Oral History Training - Wales
2023-02-18 10:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Are you interested in recording the history of your community through the stories and memories of local people?
Join CUPHAT for a FREE oral history training workshop designed to provide you with key skills for designing and conducting a local oral history project. We will introduce issues of project planning, ethical considerations, interview techniques and potential outputs.
To attend the workshop in Wales, please register via Eventbrite. Spaces are limited so make sure you get yours!
It’s free to attend and open to all.
This workshop will take place in the Council Chambers, National Library of Wales.
There is a sister workshop happening in Ireland, registration details are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/516582140087

Celebrating our Coastal Uplands: Photography Competition - CLOSING DATE
2023-03-01 18:00 | Co. Wicklow
CUPHAT’s ‘Celebrating our Coastal Uplands: Photography Competition’ closes TODAY.
Make sure you have any submissions submitted by 6pm today for your chance to win a prize!

Learning Visit - March 2023
2023-03-03 - 2023-03-06 | Ireland, Ireland
CUPHAT’s second Learning Visit is happening 3 – 6 March 2023.
Participants from Wales will travel to Ireland to hear, learn from and discuss with their counterparts and tourism bodies in the Blackstairs Mountains and Wicklow Mountains. It is a follow-on from the first event that happened in October.
Like with the first visit, this 4-day trip will be action-packed, with a lot of food for thought!

Citizen Science Activities - Pontrhydfendigaid Village Hall, Wales
2023-04-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Pontrhydfendigaid Village Hall, Ystrad Meurig, SY25 6BB, United Kingdom
SAVE THE DATE!
Join CUPHAT to try some Citizen Science activities!
Events are being held in both Tinahely, in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland and in Pontrhydfendigaid, in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales. They’re free and open to all! Refreshments will be available all day.
Pontrhydfendigaid, Cambrian Mountains, Wales

All day activitiesLearn about:

DNA analysis! Bring in lichen/fungi from your garden in a plastic bag and we’ll help identify it (Please wear gloves when collecting your sample)
Freshwater invertebrates in your local streams
How Citizen Science Apps can help record pollution and river flows

Chat to:

The team from Mapio Cymru about placename recording
Sarah Purdon, Mid Wales Red Squirrel Officer

Timetabled activities

10:00
An introduction to Citizen Science

10:30
Bioblitz Event! Identify and record local flora and fauna (including using the DNA analysis kit)

12:00
Mapio Cymru Placename Preservation (will also be live-streamed via Teams)

13:30
Field trip to Coed y Bont to learn about Red Squirrels

15:00
Using LiDAR to record local archaeology

Click here to register!
For activities leaving the venue, please meet at the designated times outside the Village Hall.
Please ensure that you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions (walking boots or wellies recommended), bring water and snacks, and let us know of any medical requirements.

Citizen Science Activities - Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Ireland
2023-04-01 10:00 - 17:30 | The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Co Wicklow, Ireland
SAVE THE DATE!
Join CUPHAT to try some Citizen Science activities!
Events are being held in both Tinahely, in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland and in Pontrhydfendigaid, in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales. They’re free and open to all! Refreshments will be available all day.
Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely
All day activities
Learn about:

What citizen science is and why it’s important
How you can get involved in monitoring your
archaeological, geological and natural heritage

Chat to:

Organisations involved in citizen science activities in your local areas

Timetabled activities
10:00 An introduction to Citizen Science
10:30 Citizen Science and Archaeology
11:00 Getting Involved in Geology
11:30 Fieldtrip to Glenmalure
14:00 Natural Heritage and Biodiversity
14:30 An Introduction to Citizen Science
15:00 Fieldtrip to Tomnafinnoge Wood
Click here to register!
For activities leaving the venue, please meet at the designated times outside the Arts Centre.
Please ensure that you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions (walking boots or wellies recommended), bring water and snacks, and let us know of any medical requirements.

Microenterprise and Community Groups Showcase - Ireland
2023-04-04 | Co. Wicklow
This celebratory event is for the participants of CUPHAT’s Regenerative Tourism Programme for Microenterprise & Community Groups in Ireland.

Using LiDAR to Explore Ireland's Hillfort Capital
2023-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Timmins Bar, (in the back room), Baltinglass, Ireland
Live stream the talks here.

