The Management of Llanyrafon Manor Rural Heritage Centre

Descriptions

Llanyrafon Manor is currently being restored into a Rural Heritage Centre. The site will be a local attraction displaying the history and significance of the Manor House and its surroundings within a rural context. Specific elements of the site and the opportunities they present will be focused upon community use and will become a local asset. The centre will represent and conserve a rural way of life which is significant to the area’s cultural, built and community heritage.The project will manage the development and the day to day operation of the Centre by employing a Rural Heritage Officer to progress and implement an activity programme in partnership with Llanyrafon Manor Community Group, Schools and the local community. The Activity Programme will include the following:1.Heritage Interpretation-Interpretation events, including costumed tours of the house.-Interpretation Trails throughout the grounds, to enable access to all areas of interest.2.Education -Work in partnership with local schools to host a programme of Rural Nature Schools, to engage children and young people in their natural heritage. The programme will be linked to the existing Forrest Schools programme.3.Business Development-Rural Business ‘showcase’ facilities throughout the grounds. -The RDP Lead Body will use the centre as a base for Rural Development, ensuring all the appropriate activities funded through both Axis 3 and 4 are hosted at the centre.4.Community Events Programme-Re-enactment events-Outdoor theatre performance-Story Telling-May fair-Harvest celebrationsThe total project cost is £211,303. 80% has been secured from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, totalling to £169,064. It will be the responsibility of the delivery organisation to provide the remaining 20% match funding, totalling to £42,266.