Partner and Stakeholder Meeting

1. Partner and Stakeholder Meeting Ammanford Miners Theatre 14th December 2007

2. “This is Our Heritage”2007Gareth Kiddie

3. This is Our Heritage Aims: • Help community heritage groups develop Interpretation Plans • Link plans to the over-arching theme: ‘Wales the first industrial nation…created by genius, moulded from the land, crafted by many hands’ • Establish a ‘network’ of community heritage interpretation projects

4. Activities & Results • Over 70 individuals attending workshops • 22 community groups developing heritage interpretation plans • 18 plans complete and seeking funding or being implemented

5. ‘This is Our Heritage’ Project locations 3 17 16 18 5 19 20 11 21 1 7 8 4 10 2 9 22 12 13 6 14 15

6. ‘This is Our Heritage’ Project locations 3 17 16 18 5 19 20 Troedyrhiw Communities First 21 1 7 8 4 10 2 9 22 12 13 6 14 15

7. Troedyrhiw Communities First • Partnership project with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council • Aims: • Encouraging community involvement in local heritage conservation • Attracting visitors by making the most of proximity to existing walking & cycling trails

8. Troedyrhiw Communities First • Themes: • Pioneering feats • Extraordinary people • Rich community life • Interpretation planned: • Interpretive panels • Heritage trail leaflet • Education resource pack • Guided walk training • Website & book The Ironmaster’s House Trevithick’s Engine

9. “This is Our Heritage” 2008

10. ‘This is Our Heritage’ Project locations New expressions of interest 3 17 16 18 5 19 20 11 21 1 7 8 4 10 2 9 22 12 13 6 14 15

11. Programme • Workshops programme • 17th & 24th January (Barry & Merthyr) • 28th February (Swansea) • 20th March (Blaenavon) • Interpretation plans to HERIAN by end of March • Deadline for ‘Expressions of Interest’ is 19th December!!

12. “Welcome to Our Heritage”Christine Moore

13. Welcome to Our Heritage Croeso i’n Treftadaeth MAE’R DYSTYSGRIF HON I DYSTIOLAETHU FOD THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT «Name»…………………… HAS QUALIFIED AS A YN DEILWNG O’R WELCOME HOST AND TEITL CYFAILL CROESO IS COMMITTED TO AC YN YMRODDEDIG I THE OBJECTIVES OF AMCANION Y THE WELCOME HOST CYNLLUN CROESO PROGRAMME Date………….. Deunydd…….

14. Herian Information Points NetworkKim Colebrook

15. Project Aims • To encourage people to explore southern Wales and to discover the peoples stories • By siting the kiosks at key attractions – to encourage visits to less known sites • To encourage use of public transport, walking, etc

21. Operating Merthyr TIC Cardiff TIC Cyfarthfa Castle Cynon Museum Rhondda Heritage Park Blaina Museum World Heritage Centre Festival Park Aberdulais Falls Ynysfach Engine House Coming shortly Dare Valley Country Park Parc and Dare Theatre Parc Bryn Bach Big Pit Good Feedback Operational sites

23. Trail of LightRuth Waycott

24. An initiative to celebrate the story of industrial South Wales Through floodlighting buildings and historic features in the landscape With traditional architectural feature lighting, artwork installations and a Festival of Light. Trail of Light Update

25. Trail of Light Update • Contract let to Gobbsmak Design • Detailed designs, drawings, plans being prepared for 5 sites: • Aberdare: Gadlys Ironworks & Coliseum • Tredegar: Nye Bevan Stones, Tredegar Clock Tower & 9 Arches Viaduct

26. Enhanced lighting scheme for this restored landmark Traditional approach - sympathetic to character and location Anniversary year in 2008 Design Concept Tredegar Clock Tower

27. Design Concept – 9 Arches • Solar scheme proposed • A465 elevation lit with feature lights highlighting arches / new railings

28. Interactive scheme Solar panels provide light supply which changes colour / effect in response to noise levels 50th anniversary year for NHS in 2008 - may be appropriate to launch at this site Design Concept - Nye Bevan Stones

29. Design Concept – Gadlys Ironworks Complex • Substantial scheme lighting up facades from engine house to Museum • Proposed that it will be powered by ‘green energy’ from RCTBC’s power supplier.

30. Design Concept : The Coliseum • Art deco approach, reflecting architecture and design of building • Floodlighting to front elevation / entrance • Powered by ‘green energy’ from RCTBC’s power supplier

31. “Bringing Our Past to the Centre Stage” – Interpretation through Performance PilotVal Williams

33. Community Focused Interpretive Projects

34. Bynea Quarry, LlanelliRichard Davie

35. Green Network • Aims to improve the urban environment for community recreational use, to increase the biodiversity interest, and to involve the local communities. • Successful strong partnership of statutory and community sectors • Green Network as a partnership has secured in excess of £1.5million pounds of grant funding in the last three years • Genwen Quarry is a site that has been identified by the partnership for regeneration

36. Genwen Quarry • Situated in the village of Bynea, south east of Llanelli • Site of mining & quarrying operations • Cornish Beam End Pumping House • Site that has become a tipping ground and has the serious issues with Japanese Knotweed

37. Genwen Quarry

38. Genwen Quarry

39. Genwen Quarry • A feasibility study was undertaken March 2004 by Wardell Armstrong • A master plan for the landscape regeneration produced

44. Genwen Quarry • With Herian support the Green Network Partnership has researched and produced a Local Interpretation Plan of the site • With the help of Local Historical Groups • Historical Reference Books • Helped to secure funding • Lead to group winning the Media4Award

45. Unearth the hidden treasures of the Genwen- the birth of the Industrial Revolution in Carmarthenshire Mining & Quarrying Transport Development Family Dynasties Industrial Revolution—Bynea & the Outside World Bynea- The Story Chauncey Townsend Johnah Rhys—Pig Farmer, Lay preacher & Father of Welsh Rubgy Mining Romans Bell Pit Slant Deep Shaft Tram Road Pencoed Colliery Evans & Beyon tram road David Treithick’s Steam Engine Stepney Family Export of Engineering expertise to the rest of the world The Canal Yspitty Canal River Loughor Golden Grove Vaughans Red Cow Innslates — Steel workers for beer Quarrying Genwen Glynea Brick Works Use of Stone in Village Copperworks Leadworks Tinplate General Warde The Railway !st Railway line Llanelly Railway & Dock Company Loughor Rail Disaster Stayby Inn & Toll House Crossing the river The people who worked in these industries and their stories & disasters R.J. Neville Inventions & Innovations Water Pumping Production of Pure Metals Maggie Jones— Last Coal fired Chippie Shipping Export of Coal Bornville Environmental Impact & reclamation

46. Genwen Quarry

47. Genwen Quarry • Funding (CCW, WAG, Cydcoed, 1Fund) • Japanese Knotweed • Mining Survey’s • Community Consultation on final design plans

48. Afon ArgoedAnne Gibbs

49. Upper Tawe ValleyJohn Howie

50. The Upper Tawe Valley ‘If anyone has travelled further, it is because they have followed in the footsteps of industrial giants!’