August 2016
Valley Life
Features
Get wild this summer holiday
[P2] Sensational spring images
FREE Growing Up Wild events, offering families the chance to get out and play in the Clyde and Avon valley, are available this summer holiday.
Clyde Walkway Community Links [P3] Remembering the Forest Royals Double celebrations at CCI Glorious Gardens Local Landscape Heroes [P4] Training, volunteering and events
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Sessions are being run weekly at Mauldslie Woods (Tuesdays), Lesmahagow Woodland Walk (Wednesdays) and RSPB Baron’s Haugh, Motherwell (Thursdays), 1 – 3:30pm. Tickets can be booked at www.Growing-UpWild.eventbrite.co.uk. “We’re really excited to officially launch the Growing Up Wild play sessions,” said Karen Dobbins, CAVLP Development Officer. “For many reasons, children nowadays have less of an opportunity to play outdoors. We hope to start to change that locally – there’s so many amazing woodlands on our doorsteps.” The summer play sessions are part of a wider project promoting natural play through Forest School training, an Outdoor Play Conference and workshops in schools. Triple award winning Clearburn Natural Play and Picnic Area, New Lanark turns the Big 2 in September. Pack your wellies and join us to celebrate on Saturday 10 September, 1-3pm. Tickets via www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk.
Get Fruity at Fruit Day Fruit Day will be taking place on Saturday 1 October at Overton Farm, Carluke this year. Join in with the annual celebration of Clyde Valley fruity heritage, fresh local produce and crafts. Food and craft stalls will be accompanied by live apple pressing from the Clyde Valley Orchard Co-operative, children’s activities, woodturning, archery, live music and much more. Visit the Overton Farm Shop Facebook page for more details.
Sensational spring images snapped Five talented winners take home framed prints Local scenic spots at Strathclyde Loch, New Lanark and Mauldslie Woods were amongst the focal points chosen for six winning images in the Clyde and Avon Valley Spring Photo Competition. The winners Alison Alder, Charlotte Edgar, Bryan Frame, Susan West and Lucy West were selected as winners from over 100 entries across the categories of Geology; Industrial Heritage; Orchards; and Wildlife and Woodlands.
All welcome To encourage all ages and abilities, the judging panel have added an additional ‘professional’ category to the entries, alongside ‘amateur’ and ‘Under 16s,’ for the next summer round. Get snapping for summer Summer entries to the competition can now be submitted under the categories of Agriculture and Horticulture; Built Heritage; Play; Wildlife; and Woodlands until midnight, 31
Clyde Walkway Community Links launch The official launch of the Clyde Walkway Community Links will be taking place this coming autumn – stay tuned for details!
routes, which have been used by people living and working in the valley for hundreds of years, with CAVLP Heritage.
Five historic pathways linking the Walkway with communities in and around Law, Rosebank, Ashgill, Dalserf, Braidwood, Crossford and Nemphlar, have recently been improved by upgraded paths and drainage, and replacement of finger posts.
The five trails have been digitised along with historical information uncovered by volunteers at www.clydeandavonvalley.org/e xplore.
Mining history, monks and designed landscapes are amongst the discoveries that Capturing the Past volunteers have been making around the
Details of the launch will be publicised at www.clydeandavonvalley.org and on the Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership Facebook page.
August. A winning photo from each category is chosen and the photographer wins a framed print of their image. Submitted images may be selected for inclusion on the Clyde and Avon valley website. It’s final! Overall winners from throughout the year will be chosen by public vote in September. To find out more, visit: www.clydeandavonvalley.org Submit your entries by email to info@clydeandavonvalley.com
Remembering the Forest Royals of Chatelherault As work continues to remove 20 hectares of non-native woodland from the High Parks of Chatelherault, an ancient Iron Age, Roman and Medieval landscape is being rediscovered by volunteer archaeologists.
Double celebrations at Clydesdale Community There’s still time to help Initiatives – CCI, during uncover hidden stories in the Volunteers Week Scotland Clyde and Avon valley, by volunteering for the Capturing report of thewith 2015-16 CCI theAPast project CAVLP Environmental Volunteering Heritage. Programme has been published, highlighting the The team have been outstandingand success that the researching recording projectRow hasat had on individuals Hoolet Chatelherault, and communities. Stonehouse Kirkyard, Craignethan Castle and Clyde Shortly aftergardening the reportsites was Valley market published,others. CCI volunteer Kenny amongst Sturt won VASLAN Volunteers haveVolunteer the chance to Environmental of the learn traditional archaeological Year Award, testament to the survey andwork archival research hard of staff and skills, as well as artistic volunteers at CCI. interpretation, photography and the latest 3D imagery techniques. A series of FREE hands-on learning opportunities relating to the historic working lives of people in the Clyde and Avon valley are available to schools, youth and community groups as part of the project.
