CEMEX support Welsh restoration project
CEMEX UK have joined forces with not-for-profit organization Groundwork Flintshire and rural regeneration organization Cadwyn Clwyd to help restore and enhance Naid-y-March – a historical monument commemorating a legendary leap of 25ft by a 16th century gentleman on horseback that stands on Halkyn Mountain, close to the company’s Halkyn Quarry, in Flintshire, North Wales.
The work is being funded by the CEMEX Foundation, which supports community projects close to the company’s operations, and will provide local residents and visitors with an opportunity to learn about the history of the area, create a focal point for the community and turn an unused area of land into a site of Welsh heritage.
Naid-y-March, which literally translates as the Horseman’s Leap, currently comprises two Bronze Age standing stones marking where the horse allegedly took off and landed. These will be enhanced by interpretation boards comprising a picture depicting the legend, story-telling panels in Welsh and English, and information on the wildlife and history of the area.
In addition, under the guidance of staff from Groundwork, local community members and CEMEX staff will form a volunteer group to help restore the area around the monument, which is currently overgrown and poorly maintained. CEMEX are also part-sponsoring Halkyn Mountain Ranger Rachel Watson, who is responsible for wildlife and environmental concerns in the area.
The work is being funded by the CEMEX Foundation, which supports community projects close to the company’s operations, and will provide local residents and visitors with an opportunity to learn about the history of the area, create a focal point for the community and turn an unused area of land into a site of Welsh heritage.
Naid-y-March, which literally translates as the Horseman’s Leap, currently comprises two Bronze Age standing stones marking where the horse allegedly took off and landed. These will be enhanced by interpretation boards comprising a picture depicting the legend, story-telling panels in Welsh and English, and information on the wildlife and history of the area.
In addition, under the guidance of staff from Groundwork, local community members and CEMEX staff will form a volunteer group to help restore the area around the monument, which is currently overgrown and poorly maintained. CEMEX are also part-sponsoring Halkyn Mountain Ranger Rachel Watson, who is responsible for wildlife and environmental concerns in the area.