Citizen Science Activities - Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian, Wales
2023-04-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Canolfan, Llwynihirion Brynberian, Preseli Mountains, United Kingdom
SAVE THE DATE!
Join CUPHAT to try some Citizen Science activities!
Events are being held in both Rathnure, in the Blackstairs Mountains of Ireland and in Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian, in the Preseli Mountains of Wales. They’re free and open to all! Refreshments will be available all day.
Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian, Preseli Mountains, Wales

All day activities
Learn about:

DNA analysis! Bring in lichen/fungi from your garden in a plastic bag and we’ll help identify it (Please wear gloves when collecting your sample)
Freshwater invertebrates in your local streams
How Citizen Science Apps can help record pollution and river flows

Chat to:

The team from Mapio Cymru about placename recording

Timetabled activities
10:00 An introduction to Citizen Science
10:30 Bioblitz Event! Identify and record local flora and fauna (including using the DNA analysis kit)
12:00 Mapio Cymru Placename Preservation (will also be live-streamed via Teams)
13:30 Using LiDAR to record local archaeology
15:00 Give us your feedback on the day
Click here to register!

For activities leaving the venue, please meet at the designated times outside the Village Hall.
Please ensure that you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions (walking boots or wellies recommended), bring water and snacks, and let us know of any medical requirements.

Citizen Science Activities - Rathnure Community Hall, Ireland
2023-04-15 10:00 - 17:30 | Rathnure Community Hall, Rathnure, Ireland
SAVE THE DATE!
Join CUPHAT to try some Citizen Science activities!
Events are being held in both Rathnure, in the Blackstairs Mountains of Ireland and in Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian, in the Preseli Mountains of Wales. They’re free and open to all! Refreshments will be available all day.
Rathnure Community Hall
All day activities
Learn about:

What citizen science is and why it’s important
How you can get involved in monitoring your
archaeological, geological and natural heritage

Chat to:

Organisations involved in citizen science activities in your local areas

Timetabled activities
10:00 An introduction to Citizen Science
10:30 Citizen Science and Archaeology
11:00 Getting Involved in Geology
11:30 Fieldtrip to White Mountain
14:00 Natural Heritage and Biodiversity
14:30 An Introduction to Citizen Science
15:00 Fieldtrip to Forrestalstown Wood
Click here to register!
For activities leaving the venue, please meet at the designated times outside the Community Hall.
Please ensure that you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions (walking boots or wellies recommended), bring water and snacks, and let us know of any medical requirements.

Celebrating our Shared Coastal Upland Heritage - online event
2023-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | online
Following on from our in-person ‘Celebrating Our Heritage’ and ‘Twrio’ events last November in Rathdangan, Rathnure, Tregaron and Maenclochog we are now planning an interactive online event that will bring together people from all four project areas in Ireland and Wales to showcase and share the digitised items that were contributed in both Ireland and Wales.
Community members were incredibly generous in bringing in objects, photographs, documents and recordings that they felt were important parts of local heritage. We received everything from lace and patchwork quilts to photographs of hurling teams and threshing days and there was even some local historic weaponry on display.
The event will be an opportunity to showcase and share these digitised items from across the Wicklow, Blackstairs, Cambrian and Preseli Mountains and consider the shared heritage of our coastal upland communities. It will also be an opportunity for community members to suggest things that we are missing and that we should be seeking to include in our digital collection.
This is a free event, but registration is required in order to receive the zoom link for the event. To register please see: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-our-shared-coastal-upland-heritage-tickets-609578905917?keep_tld=1

Whole CUPHAT Tourism Network Meeting
2023-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | online
CUPHAT’s next tourism network meeting is taking place online!
This will be the first whole network meeting bringing together members from Wales and Ireland for an evening of discussion and experience sharing. We’ll review the visit of the Welsh delegates to Ireland and then provide some space for exchanging ideas across the various stakeholder groups and areas. A zoom link for the event will be circulated to all network members closer to the time, but there is still time to join the network if you haven’t already. Simply complete the relevant form and we’ll include you in future mail outs to the network.

