Learning From the Past:
Giving to the Future

Traditional skills for a sustainable future

With the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’ve created hands-on, practical learning experiences that reconnect us with traditional skills — from timber framing and cob building to hedge laying and cleft fencing.

These are skills that have shaped our landscapes and communities for generations. Now, they can help us build a greener, more sustainable future.

What we’re doing

Over the next two years, we’ll be:

• Running training programmes, from 1 day experiences to 6-8 week courses
• Offering accredited and non-accredited learning opportunities
• Reaching around 320 participants
• Working with expert craftspeople to deepen our knowledge
• Creating five training films for free public use
• Attending public events like the Gower Show to raise awareness of Heritage crafts

Expect to get hands-on with:

• Traditional timber framing
• Cob wall construction & clay plastering
• Lime rendering
• Green woodwork
• Dry stone walling
• Hedge laying and coppicing
• Cleft post and rail fencing

Why it matters

We believe heritage skills offer real, practical answers to today’s environmental and social challenges. They’re not just about the past — they’re about how we live well now, and in the future.

Through this project, we’re strengthening our connection to land, materials, and each other — while helping more people access meaningful training and opportunities.

We’re deeply grateful to National Lottery players for helping to make this possible. Diolch