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Overlooking the Wye - £2.8m Heritage Lottery Fund Bid

We have now been successful in our 2.8 million Overlooking the Wye bid. Thanks to all our partners and the tremendous amount of suport we have received.

There are 42 projects on individual sites within the scheme. The original Stage 2 bid document is available as a pdf download.
Please download either a complete copy of the Implementation Plan (large file) or specific information as follows:
Implementation plan introduction
Brockweir, Capler Viewpoint, Chepstow projects, Goodrich projects, Llandogo projects, Lydbrook, Monmouth projects, Ross-on-Wye projects, St Briavels Village, Symonds Yat projects, Tintern projects
Reserved projects

"Overlooking the Wye' takes a co-ordinated and holistic approach to the historic environment of the Wye Valley, incorporating the Iron Age, Roman, Medieval, Picturesque and Romantic periods as well as the area's agricultural, industrial and transportation heritage. For information email - office@wyevalleyaonb.org.uk

The project aims to:

• Increase people's appreciation and awareness of the Wye Valley by providing new and improved opportunities for them to visit sites and view the landscape
• Provide new information and interpretation on the heritage
• Involve more people in heritage activities by planning and delivering projects with the help of local communities
• Provide training programmes to encourage people to learn about their heritage
• Create new and improved access to heritage sites, and provide new trails and interpretive links between local businesses and visitors
• Bring immediate and long-term benefits to the heritage by undertaking conservation work to selected historic sites