Ireland Expression of Interest form
Wales Expression of Interest form

Heritage Tourism: Making Waves across the Irish Sea
2023-05-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, Abbey Street, Wexford Town, Ireland
CUPHAT is pleased to invite you to our Ireland-Wales symposium on 16th May 2023.
Mae tîm CUPHAT yn eich gwahodd yn gynnes i symposiwm Iwerddon-Cymru ar 16/5/2023!
Tá áthas ar #CUPHA cuireadh a thabhairt daoibh freastal ar shiompóisiam na hÉireann-na Breataine Bige ar 16/5/202!
Register via Eventbrite / Cofrestrwch drwy Eventbrite / Cláraigí trí Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-tourism-making-waves-across-the-irish-sea-tickets-607397180317

Using LiDAR to Explore Heritage in the Cambrian Mountains
2023-05-27 10:00 - 16:30 | Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach Community Centre, Pontarfynach, Devil’s Bridge, United Kingdom
Join us for the day! CUPHAT are holding a day event where you can identify archaeological features around Pontarfynach, Ceredigion using LiDAR and learn how to ground truth them in the field! There are limited places so get in early! To save a space and find out more, email the address on the poster. Saturday 27 May, 10:00-16:30, Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach Community Centre, Pontarfynach, Devil’s Bridge
Ymunwch â ni am y diwrnod! Mae CUPHAT yn cynnal digwyddiad undydd lle gallwch chi adnabod nodweddion archeolegol o amgylch Pontarfynach, Ceredigion gan ddefnyddio LiDAR a gwiriwch nhw yn y maes! Nifer cyfyngedig o lefydd sydd ar gael felly dewch i mewn yn gynnar! I arbed lle a darganfod mwy, e-bostiwch y cyfeiriad ar y poster. Dydd Sadwrn 27 Mai, 10:00-16:30, Canolfan Gymunedol Mynach, Pontarfynach, Pontarfynach

Microenterprise and Community Groups Showcase - Wales
2023-06-06 | Co. Wicklow
This celebratory event is for the participants of CUPHAT’s Regenerative Tourism Programme for Microenterprise & Community Groups in Wales.

Debrief on CUPHAT Tourism Network - Ireland
2023-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Rackards of Killanne, Killanne, Co Wexford, Ireland
CUPHAT invites you to our final network meeting.
Join us for:

A member-led discussion on the reopening of Rackards of Killanne and future developments
A focus on developing heritage activities for tourists

Music and refreshments will be provided!
If you’d like to become a member of the CUPHAT Tourism Network to participate in this event, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKOqiklWV9DFpaZyP4nr1DikrJrhEyvrBWiDB6mtThwbTVtQ/viewform
Registration is required for this event as numbers are limited.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cuphat-tourism-network-a-celebration-tickets-643624717857

Cuireann CUPHAT cuireadh duit chuig cruinniú deiridh an líonra.
Bí linn le haghaidh:

Plé ball-threoraithe ar athoscailt Rackard’s Chill Anna agus forbairtí amach anseo
Fócasghrúpa ar fhorbairt gníomhaíochtaí do thurasóirí

Cuirfear sólaistí ar fáil agus beidh ceol beo ann!
Is gá clárú mar gheall ar spás teoranta.

Debrief on CUPHAT Tourism Network - Wales
2023-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bargoed Farm, Llwyncelyn, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 0HL
SAVE THE DATE!
Please RSVP to suh26@aber.ac.uk by 5th June.
Refreshments and cakes will be provided. Please advise if you have any dietary requirements.

CUPHAT Festival - Wales - Cambrian Mountains
2023-06-20 12:00 - 20:00 | Pontrhydfendigaid Village Hall, Ystrad Meurig, SY25 6BB, United Kingdom
SAVE THE DATE! / ARBEDWCH Y DYDDIAD!
CUPHAT invites you to our final community event in the Cambrian Mountains for a celebration of your contributions to our work!
Mae CUPHAT yn eich gwahodd i’n digwyddiad cymunedol olaf ym Mynyddoedd Cambria i ddathlu eich cyfraniadau i’n gwaith!

CUPHAT Festival - Wales - Preseli Mountains
2023-06-21 12:00 - 20:00 | Maenclochog Community Hall, Neuadd Gymunedol Maenclochog, United Kingdom
SAVE THE DATE! / ARBEDWCH Y DYDDIAD!
CUPHAT invites you to our final community event in the Presli Mountains for a celebration of your contributions to our work!
Mae CUPHAT yn eich gwahodd i’n digwyddiad cymunedol olaf ym Mynyddoedd y Preseli i ddathlu eich cyfraniadau i’n gwaith!

CUPHAT Festival - Ireland - Blackstairs Mountains
2023-06-27 12:00 - 20:00 | Kiltealy Commuity Hall, Kiltealy, Co Wexford, Ireland
Save the date! / Cuir an dáta sa ndialann!
CUPHAT invites you to our final community event in the Blackstairs Mountains for a celebration of your contributions to our work!
Tugann CUPHAT cuireadh duit chuig ár n-imeacht pobail deireanach sna Staighrí Dubha chun do rannpháirtíocht inár dtionscadal a cheiliúradh!

