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Ancient Connections is all about people and their relationships to North Pembrokeshire and North Wexford, as inhabitants, visitors, ancestors, descendants, farmers, traders, storytellers and pilgrims. The project aims to be as far-reaching and accessible as possible and there are many ways that you can get involved, from joining one of our community training programmes, to volunteering on an archaeological dig, attending one of our public events, or letting us know about a community project you are involved with.

There are several ways that you can become involved with Ancient Connections as a volunteer:

  • Become one of our History Hunters and receive training on researching family or local history, creating stories from your findings and sharing them with others.
  • Join the team of Tourism Ambassadors, who will help to keep local stories, heritage and legends alive. Whether you have a passion for local stories and places, or work in the tourism industry, our training schemes offer different programmes to suit your interests.
  • Roll your sleeves up and get digging – volunteer on the archaeological digs at Whitesands with Dyfed Archaeological Trust and in Ferns with IAFS.
  • Find out what’s under the surface at significant sites in Pembrokeshire and Wexford and volunteer with Dig Ventures experts in geophysics.
  • Become a Steward for Ancient Connections events. From 2021 onwards Ancient Connections will be running a number of events in Wexford and Pembrokeshire. This is an opportunity to be in the thick of all the fun and support the project team to make the events run as smoothly and safely as possible.
  • Become an Evaluator – as part of the Ancient Connections project, the team will need to gather important information from visitors at key sites in Wexford and Pembrokeshire, including where they are from, why they are visiting, what they plan to do while they are visiting and whether they are aware of the cross-border connections between these two places. Evaluators do not have to have any special skills, just a friendly face and a willingness to engage with people from all walks of life.
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Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire County Council, County Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. SA61 1TP

E: ancientconnections@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
T: +44 (0)7798925695

Wexford

Wexford County Council: County Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford, Y35 WY93

E: ancient.connections@wexfordcoco.ie
T: +353 (0) 87 338 6005

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Pembrokeshire County Council, together with partners Wexford County Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and Visit Wexford are working collaboratively on Ancient Connections, an exciting cross-border arts, heritage and sustainable tourism project funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales co-operation programme.