops Torpedo Refurbishment Section. capacity of 350 tonnes, which enables us search SteelCast in your favourite local foodbanks and school schemes These items could be an old baked commissioned and put to use carting to reduce the cost of liquid steel Service Engineer Rob Thomas said: to transport more liquid iron between podcast app, or hover your phone to help ensure that no child goes bean can, a spent deodorant, jam jar liquid iron at temperatures of 1,3000C production has been successfully “Some items were manufactured in- the blast furnaces and BOS Plant.” camera over the QR code below to hungry and the thousands of items of lids, even biscuit tins or many others. between the blast furnaces and Basic executed by both the Workshop house and core contractors were used The growing fleet of larger torpedoes access all episodes in the six-episode vital PPE we were able to donate from “We’ve always encouraged good Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant. Operations and Planning teams. to manufacture external items such as will have a positive effect on reducing arc. the business to our local community recycling practices wherever possible After two years in the pipeline, from Assembly, which took around six the barrel. The torpedo will be one of the cost of liquid steel and day-to-day hospitals and care homes at the start and it all starts with us at home,” preplanning through to assembly, months, was in the Central Engineering the largest in the fleet with a liquid iron production. of the pandemic, when everything was explained Gavin Freeman, Manager, so unclear, has confirmed to me that Steel Packaging Recycling at Trostre. our steel family is one in a million. “In the UK, we have a mature scrap Throughout this period of change, and waste management network which we have strived to be more visable in sees hundreds of thousands of tonnes our community (albeit digitally) and of steel packaging recycled every year. have been utilising our social media “Our BOS Plant in Port Talbot feeds to engage with and talk with uses many tonnes a day of old steel you, our neighbours. It has been a packaging which has gone through the Power to the people great conversation starter and I look recycling route to be made into new forward to when I shall be able to host steel – now that’s a transformation.” sessions in our community to engage And the increase in recycling is and speak with you, in person. evident from a recent announcement A recent Girls into STEM visit to Port Talbot site saw 50 girls interested in engineering careers tour the site It has been heartening to see the from Apeal, that steel package recycling amount of support a recent campaign rates in Europe hit an all-time high of to highlight the importance of the 82.5%, confirming that steel is Europe’s As record SMAShed steel industry across the UK has been most recycled primary packaging The Power Plant team in Port Talbot is started to plan maintenance in a more having online. We’re so very proud of material – more than glass, cartons and all smiles after smashing a peak energy focused way, spending money where it SOS for impressed, our steel from across all of our UK sites. plastic pouches. generation record. was needed. The steel we produce is tranformed This means more than eight out of The forward-thinking team recently David continued: “This allowed us to into your next car, your child’s new 10 steel items put on the EU market broke the historic record of reaching a become more flexible in the timings of school, a new hospital, shopping this year have been recycled into new peak generation of 95MW, or enough maintenance stops. but we still need support centre or infrastructure project. If products. energy to power a county borough. “If the furnaces or Hot Mill needed to you’ve not signed the petition already, Gavin continued: “We know that “We saw an opportunity to regroup make a stop we’d move our maintenance Energy costs, business rates and public Martin said: “I’m delighted that please do. There is a link on page 8 if steel’s magnetic properties make it the and reorganise an outdated structure to align with them and save our future procurement were on the agenda for Mr Hart came to visit us so early in his you hover your smartphone camera easiest material in the world to collect and better align the department,” downtime. Or we’d cancel any plans we the new Secretary of State for Wales, tenure, and he was certainly impressed over it will take you to the site. and it can be recycled over and over said David Hockin, Operations Section had to allow us the opportunity to utilise Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, when he visited with our people and our operations. Now, more than ever we need your again without any loss of quality: in its Manager, Energy Generation. the excess of coke oven gas and generate Port Talbot steelworks for the