Forgotten Landscapes

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Blaenavon Landscape. Photo: J. Prince

The Forgotten Landscapes Partnership Scheme will help conserve and restore the built features that create the historic character of the landscape and natural landscape features around Blaenavon.  Access into the wider landscape will be improved and high quality information on the area’s important cultural heritage and wildlife made available to visitors.

The scheme encourages people to become involved in their heritage landscape, to learn more about it, contribute to ideas about its future and to enjoy it!  It was originated from a small number of interested organisations led by Gwent Wildlife Trust and Torfaen County Borough Council, will cover over 40 square kilometres round Blaenavon.

Through a strong local partnership approach it will bring tremendous benefits for local people, farmers, the business community and visitors. It could bring significant long term benefits for the management, preservation and presentation of the historic industrial landscape.


Final Scheme Submission Documents  -  full details of the scheme submission, Dec 2009

See a map of the scheme boundary or download a detailed version

Download the Stage 2 Submission Overview (Large pdf file - 43Mbytes)

Forgotten Landscapes Partnership - Description and State Aid Compliance


Funding Success!

Jenny Abramsky, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund came to the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre to announce that the Forgotten Landscapes Partnership Scheme has been awarded the full amount, £1.6 million pounds.  Welsh Heritage Lottery fund chairman Dan Clayton Jones said that, together with match funding, it would help to conserve an "amazing and diverse landscape".

The scheme includes restoration of buildings and ancient monuments, opening up the landscape to greater access, and urging local people to become involved.

See the BBC web page for more details.
Press release - 27 Oct 08

Jenny Abramsky and some of the team outside the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre.  Photo: J. Prince.
Jenny Abramsky and some of the team.


If you have an interest in the landscape around Blaenavon and would like to be involved in the partnership scheme please contact:

Steven Rogers. 

Phone:  01633 648582            Email: steven.rogers@torfaen.gov.uk
Post:  Forgotten Landscapes,  c/o Torfaen County Borough Council,
Countryside Section, County Hall, Cwmbran.  NP44 2WN

Lower Garn Lake.  Photo: J. Prince

Heritage Lottery Fund Countryside Council for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government Environment Agency Wales