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The '''Forgotten Landscapes Project''' was a three-year partnership project funded by the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] and the [[Welsh Government]] intended to further develop the [[Blaenavon]] area in southeast [[Wales]] for visitors. It centres on the [[Blaenavon]] [[World Heritage Site|Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site]] but extends also to the nearby [[Clydach Gorge]], with a total area of over {{convert|27|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}.
The '''Forgotten Landscapes Project''' was established in 2008 as a partnership project funded by the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] and the [[Welsh Government]] to further develop the [[Blaenavon]] area in southeast [[Wales]] for visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Hayley |date=2014-12-24 |title=Behind the headlines: The Forgotten Landscapes Project and its lasting impact on Blaenavon |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11688421.behind-the-headlines-the-forgotten-landscapes-project-and-its-lasting-impact-on-blaenavon/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=[[South Wales Argus]] |language=en}}</ref> It centred on the [[Blaenavon]] [[World Heritage Site|Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site]] but extended to the nearby [[Clydach Gorge]], encompassing a total area of over {{convert|27|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2008-10-27 |title='Amazing' landscape's lottery aid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7691795.stm |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Amongst its stated aims are the protection of the area’s considerable industrial heritage, conservation of common land and heather moorland and access improvements. The project is also providing additional educational material, information and interpretation on the area including a programme of walks and talks.<ref>[http://www.forgottenlandscapes.org.uk/ Official website]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Hayley |date=2014-12-24 |title=Behind the headlines: The Forgotten Landscapes Project and its lasting impact on Blaenavon |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11688421.behind-the-headlines-the-forgotten-landscapes-project-and-its-lasting-impact-on-blaenavon/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=[[South Wales Argus]] |language=en}}</ref>
Its stated aims included the protection of the area’s considerable industrial heritage, conservation of common land and heather moorland and access improvements. The project also provided additional educational material, information and interpretation on the area including a programme of walks and talks.<ref>[http://www.forgottenlandscapes.org.uk/ Official website]</ref>

The project received £1,610,500 from the lottery fund,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-04 |title=Forgotten Landscapes Partnership {{!}} The National Lottery Heritage Fund |url=https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/projects/forgotten-landscapes-partnership |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.heritagefund.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> as part of a total £2.47 million fund for the heritage site, with remaining funding coming from the [[Welsh Assembly]] and [[Countryside Council for Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-01 |title=Blaenavon heritage site set for £2.5 million landscaping cash |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/6308494.blaenavon-heritage-site-set-for-25-million-landscaping-cash/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=South Wales Argus |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 00:50, 6 March 2024

The Forgotten Landscapes Project was established in 2008 as a partnership project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Welsh Government to further develop the Blaenavon area in southeast Wales for visitors.[1] It centred on the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site but extended to the nearby Clydach Gorge, encompassing a total area of over 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi).[2]

Its stated aims included the protection of the area’s considerable industrial heritage, conservation of common land and heather moorland and access improvements. The project also provided additional educational material, information and interpretation on the area including a programme of walks and talks.[3]

The project received £1,610,500 from the lottery fund,[2][4] as part of a total £2.47 million fund for the heritage site, with remaining funding coming from the Welsh Assembly and Countryside Council for Wales.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Mills, Hayley (24 December 2014). "Behind the headlines: The Forgotten Landscapes Project and its lasting impact on Blaenavon". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'Amazing' landscape's lottery aid". 27 October 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ Official website
  4. ^ "Forgotten Landscapes Partnership | The National Lottery Heritage Fund". www.heritagefund.org.uk. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Blaenavon heritage site set for £2.5 million landscaping cash". South Wales Argus. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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