first time. But, we made the way in which he and support. Our people are working hard next life your baked bean cans could be “We trawled previous maintenance additional electricity without paying for A tour of the Hot Strip Mill, at the the new government can support UK to create a sustainable steel industry used to make an electric car or a kitchen records and consultancy reports to imported fuels. These cultural changes beginning of March, was a great way manufacturing very clear: reducing for future generations. Take care, and appliance.” identify bottlenecks and problems. were not easily achieved. There were to show off the company’s investments industry’s energy costs, reducing the I look forward to seeing many of you For more information, please visit We set goals and a vision together of long days and nights, but everyone has in technology-focused assets, and scope and burden of business rates, and soon at our next community event. www.steelforpackaging.org achieving a peak generation of 100MW been allowed a voice and their opinion meeting the shift crew gave him a placing more emphasis on local supply from a plant that at the time was peaking is valued.” flavour of the pride and passion of for public procurement projects such Apeal– the Association of European at the mid-70s. We improved facilities Steve Maynard, Works Manager, The record-breaking Energy team generate enough to power a county borough British steelworkers. as HS2.” Producers of Steel for Packaging – unites and set clear standards to create a Energy, said: “This record could But as Hub Director Martin Brunnock Mr Hart is MP for Carmarthen West Mart i n the five producers of steel for packaging professional feel with help from the not have been achieved without water distribution systems with strong generation of 95MWe and achieving the made clear, the main purpose of the and South Pembrokeshire and was in Europe and is committed to working Central Engineering team.” the great work completed by the operations to drive it. annual plan of an average yearly figure visit was for the Secretary of State to appointed to his current cabinet role in with all relevant stakeholders to ensure These marginal gains became visible Energy department as a whole, “The increased availability has meant of 65 MWh. In a nutshell that equates to gain a detailed understanding of the December. understanding and support for steel results by reducing downtime and with increased availability and the Power Plant has broken hourly, millions of pounds worth of savings, so issues that the UK steel industry is He was joined on the visit by local MP Hub Director Martin Brunnock was pleased to welcome Simon Hart MP and present as a sustainable and resource-efficient increasing plant availability. The team reliability of the High Voltage daily, and monthly electrical generation valuable in the current climate and sets facing, and what the UK Government Stephen Kinnock and councillor Sean him with a steel dragon on his visit. (Picture was taken prior to lockdown and social packaging solution. moved away from firefighting and 11KV network, gas, steam and targets as well as achieving a new peak us on a path to sustainability.” can do to help. Pursey. distancing guidelines being in place)

2 3 ISSUE 7 | August 2020 SteelMatters SteelMatters ISSUE 7 | August 2020 OVER recent months our Steel Heroes have gone beyond the call of duty and stepped up in their own communities. much-needed PPE Has been donated to LOCAL hospitals, care homes and funeral homes; Money has been raised for NHS charities by running, cycling and walking; donations have been made to local foodbanks to ensure no child suffers hunger, while clapping with pride for our NHS heroes. Demonstrating Top left to bottom right: John Young, Dean Hills, Scott Vaughan, Colin Palmer, Chris Williams and Mark Begley how the Steel Family join together to help Sew, there’s a posse of keen helpers providing thousands of vital scrubs to the NHS

The Cold Mills rendition of ‘Sweet Caroline’ garnered almost half a million views Pounding the pavements for our communities most in need. online More amazing work for epic 10,000-mile challenge us to harp on about Good things happen when you work So they laced up their running shoes, together as a team. Six steel heroes from saddled up and pounded the pavement Visors for Here’s another example of our shortage of scrubs within the NHS. the Port Talbot site came together with to tackle the challenge head-on. The #SteelFamily doing amazing work to “So, I contacted the Welsh their team-mates from Brynawel AFC super six steel heroes not only reached, support the NHS. Government offering to help and in Swansea to raise as much money as but smashed their target. Nia is married to our Technical it asked if I could organise some possible for NHS charities. Brynawel AFC wanted to give Director, Phil Clements and has