Blaenavon World Heritage Site: Latest News

Remembered Landscapes

Description:: Take a journey to discover the hidden treasures of the World Heritage Site with the interactive exhibition hosted by the Forgotten Landscapes Project. We are launching a range of new trails and displays about the landscape surrounding Blaenavon and we want to hear what you think!
Date:: 03/02/2012

Description:: To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27 January, Torfaen council organised a week of free public events across the borough. One of these events is an exhibition of community art, a photographic exhibition by Mark Saunders and the unveiling of a specially commissioned painting by Eileen Mills-Long and Janita Tapp to commemorate the event was unveiled at a launch event held on the 23rd January. This exhibition is now being shown for a week at Blaenavon Heritage Centre until the 8th February.
Date:: 02/02/2012

Description:: In December last year a group of 8 volunteers began monitoring the local red grouse population.
Date:: 26/01/2012

Description:: A new hydro-turbine in Blaenavon called the Dragon's Teeth began trials at the end of September last year. The system is intended to generate electricity for the World Heritage Centre.
Date:: 26/01/2012

Description:: 2012 marks the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal's 200th birthday. Originally built as a passageway for coal and iron, it now supports a flourishing leisure industry and is a cherished haven for nature and people.
Date:: 26/01/2012

Description:: WORLD OF DISCOVERY - New courses available in Blaenavon World Heritage Site.
Date:: 06/01/2012

Description:: For the month of January the Living Landscape series of lectures brings you a talk on "From Bottom to Top" – an exciting journey into the world of climbing.
Date:: 19/12/2011

Description:: Blaenavon Heritage Town is gearing up for the annual Blaenavon Winter Wonderland on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December
Date:: 29/11/2011

Description:: Blaenavon's Heritage Railway are very pleased to report that their 2011 Ghost Trains have been a resounding success with over 1,700 passengers carried over two days.
Date:: 29/11/2011

Description:: The War Memorial Clock outside Blaenavon Workmen's Hall has recently been improved thanks to a major programme of renovation that is benefitting each of Torfaen's main war memorials
Date:: 29/11/2011