Heritage exhibition in Llangadog
An exhibition to celebrate 10 years of achievement by the Llandovery and Llangadog Townscape Heritage Partnership Committee has been held in Llangadog.
The exhibition at Llangadog Community Centre was intended to build upon the momentum that has seen both towns transformed over the decade, since the introduction of the Townscape Heritage Initiative.
The event was officially opened by Mr Dan Clayton Jones, Deputy Chairman of NHMF and HLF and Chairman of the HLF Committee for Wales, and members of the Partnership, including representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Carmarthenshire County Council, Cadw, Welsh Assembly Government and other conservation organisations and professional bodies offered their expertise and advice on good property maintenance.
Advice was given on the practical steps owners can undertake, to keep their properties in good order and how to prevent possible causes of deterioration in the future. The exhibition was run to coincide with National Maintenance Week, where property owners throughout the country were encouraged to think of undertaking simple measures to safeguard their individual properties to prevent long term damage.
Head of Planning, Mr Eifion Bowen said: “The project has been an excellent example of partnership working and has delivered a range of objectives including economic benefit, environmental improvements and an understanding of the historic environment.
“The exhibition provided an opportunity to recognise everybody’s contribution to the project and the lessons that can be carried onto the future.”
Executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “The project has been a tremendous success. We have been able to retain the character of these two important historical rural market towns.
“Having spoken to the owners of the businesses who have benefited from the grants, I know how much this project has meant to them. It has enabled many of them to preserve and maintain the façades of some of the county’s most historic buildings.”
Dan Clayton Jones, Chairman of the HLF’s Committee for Wales said: “The Heritage Lottery Fund is proud to have played a key role in helping to revitalise these two thriving rural Welsh towns. We invested more than £1.3m over two phases in this scheme to support the council’s plans to transform the towns.
“In total £2.7m has been spent in the two towns making essential improvements and repairs to a variety of historic buildings – commercial, residential and community properties. This has encouraged local businesses back and reinvigorated a sense of pride amongst the people of both towns and in doing so is attracting further investment."
The exhibition at Llangadog Community Centre was intended to build upon the momentum that has seen both towns transformed over the decade, since the introduction of the Townscape Heritage Initiative.
The event was officially opened by Mr Dan Clayton Jones, Deputy Chairman of NHMF and HLF and Chairman of the HLF Committee for Wales, and members of the Partnership, including representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Carmarthenshire County Council, Cadw, Welsh Assembly Government and other conservation organisations and professional bodies offered their expertise and advice on good property maintenance.
Advice was given on the practical steps owners can undertake, to keep their properties in good order and how to prevent possible causes of deterioration in the future. The exhibition was run to coincide with National Maintenance Week, where property owners throughout the country were encouraged to think of undertaking simple measures to safeguard their individual properties to prevent long term damage.
Head of Planning, Mr Eifion Bowen said: “The project has been an excellent example of partnership working and has delivered a range of objectives including economic benefit, environmental improvements and an understanding of the historic environment.
“The exhibition provided an opportunity to recognise everybody’s contribution to the project and the lessons that can be carried onto the future.”
Executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “The project has been a tremendous success. We have been able to retain the character of these two important historical rural market towns.
“Having spoken to the owners of the businesses who have benefited from the grants, I know how much this project has meant to them. It has enabled many of them to preserve and maintain the façades of some of the county’s most historic buildings.”
Dan Clayton Jones, Chairman of the HLF’s Committee for Wales said: “The Heritage Lottery Fund is proud to have played a key role in helping to revitalise these two thriving rural Welsh towns. We invested more than £1.3m over two phases in this scheme to support the council’s plans to transform the towns.
“In total £2.7m has been spent in the two towns making essential improvements and repairs to a variety of historic buildings – commercial, residential and community properties. This has encouraged local businesses back and reinvigorated a sense of pride amongst the people of both towns and in doing so is attracting further investment."
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