been additional volunteers. Through Chris Williams (Hot Mill), Scott something back to the NHS as a thank donating time, energy and sewing social media, working with the Welsh Vaughan (Energy), Mark Begley (Blast you for its hard work and dedication our Care skills as part of a network to provide Government and its main contractor, Furnaces), Colin Palmer (Coke Ovens), throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. thousands of vital scrubs for the NHS. helped me to pull together around 250 John Young and Dean Hills (both BOS Many of the club’s families have Nia said: “Our daughter is a volunteers. Plant) set themselves the daunting task themselves been personally affected physiotherapist at Nottingham “We were organised into 11 hubs of running, cycling or walking a collective and have had relatives cared for by the University Hospital and was treating between Newport and Carmarthen – 10,000km during June to raise funds for health board during what has been a Covid-19 patients daily. collectively we managed to produce the Swansea Bay Health Charity. frightening time. workers “She mentioned there was a around 2,000 garments a week.” While operational teams were raiding went towards helping an entire ward of their cupboards and nudging suppliers staff.” to find gloves, overshoes, aprons and Once printed the visors were sent to masks for front-line health workers a central location where the parts were Magnet food donation helped across the UK, some individuals were pieced together, sterilised and packaged putting their own shoulders to the wheel ready for distribution to GP surgeries, care by 3D-printing visors. homes, pharmacies and hospitals. A national movement started where In Shotton, Project Engineer Jon make all the difference designs were shared and 3D printers Wright has developed an open-source were being utilised to manufacture face- design using cheap and readily available A Magnet donation to a local Port “When we saw posts internally visors – a vital protective shield for care resources. Talbot school helped to ensure that asking employees to consider donating workers. A donation from Tata Steel helped Jon no child went hungry during the to local foodbanks we decided as And design engineers from across Tata purchase another printer as well as the challenging weeks and months at the a committee that it would be only Steel UK joined the cause and have been plastics to make the visors. This printer start of lockdown. right to utilise some of our remaining busy at home making good use of both will be donated to a local school once the When local schools closed their budget to help our local community,” company and personal 3D printers to pandemic is over. doors to all children, except those said Clover Pelling, UK Magnet help increase the availability of visors. Jon has three printers working tirelessly of key workers, it became clear that Secretary. Port Talbot-based Daniel Lilygreen, and a further fourth printer has been taken children and families accessing free “We felt that it was important to help Paul Jones and Matthew Morris were on by Design Draughtsman Darren Evans. school meals might be going hungry where we could and we encouraged three such steel heroes. Darren said: “I’m glad I’ve been able over the uncertain weeks ahead. our Magnet colleagues to consider Daniel said: “We were part of a to help in any way I can. I was making do The Magnet committee decided helping in other ways. crowd-funding group which purchased with the printer I have at my home office, it could help make a difference and “This is not the only way employees materials in bulk which were distributed keeping it running 14 hours a day, seven donated £200 of Tesco vouchers to have rallied together to the aid of so we could print visors. We had two days a week. My first batch was delivered Ysgol Cwm Brombil, to help families the local community,” explained Nia company and four private printers going to Chester ICU unit.” identified as in need. Singleton, Community Liaison Officer. between the three of us. As well as Chester ICU Jon’s initial efforts A business donation was also “Foodbank donations have been “It’s nice that even while working in were delivered to Glan Clywd Hospital, made, which ensured families facing made and community action groups isolation we could still contribute to the Chester Reablement Service, Broughton unemployment, or already accessing have been setup by well-meaning efforts of fighting coronavirus. I was Marches medical practice and Broughton foodbanks had a security net during steelworkers to assist the vulnerable in Vital PPE was delivered to NHS working on the Covid response frontline printing around 28 parts a day which Midwives. All for the common good as design engineers from across the UK help to 3D print much needed visors in the fight against coronavirus the uncertain times. our community.”

4 5 ISSUE 7 | August 2020 SteelMatters SteelMatters ISSUE 7 | August 2020 Helping to Decarbonisation clean up our beaches Eight million individual pieces of marine litter find their way into the plans for the UK sea each day and the amount found 60-second Tata Steel, as a leading member of the single roadmap for the first time. on beaches in the UK has more than South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC), “By helping to develop an industrial doubled in the last 15 years alone. But, is helping shape regional efforts to strategy, which allows companies in globally, efforts are in place to see interview 2 decrease carbon emissions, aimed Wales to grow while also reducing CO these figures decline. We caught up with Morgan at creating the world’s first net-zero emissions, the plan will create new jobs As part of this global effort Livingstone, the new Environmental industrial cluster. and provide a sustainable industrial and to be more prominent in the Support Specialist to see how she’s The first phase of SWIC’s Roadmap base for future generations.” local community, the Sustainable enjoying her role since starting in July. and Deployment project has received Phase one of the project will create Operational Excellence team organised Morgan will be working closely with a significant boost thanks to grant a plan for a series of local zero-carbon a beach clean-up at beach, community members as part of the funding of £295,000 from UK Research areas to lower emissions, create skilled overlooking the Port Talbot works. companies environment team. She will and Innovation – a partnership of jobs and enhance well-being across The event was organised by be a bridge of communication and is universities, research organisations, South Wales. Lead Change Agent, Franklin Lewis. looking forward to a new challenge. businesses, charities, and government If SWIC projects proceed successfully, He said: “As a team we’re really – with more funding available for they will improve the UK’s ability to passionate about the environment and Tell us a bit about your role? future stages. locally manufacture steel products Awel y Môr Primary School pupils thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in all the protective gear and acting the part of steel heroes contributing to the local communities. While I am only a month into this If successful, the plan would see Tata with low carbon emissions, helping We decided to head down to our local position I see my role as being a point Steel’s integrated steelworks at Port to drive the low-carbon future of UK beach in our lunch break and pick of contact between the community Talbot play a major role as one of four construction and other sectors such as up any bits of litter we could find, and Tata Steel. If community members possible anchor sites. defence, car manufacturing, packaging especially plastics. have a complaint, while environment The announcement is one of several and even coin production. “We want a zero-carbon footprint at engineers will be investigating this initiatives to help Tata Steel’s European Chris concluded: “SWIC initiatives Tata Steel, so part of what we want to on the companies behalf, I will be the business achieve its ambition of will also make a vital contribution to The roadmap to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 give back is a cleaner, nicer community person that will be in contact with becoming carbon neutral by 2050. the economic resilience of the Welsh ALL happening right area for all to enjoy.” them to explain why they’ve had this Chris Williams, of Tata Steel and economy by bringing in new high- development of the hydrogen Energy, University of South Wales, Team members used their lunch issue or how we can help. I also see my Flexis, interim lead of the SWIC, said: skilled jobs and ensuring operations economy, for large scale CO2 capture, Celsa Manufacturing, Tarmac, Valero break to not only clean the beach, but role as being out in the community, “SWIC presents a key opportunity to are sustainable in the long term.” utilisation and storage (CCUS) and Energy, Progressive Energy, Capital to get away from their desks for 15 representing Tata Steel, while also support Wales’ net zero ambitions by Key areas for SWIC in the first phase transport. Law, Flexible Process Consultants the minutes – something not done often understanding the views of the uniting the various decarbonisation of the project include examining Other partners in SWIC include: Port of Milford Haven and Vale enough. community about the company. programmes in South Wales into a the infrastructure required for the Costain, CR Plus, RWE, Progressive Europe. Ian Walters, Operation Excellence I see myself as a link between the on our doorstep! Coach said: “Frank and I have been community and the company. Before schools were closed in response Ian said: “We spoke about the Ian added: “The pupils loved seeing planning beach clean ups in our local What made you want to join Tata to Covid-19 two employees; Giles steelworks, what the community all the big-name brands we supply to community in Bridgend and wanted to Steel? Payne Area Engineering Manager and means to us and what we mean to the and especially enjoyed dressing up in bring that energy to the communities I saw the job as a career opportunity, as All in a day’s work for volunteer tuk-tuk driver, Angharad Ian Fox, Area Process Technologist community. all the protective gear and acting the local to the works. it’s a field I’ve always wanted to work in. were able to visit Awel-Y-Mor Primary “We presented a video made by part of steel heroes. Franklin summed up: “We can be I have a background in environmental Many of our employees have been School to speak with pupils about the BBC which was filmed in Port “Hopefully our visit has helped seen in the background, but we don’t sciences with a geography degree, on furlough since the beginning of steelmaking. Talbot that gave a closer look into the to