Beneficiaries

• Community

  Local & wider community will gain a welcoming inclusive space for socialising, volunteering, and participating in events, creating jobs, boosting community cohesion, rural pride, and well-being. We currently have 38 volunteers & 3,500 supporters

• Children / Young People

  Young people will benefit from nature education, creative art and craft workshops, and inclusive events that build skills, confidence, and connection to the local environment and culture. Scouts/Brownies group and childcare nursery are engaged.

• Elderly / Old People

  A safe, familiar, inclusive space for elderly residents to meet, reducing isolation via social events, workshops & volunteering. A local shop offering essentials & gifts meets their needs and encourages regular connection with the community

• Adults

  Volunteering, jobs, training, and social events that support mental wellbeing, building skills, and deepen engagement with local food, heritage, and enterprise creating connection, confidence, and community pride.

• The General Public / Mankind

  The project safeguards a heritage asset and enhances biodiversity education, creating a replicable model of rural regeneration and sustainable community ownership.

• Environment

  Located on the Gwent Levels, Welsh Coastal Path & in a SSSI area, we will host workshops, events & materials to educate the community on local ecology, working with partners to promote stewardship, sustainability & environmental awareness.

• Artists & cultural participants

  Artists & crafters gain a permanent space to exhibit, sell their work, run workshops, and collaborate with the community. Creating cultural visibility, income opportunities, and deeper engagement through creative participation and shared expression.

• Reach of your work

  Newport/Cardiff, Coastal path walkers, cyclists, visitors