From 1937 to 1969 the village had a
coal mine in conjunction with the neighbouring village of
Highley across the
River Severn. The first shaft at Alveley Colliery was sunk in 1935. Production began in 1938 and reached full output in 1944. Coal was transferred to sidings on the
Severn Valley Railway on the opposite bank of the river, to be taken away by rail. Declining coal quality at a time of national over-supply led to the colliery closing in January 1969 leaving high unemployment and a ravaged landscape. An industrial estate was built after the
mine closure along with a landscape reclamation scheme in 1986 and the disused
colliery and
spoil tips were converted into the
Severn Valley Country Park. The landscape includes meadows, woods, ponds and wetlands with waymarked trails of short and longer lengths to encourage locals and visitors to explore the village's heritage fully. Every year a Miner's Memories Day is held at the Country Park Visitor Centre which permanently houses mine memorabilia and has a café and indoor viewpoint over the valley. The display includes miners' picks, spikes, crowbars, breathing equipment used in mine rescue, photos (many donated by local residents), and a certificate awarded to a local Alveley miner on achieving "56 years service to the mine and his country". In 2006 a new footbridge linking Alveley and
Highley was opened in the
Country Park. This replaced a 1930s bridge that had become unsafe. The bridge provides access from Alveley to the
Country Park Halt on the
Severn Valley Railway, which is on the Highley side of the river on the site of the former coal washing plant and colliery sidings. The riverbank is popular with
anglers, along with a number of local private pools. In 2017, the community led Alveley Mining Heritage Group was formed to preserve and present memories of mining in the village for the benefit of future generations. ==Village==