inspire the next generation of want to be in the background of the and I also have community liaison skills the pandemic. While many will have Tata Steel acts on the Tata Group processes going on right on the pupil’s engineers and industry leaders as community. We’re keen to positively developed throughout my degree. I taken the time to undertake some philosophy that a company should play doorsteps. It took them right from raw well as educating the pupils on what influence people and prove that we’re see this role as the opportunity to bring home improvements or even home- a significant and beneficial role within materials to a biscuit tin.” goes on behind closed doors at the making a difference.” both sides of my experience together school their children some such as the local community and, as such, when The sessions were thoroughly steelworks.” Franklin and the team hope and build upon them. Angharad Llewelyn, Environmental asked to present to Year 5 and 6 pupils enjoyed by pupils and teachers alike, The sessions were very well received, their clean-up will inspire others to What are you most looking forward Engineer at Port Talbot took up an at Awel y Môr Primary School, Ian and leaving Ian and Giles inspired by the and the duo have been asked to return lend a helping hand in their local to from this opportunity? unusual volunteering option... Giles were more than willing. children’s enthusiasm. to lead more sessions in the future. communities. Meeting new people, chatting to community members and helping Tell us a bit about what your day job? them with any issues or queries. Our team cover both Port Talbot and This time next year, what would you Llanwern. We assist the works areas have liked to have achieved? with various improvement schemes, I would like to have a strong relationship liaise with the local authorities and Team Tata Steel face the with members of the community and regulatory bodies. We also work with the be a recognisable face where people local community, while working hard feel they can confidently approach me to achieve compliance with the various to talk. I would like to have developed permits. It’s a varied role and that’s why Cold, and wet, Truth my knowledge and understanding of I love it. the communities needs and to have While on furlough you’ve been More than £25,000 was raised in just More than 140 people registered developed a sound knowledge of the volunteering for a local charity, tell us one night for homelessness charities to take part this year, with 30 of them environmental aspects of steelmaking. more about what you’re doing? thanks to the Cold Truth campaign, in from Tata Steel. Together the team has Finally, outside of work what do you I’ve been volunteering with a local conjunction with radio stations Swansea raised more than £4,000, which will be enjoy doing? company called Tuk Tuk Time which is Sound and The Wave and contract split between partner charities Llamau, I like to visit beauty spots across the based in Begelly, Pembrokeshire. As it partners EG Lewis back in February 2020. Matthew’s House, Zack’s Place and region and go for long walks – in is unable to continue work as normal, Angharad Llewellyn has thoroughly enjoyed her time volunteering for Tuk Tuk Time and would recommend it to anyone For the past three years Tata Steel has Sa1ute. particular the seaside. I also enjoy arts the owners of the company decided sponsored the awareness campaign, All the charities are working within the and crafts. that using the Tuk Tuks to assist the local What inspired you to sign up? right thing to do. I couldn’t wait to get This is a bizarre time we find ourselves which seeks to challenge the stereotypes South West Wales area, affecting change One fun fact about you? community was the right thing to do. I am very much a people person, so involved. in, and usually, we talk about not having associated with homelessness and shed and helping those most vulnerable in Team Tata Steel raised more than £4,000 for homeless charities by spending a night sleeping outdoors in makeshift cardboard beds When I was six I entered a competition So at present, you can either find when the prospect of being furloughed What’s been the best memory so far? enough time to do all the things we light on those who are dealing with, or society. to design a new school logo, which I me with several shopping lists in the was imminent, I knew I wanted to help Learning to drive a Tuk Tuk!! I can want to. This is the time. Just knowing have been affected by, homelessness Community Liaison Manager Nia one night for us, whereas it’s an everyday help them. I can’t say I’m looking forward the charities to buy warm clothing, hot won and I’m proud to say the logo is still local supermarket, driving the Tuk Tuks people in any way I could. I saw a call on promise you, there is a knack! I’ve used my time helping other people through an on-air campaign. Singleton said: “It was a tough night. It reality for some. to it next year, but we’re motivated as a meals and enable them to continue to being used by the school, Coedffranc delivering groceries or medication, or Facebook for volunteers from Tuk Tuk Do you have a message for others feels very rewarding and I’m sure it The fundraising activities culminate was cold and at points there was some “It was humbling to hear from the team to do it again and hopefully raise work with the most vulnerable young primary. answering the phones and speaking to Time, and as soon as I met the team of who may be thinking about would be the same for you too. in a mass sleepout outside the Liberty heavy rain, but the team spirit was high, partner charities about the work they do even more.” people, adults and families in local the elderly and vulnerable. existing volunteers, I knew it was the volunteering? Well Done Angharad #steelhero Stadium in Swansea. and we all understood that this was only and how the money raised was going to The money raised will be used by communities.

