Trainees join heritage building course
A total of 14 trainees have embarked on a course to learn how to restore old buildings. They are taking part in the Foundations in Heritage Bursary Scheme at the Tywi Centre in Llandeilo. Foundations in Heritage is led by Carmarthenshire County Council and receives funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The scheme covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire and is based at The Tywi Centre, Llandeilo. Becoming a builder equipped with the skills and understanding to conserve and restore old buildings is the dream of 14 trainees who have just embarked on the Foundations in Heritage Bursary Scheme. The scheme will provide them with the foundations upon which they can build a solid future for themselves and our built heritage in Wales. Staff at the Tywi Centre we were thrilled by the number and quality of applications that were received f...