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Project Description

Connecting Communities is a series of inter-related initiatives, improving access to and information about social and natural heritage sites within Weardale.

The Project has three complementary parts:

Weardale Settlements

This will address access issues around the dale, increasing the ability of local people and visitors to reach heritage points of interest and interpreting them through strategically placed information boards.

Weardale Wanders

This will assist the Weardale Society in the production of two books about the social and natural history of Weardale. These will include:

• The Geology of Weardale
• The Architecture and Archaeology of Weardale

Each book will include sites of interest to visit, which show examples of their subject matter.

The Bishop's Backyard

Working with pupils from Wolsingham School and Community College to research and produce a new film about the influence of the Prince Bishops on Weardale.

Publications

To download the self-guided walks leaflets developed by this project see Publications.

Length of Project

Start date: September 2003
End date: May 2008

Project Area

Weardale Settlements, Weardale Wanders and the Bishops' Backyard will cover subjects in the Weardale area.

Further work after the project has completed

Groundwork will continue to work on heritage based projects in the area as appropriate. Books will be distributed by the Weardale Society and will be available from various local outlets. Walk leaflets will also be available from local visitor centres, attractions and other local businesses.

Contact Details

For more information about this project contact:
Joanne Morley / Sam Jackson
Groundwork West Durham and Darlington
Grosvenor House
29 Market Place
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NP

Tel: 01388 662 666
Fax: 01388 661 941
Email: sam.jackson@groundwork.org.uk or joanne.morley@groundwork.org.uk