VOLUNTEERS FLY THE FLAG

IN 2009 THE CAER ALYN HERITAGE PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GAINING GRUNDTVIG EUROPEAN FUNDING TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANISATIONS FROM BEGIUM, AUSTRIA, MALTA SPAIN AND LITHUANIA TO DEVELOP A HERITAGE PROJECT ' LET ME BE YOUR GUIDE - HISTORY IN YOUR BACKYARD.'

OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS THE let me be your guide PROJECT HAS PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAER ALYN VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE PART IN A PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL VISITS AND HERITAGE TRAINING EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN MADRID, MALTA AND AUSTRIA THAT HAS DEVELOPED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE. IN ADDITION THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A EUROPEAN E-GUIDE FOR EACH AREA AND DEVELOP A RANGE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CULTURAL AND HERITAGE GUIDES.

PHIL COX, CAER ALYN’S PROJECT COORDINATOR SAYS “ THE VISITS TO OUR PARTNERS ACROSS EUROPE HAVE NOT ONLY RAISED AWARENESS OF OUR PARTNERS’ CULTURES AND DEVELOPED SKILLS IN HERITAGE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUT HAS PROVIDED OUR LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WITH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF OUR REGION. DURING THE LITHUANIA VIST THE CAER ALYN VOLUNTEERS WILL DISPLAY THE WORK OF THE PROJECT AND PROMOTE THE WREXHAM AREA AND ITS UNIQUE HERITAGE

TO DEVELOP THESE THEMES THE CAER ALYN PROJECT WILL HOST A INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR OUR PARTNERS ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND 5TH 2011 AT CAER ALYN AND GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY. THIS EVENT WILL BE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTHERN MARCHES CYMRU, WHO WILL INVITE A RANGE OF GROUPS FROM ACROSS ALL SECTORS TO PLAY A PART IN DISPLAYING THE BEST OF WREXHAM’S CULTURAL HERITAGE.

***GRUNDTVIG IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (LLP) AND
AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION IN ADULT EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING ACROSS EUROPE BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND MAKING IT MORE EQUITABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE GRUNDTVIG PROJECT AND THE CAER ALYN PROJECT VISIT WWW.CAERALYN.ORG***