Glorious Gardens For volunteering and hands-on learning opportunities, contact Research on designed cavlp.heritage@gmail.com / landscapes of Stonebyres, 01555 661 555. Carfin, Cleghorn, Dalserf and Waygateshaw House continues by the Glorious Gardens volunteers. Walled gardens, gas works, orchards and even an old hob nail boot are just some of the discoveries made so far. Join the volunteers by contacting linnes@yorkat.co.uk
Clearance of the mid-20th century conifer plantation between the Cadzow Oaks and the White Bridge will regenerate native woodland and habitats, as well as provide funding for access improvements and repair of the White Bridge through the sale of timber. It is revealing previously unknown or unrecorded archaeological sites which are now being researched by CAVLP Heritage volunteers, and will offer an insight into early inhabitants in and around Hamilton, formerly Cadzow. It’s thought that the later medieval royal hunting forest of Cadzow has origins as a seat of power for early Kings of Strathclyde who ruled the area through the Roman period until the 11th century, when Strathclyde ceased to be an independent kingdom. These contemporary discoveries come 70 years later than nationally important finds made by amateur archaeologist Ludovic Mann at Chatelherault between 1936–39. A Bronze Age cemetery was discovered, including a large, elaborately decorated stone slab grave including skeletal remains of a young woman, and a cremation urn – both of which had lain buried for over 3000 years. You can walk in the footsteps of the ancient Kings of Strathclyde whilst the conifer removal takes place. Any areas where the timber felling is taking place will be closed off to the public and clearly signed, and up-to-date information available in the Visitor Centre.
Love your Local Landscape Heroes Celebrate the life and work of the Clyde and Avon Valleys’ most influential people, from historical figures like Major General William Roy, artists like Alistair Gray and poets such as Joanna Baillie, by signing up to a new volunteering project. Launching in September, the CAVLP Heritage Local Landscape Heroes project, celebrates the artists, writers, designers, architects and workers of the Clyde and Avon valley throughout history, who shaped the landscape and cultural heritage that defines the area we know today. Volunteers are required for archive and field-based research of Local Landscape Heroes and the places which relate to them, which will eventually be used to create a trail through the area. There will also be a particular focus on art of the Clyde and Avon valley, including ‘lost works’ - those which may have hung on the walls of mansion houses which no longer survive, for example, Hamilton Palace. Findings will be presented in a gazetteer. Research will inform interpretation and be presented on the Clyde and Avon valley online museum and added to the Historic Environment Record for future generations to enjoy. Contact cavlp.heritage@gmail.com / 01555 661 555 for details.
Training and Volunteering Opportunities FREE hands-on learning opportunities with CAVLP Heritage, dates and times flexible to suit individual needs. Explore the production and working lives of people in the Clyde and Avon valley through a variety of FREE workshops, including MapCRAFT, Tasting Through Time, Sheep to Shawl and Brick by Brick. Contact cavlp.heritage@gmail.com / 01555 661 555 FREE historical and archaeological training through ‘Local Landscape Heroes’ with CAVLP Heritage. See page 3 for details. Contact cavlp.heritage@gmail.com / 01555 661 555 to find out more. FREE environmental training and volunteering with CCI, various dates and times throughout the year. From therapeutic gardening to woodland maintenance, path resilience and much more in between, go to www.clydeandavonvalley.org/join-in/events
Events FREE Pits, Ponies, People and Stories Exhibition, Thursday 10 March-Saturday 31 December 2016, Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sundays noon-5pm, Low Parks Museum, Hamilton. FREE Growing Up Wild play sessions, weekly throughout the school holidays, 1-3:30pm, Mauldslie Woodlands (Tuesdays), Lesmahagow Woodland Walk (Wednesdays) and RSPB Baron’s Haugh, Motherwell (Thursdays). Wild play sessions for all of the family. Booking essential at www.Growing-UpWild.eventbrite.co.uk. Falls of Clyde Badger Watching Experiences, available June-August, various times, Scottish Wildlife Trust Falls of Clyde. Choose between Family, Regular and Luxury Badger Watches. Prices vary according to type of watch. For full listings and to book, visit www.TheFallsOfClyde.eventbrite.com. Summer Clyde and Avon Valley Photo Competition deadline, Wednesday 31 August, midnight. Send us your spring snaps of the stunning Clyde and Avon valleys for your chance to win a signed print. ***NEW*** professional category alongside amateur and under 16s. See page 2. Find out more at www.clydeandavonvalley.org and send your entries to info@clydeandavonvalley.com. FREE Woolcraft Workshops, Friday 12 and Sunday 14 August, New Lanark Craft Rooms, 2-4pm. Knit, crochet and weave creations using hand dyed and spun wool. Historic knitting patterns and tea provided! Booking essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk FREE Clearburn’s 2nd Birthday Party, Saturday 10 September, New Lanark, 1-3pm. Wild family fun in the triple award winning natural play and picnic area. Booking essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk FREE North Lanarkshire Walking Festival, Friday 23 – Monday 26 September, various times and locations. Call 01236 for more information and to book. FREE Fruit Day, Saturday 1 October, Overton Farm Shop, Crossford, Carluke, 9am-1:30pm. The best local produce, craft stalls and fun for all the family. FREE Badgers for Beginners course, Saturday 17 (Chatelherault) and Saturday 15 October (Falls of Clyde), 10am-4pm. All you need to know about badgers with Scottish Badgers. Booking essential at www.eventbrite.co.uk and search ‘Scottish Badgers’
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The Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership is a Heritage Lottery Fund supported programme, working with ten key partners: Central Scotland Green Network Trust, Clydesdale Community Initiatives, New Lanark Trust, North Lanarkshire Council, Northlight Heritage, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wildlife Trust, South Lanarkshire Council and Rural Development Trust