| Interested in Music?We hope to work on a project that celebrates the importance of music in the Rhondda. What places have been particularly important and how have these changed through time? Would you be interested in working with audio recordings that could form part of an exhibition? Do you have photos or stories from past and present music events? Or do you have any good ideas about projects that could involce music? Please get in touch with us if you do! |
Sport in the Rhondda The Rhondda has a vast number of sporting grounds, some that are still in use and some that are derelict. A planned project focuses on the history of these and we would like to invite people to take part in creating an online exhibition. We hope to gather information about the history of the sporting grounds as well as photos and stories from major events. Keep an eye out for developments on the website and get in touch with us if you have any information you would like to share! |
| Find out more!The Project Officer will be present at an Open Day organised by the Pontypridd and Rhondda Branch of the Glamorgan Family History Society. You'll be able to find out more about Local History, Libraries, Wartime Information, the Police Museum and much more. The Open Day will be at Soar Chapel Community Centre Penygraig frin 11am- 4pm on May 17th 2008. Admission free! |
Ideas?We are constantly on the outlook for good ideas for projects. If you are a group or an individual that would like to get involved or simply have a photo or story to share, please get in touch! |
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People and Places in the Rhondda
Our Valleys Heritage - People and Places in the Rhondda focuses on the everyday heritage in the Rhondda. The project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and run by the Civic Trust for Wales. A £50.000 grant over the next 2 years will enable the project to work with people and groups on the exploration and interpretation of the built environment.
Growing out of the HLF's Valleys Built Heritage Initiative, the scheme will focus on enabling local people to record and interpret their heritage — looking at the layout of valleys towns, their streets and green spaces, identifying important buildings and places and documenting the significance they possess for Rhondda people today. Individual projects could be valley wide, or as local as a street, a school or a park. They could make use of photography, video, writing, oral history and will be published through a variety of media.
We aim to deepen local knowledge of the Rhondda townscape in a way that may influence planning and urban design decisions and assist environmental enhancement projects. An important aspect is to develop ways in which communities can share with "experts" their perceptions of significance and value — methodologies which should be transferable to other communities and places in Wales.
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