Final Completion Report
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Final Completion Report November 2012 Contents Part 1: Outline .................................................................................................................... 1 1. Synopsis ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 2.1. Organisation Structure ......................................................................................... 2 2.2. Implementation Team .......................................................................................... 4 3. Summary and Conclusion .......................................................................................... 4 3.1. Summary ............................................................................................................. 4 3.2. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 6 4. Finance ...................................................................................................................... 7 4.1. Expenditure ......................................................................................................... 7 4.2. Income ................................................................................................................ 8 Part 2: Programmes ............................................................................................................ 11 5. Hillforts ..................................................................................................................... 11 5.1. Little Doward: .................................................................................................... 11 5.2. Chase Woods: ................................................................................................... 13 5.3. Symonds Yat Rock: ........................................................................................... 14 6. Hidden Industry ........................................................................................................ 17 6.1. Abbey Mill: ......................................................................................................... 18 6.2. Abbey Tintern Furnace: ..................................................................................... 19 6.3. Angidy Valley .................................................................................................... 21 6.4. Limekilns: .......................................................................................................... 22 6.5. Lower Wireworks: .............................................................................................. 24 6.6. Lydbrook: .......................................................................................................... 25 6.7. New Weir Forge: ............................................................................................... 26 6.8. Old Station: ....................................................................................................... 27 6.9. Prisk Wood: ....................................................................................................... 28 6.10. Redbrook: ...................................................................................................... 29 6.11. Whitecliff Furnace: ......................................................................................... 29 7. River Connections .................................................................................................... 32 7.1. Brockweir Quay ................................................................................................. 32 7.2. Chepstow Docks ............................................................................................... 34 7.3. Chepstow Museum ............................................................................................ 34 7.4. Llandogo Riverside ............................................................................................ 36 7.5. Monmouth Quay ................................................................................................ 37 7.6. Ross Riverside: ................................................................................................. 38 7.7. Wilton Riverside: ............................................................................................... 39 8. Viewpoints ................................................................................................................ 40 8.1. Bread and Cheese Stones ................................................................................ 40 8.2. Capler Viewpoint ............................................................................................... 41 8.3. Devil’s Pulpit ...................................................................................................... 41 8.4. John Kyrle Walk: ............................................................................................... 43 8.5. Lancaut: ............................................................................................................ 44 8.6. Piercefield ......................................................................................................... 45 Overlooking the Wye Final Completion Report November 2012 i 8.7. Symonds Yat Rock ............................................................................................ 48 8.8. The Kymin: ........................................................................................................ 49 8.9. Whitestone: ....................................................................................................... 50 9. Outreach & Interpretation ......................................................................................... 51 9.1. Interpretation Summary ..................................................................................... 51 9.2. Outreach Activities Summary ............................................................................ 51 9.3. Guided Walks and Talks .................................................................................... 52 9.4. Training Courses ............................................................................................... 54 9.4.1. Training Courses for the public ................................................................... 54 9.4.2. Heritage Courses ....................................................................................... 57 9.4.3. Training Courses for the Overlooking the Wye Team ................................. 58 9.4.4. Training for Contractors .............................................................................. 59 9.4.5. Training for Partners ................................................................................... 60 9.4.6. Professional development .......................................................................... 60 9.4.7. Work Experience ........................................................................................ 63 9.4.8. Minibus Tours ............................................................................................. 63 9.4.9. Day schools ................................................................................................ 64 9.5. Main Celebratory Events ................................................................................... 65 9.5.1. Overlooking the Wye Launch at Goodrich Castle (Sept 2008) .................... 65 9.5.2. Overlooking the Wye Introductory Seminar (Mar 2009) .............................. 65 9.5.3. Overlooking the Wye Themed Events ........................................................ 66 9.5.4. Final Overlooking the Wye Seminar ........................................................... 69 9.6. Public Relations and the media ......................................................................... 69 9.7. Educational Outreach ........................................................................................ 70 9.7.1. Education Resources Pack ........................................................................ 70 9.7.2. Monmouth Comprehensive Summer Learning Weeks ................................ 71 9.7.3. Museum on the Move – Folklore and Fairytales ......................................... 71 9.7.4. Wye Valley AONB Youth Rangers .............................................................. 72 9.8. Oral History ....................................................................................................... 72 9.8.1. Local Memories .......................................................................................... 72 9.8.2. Partnership Evaluation ............................................................................... 72 9.9. Volunteers ......................................................................................................... 72 9.9.1. Painting the Large Scale Mosaics for Monmouth Subways ........................ 73 10. Extra Elements Achieved ......................................................................................... 74 10.1. Additional delivery by the Scheme ................................................................. 74 10.2. Complementary delivery by partners outside the Scheme.............................. 74 11. Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................ 75 11.1. Overall Evaluation .........................................................................................