Tywi Afon yr Oesoedd Open Day

Towy Valley residents are in for a day packed full of fun, as the Tywi Afon Yr Oesoedd project team thrown open the doors of its new centre.

An Open Day is being held in celebration of the opening at Dinefwr Farm, Llandeilo, between 11am and 3pm on Saturday, October 10.

Tywi Afon Yr Oesoedd (Tywi a River Through Time) is a £2.4million project, led by Carmarthenshire County Council, which is aimed at conserving the area’s landscape, biodiversity and history; and creating a legacy for future generations.

The Tywi Centre for Traditional and Sustainable Building, is based in a renovated building at Dinefwr Farm, and will offer a comprehensive range of traditional and sustainable building information services.

It will also offer a range of subsidised courses for builders, building professionals and homeowners, in a bid to help locals conserve the area’s historic homes and buildings.

A range of activities have been planned for the open day on October 10.

They include cultural activities such as story telling with Guto Dafis, plus a community theatre production and choir singing.

Visitors can get in touch with nature with moth identification sessions, and a community apple press will be available to transform people’s own apples into juice or even cider.

And there will be an opportunity to wonder at the beauty of buildings with the Dyfed Archaeological Trust and the Tŷ Mawr lime demonstration house.

Many other organisations will be on hand to show what they are doing in the Tywi Afon yr Oesoedd area too.
The Tywi Afon Yr Oesoedd project has engaged with hundreds of local people of all ages, encouraging them to learn about their area’s history, and to recognise the importance of maintaining it for their children and grandchildren.

The project received £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £557,378 from the Rural Development Plan, and support from the Countryside Council for Wales, Menter Bro Dinefwr and National Trust.

Cllr Clive Scourfield, executive board member for regeneration, said: “The open day will be great fun for people of all ages. It will bring the community together, which is what this project is all about. Tywi Afon Yr Oesoedd has been embraced by residents in the Towy Valley, and I have been really encouraged by the way they are supporting our officers in implementing a range of schemes to conserve the area.”

For further information about the open day, the Tywi Centre, or any other schemes run by the project, call the team on 01558 824271, or visit the Tywi Afon Yr Oesoedd pages on www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk