Flintshire Community Heritage
November 16, 2009
Project Area: Community Heritage
County: Flintshire
Project Officer: Adam Bishop
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What is the project?
The Flintshire Community Heritage schemes can provide assistance and financial support to groups with natural and cultural heritage projects. Our aim is to promote, conserve and upgrade the rural heritage of the county. This heritage encompasses all things today’s rural Flintshire has inherited from the past, including their natural and built environment, art, literature, language, traditions and history.
How can we help?
The schemes can provide financial support towards a range of costs that form part of a project, such as feasibility studies, consultations, expert advice, interpretation material, oral histories, events, exhibitions, performances, marketing, artwork, literature and websites.
Who can apply?
Eligible groups include Local, Town and Community Councils, business groups, voluntary groups, community groups, clubs and societies in the rural areas of Flintshire. Cadwyn Clwyd will work directly with these community groups to develop the projects.
Project Examples/History
The Community Heritage project has already helped a number of community groups to deliver ventures. A few examples are featured below.
Yesterday Once More
After a publicity campaign that generated posters and saw coverage of the project plastered across local newspapers and the BBC website, the Open Day at the Valley Works site in Rhydymwyn took place on Sunday 21 June, Fathers Day. Despite some inclement weather the event was a success. Over 350 people attended the event, ranging in age from a few months old to ninety eight. They came from as far away as Swansea, Bristol, Canterbury and Huddersfield. Volunteer site guides led the tour groups around the site and into the tunnels. Tours ended at the Field Study Centre, where two films were shown and refreshments were available. An exhibition was also displayed in the visitors centre. The event has raised awareness of the site and the oral history project being delivered by the Valley History Society. A number of people have come forward since seeing the publicity to ask for their stories to be recorded, including one individual who used to drive trucks laden with shells.
Gŵyl Pennant
On Sunday 14 June, to thunderous applause, the curtain closed on Gŵyl Pennant. The weeklong festival had been a hit. Great interest had been drummed up by the creation of fliers, posters and banners, and by a media blitz involving local papers, Radio Cymru and S4C. Monday 8 June to Friday 12 June there was an exhibition on the life and work of Thomas Pennant in Whitford Parish Church and workshops were run by volunteers from Cymdeithas Thomas Pennant for local primary schools. On Friday 12 June over 200 people attended an evening concert, a Pennant walk was run the Saturday and on Sunday over 100 people attended Gymanfa Ganu, which brought the festival to a close.
To find out more
For more information call Adam Bishop on 01824 705 802 or email adam.bishop@cadwynclwyd.co.uk