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The Bishops Garden
Project
The old palace’s walled garden now lies next door to the museum within the
present grounds of the Bishop of St. David’s. Avid readers of this
newsletter will remember mention that the Diocese would now like to open
the garden to the public, in partnership with the museum. Though much work
lies ahead if the project is to be successful, the Friends have once again
come up trumps and helped move the project forward.
In June 2007, The Friends applied for a small grant from the Community
Development Fund run by Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services
(CAVS). The application was successful to the sum of £1,257. This grant
will fund a small project that will bring the walled garden proposals to
the attention of the local community and allow consultation to take place.
At the end of the day, only the active participation of the community will
make the garden proposals sustainable. Some of the money will buy software
to redesign the Friends web site. The web site will be key to promoting
the scheme in the long-term. The grant will also enable the diocese’s
Plant Dewi Project to run a couple of digital workshops with Abergwili
school and local children so that they too can participate in
developments.
More immediately, the walled garden will be cleared sufficiently to allow
public access for a ‘visioning day’ in the near future, which we believe
is an essential part of the consultation. The local community and all
Friends will be invited, so keep an eye on the post. We need your ideas to
take forward the vision. |