CUPHAT Festival - Ireland - Wicklow Mountains
2023-06-28 12:00 - 20:00 | Avoca Community Hall, Avoca, Co Wicklow, Ireland
Save the date! / Cuir an dáta sa ndialann!
CUPHAT invites you to our final community event in the Wicklow Mountains for a celebration of your contributions to our work!
Tugann CUPHAT cuireadh duit chuig ár n-imeacht pobail deireanach sna Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin chun do rannpháirtíocht inár dtionscadal a cheiliúradh!

CUPHAT's End of Project Event - Regenerative Tourism in the Coastal Uplands: Heritage, Place & Community
2023-07-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, The Coach Road, Gorey, Wexford, Ireland
Coastal Uplands: Heritage and Tourism (CUPHAT) are pleased to invite you to attend our final project community conference on Thursday 6th July from 10am – 4pm in the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey.
This community conference will highlight the project’s work in communities across Ireland and Wales. Join us to:

Hear about our work in tourism development, microenterprise and community support, citizen science, digital reconstructions, and engaging communities with their heritage.
See highlights of our work related to the themes of Geology and Landforms, Biodiversity, Archaeology, and Community Lives
Consider future directions and ways to continue this work into the future

Refreshments provided. All welcome.
Free event, but registration is required. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cuphats-end-of-project-event-tickets-662849961077?aff=oddtdtcreator
You can also attend the event as an online participant, though the conference has been designed as an in-person event, to encourage discussion and networking.
We hope as many people as possible will be able to join us in person in Ashdown Park Hotel, but if the online option is the only possibility for you, please register here on this online only Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-regenerative-tourism-in-coastal-uplands-heritage-place-community-tickets-665161073677?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please note, Zoom links will be sent to the email you use at registration in advance of the event.

CUPHAT at the 2023 National Eisteddfod
2023-08-05 - 2023-08-12 | Co. Wicklow
Another year, another Eisteddfod! This year, CUPHAT, along with the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University and the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales organised an important session on Tourism and the Viability of Welsh Communities. Thanks to everyone who came along and took part!

Tourism and the Viability of Welsh Communities
2023-08-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Co. Wicklow
On Thursday 10 August, from 11:00-12:00, Eisteddfod goers were encouraged to drop by the Aberystwyth University stand to listen to the talk from CUPHAT and Future Generations Commissioner on “Tourism and the Viability of Welsh Communities”.
Thanks to all who came along and contributed their views and ideas!

Heritage Week 2023: Killanne's Local Heritage - BioBlitz and History Talks
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Rackards of Killanne, Killanne, Co Wexford, Ireland
Join the CUPHAT Team in Killanne from 6:30pm to 8:30pm to learn more about the area’s natural, built, and cultural heritage. The event will start with a BioBlitz at St Anne’s Historic Graveyard at 6:30 pm, followed by local history talks and refreshments at Rackard’s of Killanne at 7:30 pm.
The talks will present the findings of a new geophysics survey of the churchyard and surrounding area and showcase digital images and story maps that will be used to tell the story of Killanne’s more recent history.
This will also be an opportunity for the local community to see how the area’s living heritage will be communicated to potential visitors to the area.
Further information can be found on the National Heritage Week’s website: https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/killane-bioblitz

Heritage Week 2023: Historic Tour of Old Crusher House, Glenmalure
2023-08-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Baravore, Glenmalure, Baravore Car Park Baravore Car Park, Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Glenmalure Pure Mile Group and CUPHAT welcome all to a celebratory event on 19 August in the Glenmalure Valley. The event will commemorate the restoration of the Old Crusher House.

The day will start at 10:00 with a short walk to the Old Crusher House (from the Baravore Car Park) for a historic talk as well as an on-site demonstration of the building methods used to restore this monument to its current state.
This will be followed by two Citizen Science workshops hosted by the CUPHAT team. These workshops are aimed at children and adults where there will be interactive exploration of the rivers and geology of the area.

The day will finish with light refreshments, music and poetry at the nearby Hostel.

Please park at the Baravore Car Park only.
Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for an outdoor event.
Participants may wish to bring a light lunch/snacks/drinks with them as required.
Further information can be found on the National Heritage Week’s website: https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/tour-of-the-historic-old-crusher-house-glenmalure-3
