Medieval History
Supporters of a south Wales tourist attraction used as a location for the BBC TV series Merlin have protested against funding cuts there.
Vale of Glamorgan council is making three redundancies at Cosmeston Medieval Village, Penarth in a bid to save £50,000. But it is also introducing free entry to attract more visitors to the site.
Campaigners, who say the changes threaten the village, marched to the council offices in Barry at 17:00 GMT.
The 600-year-old village site was discovered on the Cosmeston Lakes Country Park site in 1978. During the next decade it was reconstructed as a visitor attraction portraying life in a medieval village in the year 1350.
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Medieval History
Cosmeston Medieval Village: Protest at Vale of Glamorgan funds cut
Vale of Glamorgan council is making three redundancies at Cosmeston Medieval Village, Penarth in a bid to save £50,000. But it is also introducing free entry to attract more visitors to the site.
Campaigners, who say the changes threaten the village, marched to the council offices in Barry at 17:00 GMT.
The 600-year-old village site was discovered on the Cosmeston Lakes Country Park site in 1978. During the next decade it was reconstructed as a visitor attraction portraying life in a medieval village in the year 1350.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
Click here to visit the Cosmeston Medieval Village website
- Friends Of Cosmeston Medieval Village Pledge To Set Up Charity
Friends of Cosmeston Medieval Village held their first public meeting ? and pledged to set up a registered charity to operate activities at the village. Held on May 16 at the Lower Penarth Community Centre on Brockhill Way, around 40 people attended,...
- Nottingham Robin Hood Medieval Village 'still Possible'
The Sheriff of Nottingham has said he is confident a £25m medieval village tourist attraction could still be built at the foot of Nottingham Castle. Plans were put forward as part of the Sheriff's Commission two years ago. The aim of the commission...
- Cosmeston Medieval Village Hosts University Dig
Cardiff University?s Cosmeston Archaeology Project hosted a successful open weekend at Cosmeston Medieval Village. (July 9 and 10) More than 1,000 visitors enjoyed a wide range of shows and activities. Medieval life was re-enacted by costumed characters...
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Archaeologists concerned about the future of Cosmeston Medieval Village have been joined by Penarth Assembly Member Vaughan Gething, in calling on the Vale Council to think again on its proposals for the site. As previously reported, the council identified...
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