5616 Glamorgan Heritage Coast Interpretation Strategy Stage 2 FINAL report for Creative Rural Communities Vale of Glamorgan Council PLB Consulting Ltd November 2013 www.plbltd.com [email protected] +44 [0]1653 698 309 Quality Management Interpretation Strategy – FINAL Report Project Reference Number: 5616 Workscope: Interpretation Strategy (FINAL Report) Location: Glamorgan Heritage Coast Client: Creative Rural Communities Vale of Glamorgan Council Author: PLB Consulting Ltd Dovecote Stables Swinton Grange Courtyard Swinton Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 6QR Prepared by: Gordon Meredith / Tom Ratcliffe / Caroline Walker Telephone: 01653 698309 Email: [email protected] Date of Preparation: 16.10.13 (Revised November 2013) Checked by: Sarah Oswald / Tom Ratcliffe / Elaine Dooley ………………………………………………………….. Date: 16.10.13 ………………………………………………………….. Glamorgan Heritage Coast – Interpretation Strategy For Vale of Glamorgan Council Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 The Glamorgan Heritage Coast ................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Scope of the Framework .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Messages and Topics ........................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Refined Interpretive Messages ................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Applying the messages ‘on the ground’ at each site ................................................................................................ 9 3 Interpretive Media ................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 4 Media – Tier 1 (basic provision) ................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.2 GHC wide media ................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.3 Aberthaw ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.4 Llantwit / Cwm Colhugh .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 4.5 Nash Point ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 4.6 Monknash ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 4.7 Dunraven Bay ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 4.8 Ogmore-by-Sea ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.9 Merthyr Mawr / Newton Burrows ......................................................................................................................................... 33 5 Media – Tier 2 (piloting new approaches) ............................................................................................... 33 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 5.2 GHC wide media ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 5.3 Aberthaw ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 5.4 Llantwit / Cwm Colhugh .............................................................................................................................................................. 45 5.5 Nash Point ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Glamorgan Heritage Coast Stage 2 FINAL report 1 5616 / GM / SO November 2013 Glamorgan Heritage Coast – Interpretation Strategy For Vale of Glamorgan Council 5.6 Monknash ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 5.7 Dunraven Bay ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 50 5.8 Ogmore-by-Sea ................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 5.9 Ogmore Castle and Stepping Stones ................................................................................................................................ 53 5.10 Newton Burrows ................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 6 Media – Tier 3 (blue sky) .................................................................................................................................. 56 6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 6.2 GHC wide media ................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 6.3 Aberthaw ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 6.4 Llantwit / Cwm Colhugh .............................................................................................................................................................. 61 6.5 Nash Point ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 62 6.6 Dunraven Bay ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 62 6.7 Ogmore-by-Sea ................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 6.8 Ogmore Castle and Stepping Stones ................................................................................................................................ 63 6.9 Merthyr Mawr ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 6.10 Newton Burrows ................................................................................................................................................................................. 64 7 Budget costs ........................................................................................................................................................... 65 7.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 65 Appendices Appendix A Site audit sheets (revised) – from preliminary report Appendix B Audit map of GHC (Revised) - drawing 5616 – 001 (A) Appendix C Stories, messages & themes