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CCANNEDanned Heritage corner: Home sweet home RECIPE recipe Each edition we take you for a trip down memory lane delving into our newspaper archives from over the last 50 years. With all that has gone on this year and holidaying abroad all but out of the window, the Steel Matters team has had a dig through the archives to see what summer staycations past steel holidaymakers went on to perhaps inspire your next trip!

A day out in the Upper Swansea needed planning with the camping and hiking their way Valley is as appealing today as wonderful beaches right on across the country. Such as it ever was. Just a short drive the doorstep of the steelworks. in the 50s when 30 steelmen from the steelworks it is obvious Children played in the sand all from Ebbw Vale visited the to see why generation after day long, recreating the works lake district for an all-purpose generation plan picnics and in the background with their mountaineering, hiking and waterfall walks in these rolling bucket and spade. sailing holiday – they even took hills. And of course, employees part in a spot of painting. A seaside outing never would also travel farther afield In this year of staycations, enjoy any holiday you choose. Over the past few months, the Maybe in the same spots the demand for food, especially previous generations of steel families revelled in, but don’t non-perishables, soared. As a forget your sunscreen! result people turned to steel- inspired dishes using up stock from cupboards. There is a good chance the steel used in canned foods in the UK will have been made in Port Talbot and Llanwern and produced into tinplate for the food industry in Trostre. So, why not bring a can of happiness to your family and friends with this delicious crab chowder mac and cheese.

Crab chowder mac and cheese This tasty mac and cheese takes mere minutes to cook and can be served straight from the pan if you’re in a hurry. Replace the crab with any soft and delicately flavoured fish to your taste. Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 Send in your heritage pictures and memories to us via email Ingredients: 120g small pasta [email protected] 100g diced frozen or fresh onion 200g canned sweetcorn (165g drained) 120g potato or cauliflower, finely diced 375ml milk 50g hard strong cheese, like parmesan 170g canned crab meat (120g drained) SteelMatters Breadcrumbs, optional Method 1. Add pasta, onion, sweetcorn and potato or cauliflower to pan. Pour over GET IN TOUCH WE’D love to hear from you! milk, cover and cook for six minutes on Follow us on high heat then reduce to lowest heat and simmer for another six minutes. or 2. Grate in cheese, reserving some for @tatasteeluk @tatasteeluk oven cooking. 3. Drain crab meat and add to the pan. Stay informed by signing up for our monthly electronic newsletter and for Port Talbot 4. Transfer everything into a roasting Works announcements dish and top with reserved cheese. 0 www.tatasteeleurope.com/en/sustainability/communities/newsletter Place into a preheated over at 180 C Hover your smart phone and bake for 15 minutes, until crisp. Apply now for a Community Award of up to £250: camera over this to go Serve immediately. www.tatasteel.sponsor.com through to sign the petition Canny fact hosted by Community The sterilised filling of food cans (a Drop us an email [email protected] Union to encourage the process known as retort) requires UK Government to utilise resistance to steam pressure of up to a UK supply chain for steel 0 135 C. Steel’s unique ability to expand procurement for all new and contract to its original shape under Community support line major infrastructure and these conditions delivers the highest building projects. levels of protection and safety. 0800 138 6560 [email protected] 8