You can help save Cardigan Castle – birthplace of the Eisteddfod
The next five months are going to be the most crucial in Cardigan Castle’s 840 year history.
Cadwgan Trust are now working on the final stages of their £4.5m Heritage Lottery bid which has to be submitted by this September.
The trust, together with their architects team, have been working on the bid for the past 18 months. The project – which will cost £9.2m in total – is the biggest Heritage Lottery bid in Wales and will see the restoration of Castle Green House and Regency gardens plus consolidation of the medieval remains.
“This is a very exciting but very pressurized time for the trust,” said Cadwgan chairman Jann Tucker.
“We have been working towards this for the past seven years and it is vital that we have the support of the community.”
The trust has to raise £155k towards the project and has been helped by various local fundraising efforts including this year’s mayor Cllr Mair Morris pledging part of her mayor’s fund to the appeal.
The trust is now looking to expand its volunteer base.
“We are looking for anyone with time, skills, energy and enthusiasm to get in touch,” said Mrs Tucker.
While the castle has had to close its gates temporarily to the public for insurance purposes, there is still limited work being carried out by volunteers in the garden.
“There will be real opportunities in the future for all sorts of volunteering jobs – the more volunteers we get the better,” added Mrs Tucker
There are also some areas of work where volunteer skill is required right now.
Anyone interested can contact Cadwgan Admin Officer, Jill Horwood, at cadwganbpt@btconnect.com, telephone/pop into Cadwgan’s offices at Green Street Cottages or download a form from this website and return to Jill.
