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Gelli Aur
Country Park
Golden Grove
NEWSFLASH
We are urgently looking for a NEW TREASURER!
This is a volunteer role and a great opportunity to use your financial experience and be part of this exciting crucial phase in the recovery and development of the Gelli Aur Estate.
Please contact us at info@goldengrove.org.uk with your expression of interest and for further information.
A Grand History (page copied from 'Projects')
Introductory paragraph here.
What's in a Name? Golden Grove may not always have been named after precious gold or luscious unsets. One theory is that 'Golden Grove' or 'Gelli Aur' is a positive twist on the cold nature of the North facing slope of the landscape South of the river Towy, and that it was once called 'Colden Grove' or 'XXX???'
​The Vaugns. This 'Phase 2' of our Phased Reopening (see above) was on track for Easter, but has seen some serious set-backs with storms Bert, Darragh and Éowyn. Remediation work is carried out in preparation for the completion of this Phase. Or course, there is more to write to get to the next line.
​The Cawdors. This 'Phase 2' of our Phased Reopening (see above) was on track for Easter, but has seen some serious set-backs with storms Bert, Darragh and Éowyn. Remediation work is carried out in preparation for the completion of this Phase.
World War II. As we gradually improve our visitor’s experience with regenerating, making safe and expanding what is accessible to our Visitors, our amazing Grounds Team has an ever increasing task at hand. They are also clearing and improving the Stable Block to make that their base, whilst helping with the remedial work towards the Arboretum re-opening. We are applying for funding for machinery, as our trusted John Deere sit-on lawn mower is on its last legs.
Agricultural College. Whilst Caffi Ceirw and the various donations are continuing to help the Trust move forward, the funds needed to support a place like the Gelli Aur Country Park require us to do more. And as we are slowly moving from a Rescue Plan to a Business Plan, we can now start thinking about how to do this. The Trust will be hosting a monthly Farmers Market (the last Sunday of every month, see ‘Events’ tab), and there is a plan for a series of other exciting events that will provide income and draw in visitors, helping to put Gelli Aur back on the map as a go-to destination.
A more recent and chequered history
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Public Consultation & Feasibility Study. With a grant from the Rural Innovation Fund, the Trust has now successfully completed a Public Consultation and Feasibility Study. This aimed to ensure the Trust works with its second objective - to "provide opportunities for education, leisure, well-being, or other identified local needs which are exclusively charitable, by maintaining public access to and use of this space for the benefit of the local and wider community, as well as ensuring that it is sustainably managed for the future." The work started in July 2024, and included a Condition Survey on the Mansion House complex, a Public Consultation held both online as well as at the Twyi Centre in November, a Feasibility Study to prioritise the outcomes of the Consultation, and Multimedia Work (Social Media posts, Podcasts and Blog posts) running in parallel. The outcome of the study will be published shortly.
Rewilding / Biodiversity Project. Hereford cattle have been grazing the Eastern field adjacent to the Mansion House for the second year running, as part of our longer-term Rewilding and Biodiversity Project. The aim of this is to gradually and sustainably turn the field into a wildflower meadow that can be incorporated into a future vision of the 'Visitor Experience'.
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