Village Alive Trust
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Welcome to the website of The Village Alive Trust. These pages aim to guide you through the work of The Village Alive Trust which is a Monmouthshire-based buildings preservation charity. As well as reading about examples of the Trust’s conservation projects you can discover more about this beautiful part of the Welsh borders and use links to find activities, attractions and accommodation in the local area. The Village Alive Trust was formed in 2004 to initially bid for grant-aid to regenerate rural areas affected by the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis. This was achieved by conserving endangered listed farm buildings, holding country events and encouraging tourists to visit the area and support the local economy. The Trust built on the success of the restoration of Grade 1 listed St Cadoc’s Church at Llangattock Lingoed, near Abergavenny which was led by Rev Dr Jean Prosser MBE and members of the church. The people from the Llangattock Lingoed area who developed the Trust have contributed skills ranging from agricultural or academic to professional and practical. Members from farther afield with new skills have since joined to support the Trust’s continuing work. To date the Trust’s major project has been the conservation of the Grade 2* listed Great Trerhew Barn at Llanvetherine which was subsequently used during filming of the BBC’s first series of Lambing Live. Other restored listed buildings which were classed as ‘at risk’ include Cwm Farm cider house at Llangattock Lingoed; two well houses at Cross Ash and pigscotts at Whitecastle. Read about the projects and see the latest Open Day dates on these pages. The Trust has held innovative country festivals and fairs; collated oral histories of local people; set up walking trails; held a conference to share conservation project knowledge; rewarded other conservation schemes in Monmouthshire and conserved the Cistercian site of Llanfair Grange, Llanfair Cilgoed and the Traveller’s Seat Stone near Skenfrith. Monmouthshire boasts rolling countryside with picturesque river valleys, mountains, historic towns and villages and the largely navigable Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal. The beautiful scenery is home to teeming wildlife, not least the recently re-introduced red kites . Use these pages to plan your visit!
For further information on accommodation in the Abergavenny area or for leaflets detailing local tourist attractions and maps contact the Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre, Swan Meadow, Monmouth Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HH. email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Try any of these three Abergavenny websites for further information about the area: |
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