Placemaking Through Heritage in Welsh Towns and Cities
About this Event
About This Event
Across Wales, towns and cities are increasingly turning to heritage as a catalyst for regeneration, identity, and community renewal. Historic buildings, industrial landscapes, marketplaces, waterfronts and civic spaces are being reimagined not simply as reminders of the past, but as foundations for vibrant and sustainable futures.
This event will explore how heritage-led regeneration can support placemaking in towns and smaller urban centres, drawing lessons from Welsh cities and communities that have used culture, architecture and local identity to reshape public life and economic development.
Through presentations, discussion and case studies, the event will examine key questions including:
- What can small towns learn from Welsh cities?
- How can heritage-led regeneration support placemaking?
- What role should heritage buildings play within the new placemaking agenda?
- What are the main challenges facing heritage-led town regeneration?
The discussion will consider the balance between conservation and change, the reuse of historic buildings, community participation, tourism, public realm improvements, and the role of heritage in creating places where people want to live, work and visit.
Bringing together practitioners, academics, local authorities, heritage organisations and community voices, the event aims to encourage new thinking around how historic environments can help shape resilient, distinctive and people-centred towns for the future.
Programme- Confirmed Speakers
Reinventing the City, Protecting the Old.-Paul Relf, Strategic Economic Regeneration Manager, Gail Evans, City Centre Team Leader for Development and Physical Regeneration, and Stephen Smith, Placemaking and Heritage Lead, Swansea Council
Making Towns and Cities Better Places-Dr Ben Reynolds, Director, Urban Foundry Ltd
Pop Up Heritage & Placemaking- Jordan Brinkworth, Founder and Chair of Place & Space CIC.
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Community-Led Model for Heritage-Led Placemaking at White Rock Copperworks, Swansea.- John Ashley, Chair of the Friends of White Rock
Urban Acupuncture in South Wales: Pin-prick Heritage Solutions for Urban Regeneration?-Tatiana Bodner, PhD candidate in Human Geography at Swansea University
Walking Tour including Urban Splash site- Stephen Smith
Who Should Attend
This event is ideal for:
- Local authority officers
- Community groups and volunteers
- Heritage and professionals
- Anyone with an interest in the community heritage and the historic environment.
Funders
Thank you to our funders, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and to National Lottery players. Thanks also to Cadw.
Discounted tickets
Network, Partner and Supporter members can book for a heavily discounted fee. You should have received an email with a code to access the discounted tickets. Click the red 'Get tickets' button and enter your code in the box that says 'Promo Code'. The discounted ticket options will be revealed.
If you did not get the code please email [email protected].
If you would like to join the Heritage Network and receive discounted ticket prices alongside lots of other membership benefits please go online to find out more information. Annual membership starts from just £75 for individuals and £125 for not-for-profit organisations and businesses. Heritage Network is the UK's umbrella organisation for not-for-profit organisations that are rescuing, restoring and managing historic buildings and places. Join us today.
Code of conduct
We aim for all of our events to be inclusive, safe spaces where everyone's views and experiences are respected. Please read our code of conduct for more information.
Extreme weather
In the event of extreme weather, the itinerary may change or the event may be postponed for safety reasons.
Unless otherwise stated, attendees must be aged 18 and over.
Trosolwg
Dysgu sut y gall adfywio o dan arweiniad treftadaeth ategu creu lleoedd mewn trefi a chanolfannau trefol.
Manylion am y Digwyddiad hwn
Ledled Cymru, mae trefi a dinasoedd yn bwrw iddi fwyfwy i ddefnyddio treftadaeth i ysgogi adfywio ac adnewyddu hunaniaeth a chymunedau. Caiff adeiladau hanesyddol, tirweddau diwydiannol, marchnadoedd, glannau a mannau dinesig eu hail-ddychmygu nid yn unig fel atgofion o’r gorffennol, ond fel sylfeini ar gyfer dyfodol mwy bywiog a chynaliadwy.
Bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn ymdrin â sut y gall adfywio o dan arweiniad treftadaeth ategu creu lleoedd mewn trefi a chanolfannau trefol llai, gan fanteisio ar wersi gan ddinasoedd a chymunedau yng Nghymru sydd wedi mynd ati eisoes i ddefnyddio diwylliant, pensaernïaeth a hunaniaeth leol i ail-lywio bywyd cyhoeddus a datblygiad economaidd.
Drwy gyflwyniadau, trafodaethau ac astudiaethau achos, bydd y digwyddiad yn bwrw golwg ar gwestiynau allweddol gan gynnwys:
- Beth all trefi bach ei ddysgu gan ddinasoedd Cymru?
- Sut y gall adfywio o dan arweiniad treftadaeth ategu creu lleoedd?
- Pa rôl ddylai adeiladau treftadaeth ei chwarae fel rhan o’r agenda creu lleoedd newydd?
- Beth yw’r prif heriau y mae adfywio trefi dan arweiniad treftadaeth yn eu hwynebu?
Bydd y drafodaeth yn dwyn i ystyriaeth y cydbwysedd rhwng cadwraeth a newid, ail-ddefnyddio adeiladau hanesyddol, y gymuned yn cymryd rhan, twristiaeth, gwelliannau i dir y cyhoedd a rôl treftadaeth o ran creu lleoedd lle mae pobl yn awyddus i fyw, gweithio ac ymweld â nhw.
Bydd y digwyddiad yn dwyn ynghyd ymarferwyr, academyddion, awdurdodau lleol, mudiadau treftadaeth a lleisiau cymunedol, a’i nod yw annog pobl i feddwl o’r newydd ynghylch sut y gall amgylcheddau hanesyddol helpu i lywio trefi gwydn, unigryw ac sy’n canolbwyntio ar y bobl ar gyfer y dyfodol.
Pwy Ddylai Fynychu
Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn ddelfrydol ar gyfer:
- Swyddogion awdurdodau lleol
- Grwpiau cymunedol a gwirfoddolwyr
- Gweithwyr treftadaeth a phroffesiynol
- Unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb mewn treftadaeth gymunedol a’r amgylchedd hanesyddol.
Arianwyr
Gyda diolch i’n harianwyr, Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, ac i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol.
Tocynnau gostyngol
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Cod ymddygiad
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Tywydd eithafol
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 95.00



















