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The Civic Trust for Wales promotes civic pride as a means to improving the quality of life for all in the places where we live and work, and encourages community action, good design, sustainable development and respect for the built environment amongst people of all ages. UK PARTNERS
Meg Garczynska Is working for the Trust as an intern while she pursues her masters course at Glamorgan University. Meg comes from Poland and has already developed a strong portfolio. She especially enjoys landscape and industrial photography, has several exhibitions to her credit, and has produced photoshoots for magazines. Her work for the Trust will focus on waterfront, changing streets and green space.
Street party, 1936 OUR VALLEYS HERITAGE Documents the Trust's work with people and communities in the Rhondda, 2008-10 Book of the project now available for download Design Commission
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Recruitment: Project Officer (0.4FTE) The Trust is seeking a project officer to work with voluntary sector groups on urban character studies in three Welsh towns. This post is funded through a Heritage Lottery Fund grant and will be for twelve months. Job description Applications should be submitted by 8 January 2012
Visiting Merthyr Town Hall Over three hundred sites and five hundred events were featured in this year's programme, which ran throughout September. There were walks and talks, buildings and sites, exhibitions and activities throughout the month. Open Doors, supported by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service, is Wales's contribution to European Heritage Days. Initial estimates suggest that some 85,000 visitors took part in Open Doors events and activities Images from this September
Medieval mayhem at Chepstow Castle (Cadw event)
Inside Denbigh's Burgess Gate
Video: Andrew Davies launches his father's book on Rhiwbina (film by Harley Jones) LINK
The Hetty, Pontypridd
About Wales The next edition will be available in December
It will feature some thoughts on recent waterfront development, as well as pieces on Barry, Llandaff and Llandudno.
The March 2011 edition of About Wales includes a photo-essay on shopping arcades, as well as Richard Porch on graffitti, Katie Jones on marginal play spaces, and Roger Edwards on a Ruthin street Download a low resolution pdf of the magazine (8.35mb) The delights of suburbia
ABOUT WALES ONLINE
DISCOVERING PLACES What makes a place special? Exploring ways of studying towns in order to understand their character and define the ways in which different parts of a place are distinctive. This approach goes beyond a narrow focus on conservation areas to look at how towns as a whole have grown and changed – and at ways in which they can be managed now and for the future. Presentations and resources Welshpool seminar. In partnership with Cadw, Powys County Council, People's Collection, Welshpool Town Council Tredegar conference, March 2010 Conference presentations, audio files and feedback form online Cyflwyniadau y gynhadledd, ffeiliau sain a ffurflen adborth ar-lein Cadw urban characterisation reports: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Denbigh, Flint, Aberdare, Caernarfon waterfront, Dolgellau INTERPRETING THE CITY Richard Porch discusses Swansea's "Art across the city" project story POLICY and GUIDANCE Cadw Conservation Principles for the sustainable management of the historic environment in Wales. March 2011 link UPDATES Important updates to planning policy and technical advice from the Welsh Assembly Government Planning for sustainable economic renewal The Welsh Government intends to rewrite Planning Policy to enable a pro-active approach to economic development that will permit sustainable growth and well-being. Minister's statement | background research (9 June 2011) Planning Policy Wales 4th edition February 2011 This document contains current land use planning policy for Wales. It provides the policy framework for the effective preparation of local planning authorities’ development plans. This is supplemented by 21 topic based Technical Advice Notes (TANs). Procedural guidance is given in Welsh Office / National Assembly for Wales / Welsh Assembly Government circulars. Technical Advice Note 22 Sustainable buildings (June 2010) link Technical Advice Note 12 Design (updated 2009) link Guidance on design and access statements (2009) link Planning home page from the Assembly Government link |
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The December 2010 edition of About Wales is available in 
Imagery and resources that expand on features in our magazine: graffiti, arcades, Ruthin...|
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