{"id":36602,"date":"2019-03-29T13:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=36602"},"modified":"2019-03-29T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:43:10","slug":"the-surprising-cardiff-suburb-which-formed-citys-original-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/29\/the-surprising-cardiff-suburb-which-formed-citys-original-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist plan for the surprising suburb which formed Cardiff&#039;s original city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_36694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36694\" style=\"width: 958px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36694\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36694\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3.jpg 958w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-3-3-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/noscript> Credit: Adam Stanford<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE first known human settlement in Cardiff which formed the origin of the city is to be transformed into a tourism destination.<br \/>\nCaerau&#8217;s 6,000-year-old history is being uncovered by a community archeological project taking place around the suburb&#8217;s Iron Age &#8216;hidden hillfort&#8217;.<br \/>\nThe area is also home to the remains of a 2,000-year-old settlement and Neolithic ritual space, which dates to the Stone age.<br \/>\nNow the suburb &#8211; the name translates as &#8216;fort&#8217; in English &#8211; will become a draw for people in the future as well as the past.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s really exciting,&#8221;\u00a0said Dave Horton, Development Manager at Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE), the community group leading the work.<br \/>\n&#8220;It\u2019s crazy to think it\u2019s in the middle of Caerau, but it was the first settlement in Cardiff.&#8221;<br \/>\nAfter nine years of\u00a0research and excavations, the site is now set to become a major tourist attraction predicted to provide huge social and economic benefits to the area.<br \/>\nThe site has previously featured on the BBC archeology TV show Time Team.<br \/>\nMore than \u00a31.6m in funding will allow the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project to transform the area.<br \/>\nPlans include\u00a0a Hidden Hillfort community centre, a new playground and heritage trails.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re creating something based on real local needs,&#8221; said Mr Horton.<br \/>\n&#8220;The social, economic and environmental benefits will be huge.<br \/>\n\u201cPeople always think Ely is somewhere nothing good happens; it\u2019s perceived by the city as marginalised and undervalued, this turns that on its head.<br \/>\n\u201cThe community is telling its own story \u2013 local people are getting to uncover their stories and history.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36606\" style=\"width: 1072px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-36606\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1072\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-770x597.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-500x388.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-293x227.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36606\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1072\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-770x597.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-500x388.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/download-1-2-293x227.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/noscript> Pupils excavating.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe areas&#8217;s significance to the origins of Cardiff was emphasised by Dr Oliver Davis, co-director of the CAER Project.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is the prehistoric origins of Cardiff it is the first place people met and gathered in big numbers,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s the place people went to meet their marriage partners and gossip.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe CAER Heritage project is a collaboration between community development organisation ACE, Cardiff University and local schools and residents.<br \/>\n\u201cThis news is a culmination of nine years of discovering 6000 years of heritage,&#8221; said\u00a0David Wyatt, CAER Heritage co -director.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a powerful story to tell for communities who often get unfounded bad press.\u201d<br \/>\nThe \u00a31.6m funding will enable Cardiff University to offer seven half-paid scholarships for students in Caerau and Ely to access higher education.<br \/>\nMr Wyatt said: \u201cLess than 7% of pupils from schools (in Caerau and Ely) go into higher education and I know there\u2019s loads of talent there. A really big part of project is breaking down barriers and letting pupil progress.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36608\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-36608\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre.jpg 570w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36608\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre.jpg 570w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Artists-impression-CAER-community-heritage-centre-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/noscript> What the site will look like. Credit: Gillard Associates<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe funding will also provide the students with equipment and potentially help with postgraduate study too. ACE also offers free-accredited courses to adults.<br \/>\nKimberley Jones, ACE Hidden Hillfort Development Officer, said: \u201cACE seeks to build vibrant, equal and resilient communities for all.<br \/>\n\u201cLocal people and school pupils have been at the forefront of co-developing and co-producing exciting plans using Caerau\u2019s incredible hillfort as inspiration.<br \/>\nWith Cardiff West Community High School opening next week, the history of the Hidden Hillfort has been put into the curriculum; as well as a CAER suite being placed in the new school.<br \/>\nSpeaking at the Senedd, First Minister Mark Drakeford said: \u201cThe archaeological work that is going on at that remarkable site will open opportunities for young people that have hitherto been very scantily available to them.\u201d<br \/>\nPeter Bradbury, Councillor for Caurau, said: \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely superb.<br \/>\n\u201cIt shows an unbelievable rich history which we want to celebrate and teach the next generation of local children about. It will have a massive difference in my community.\u201d<br \/>\nProject planning begins on Monday. Work on the heritage centre and a three-year project of research and heritage discovery for adults and school pupils to take part will begin in the summer.<br \/>\nThe project will work with communities to curate and conserve the Caerau hillfort, redevelop the Gospel Hall\u00a0on Church Road into a Hidden Hillfort Heritage Centre which will act as a community centre for a variety of activities. Accessible heritage trails will also be created and a new \u2018hidden hillfort\u2019 playground will be rebuilt for children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was delighted to have the opportunity at this week&#39;s First Minister&#39;s Questions to congratulate the fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAERHeritage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CAERHeritage<\/a> on their success, as well as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffWestCHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CardiffWestCHS<\/a> which will open its doors in two weeks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/21stCenturySchools?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#21stCenturySchools<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FMQs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FMQs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CardiffWest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CardiffWest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinBrennanMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KevinBrennanMP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wGPiEZM5BF\">pic.twitter.com\/wGPiEZM5BF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Drakeford MS\/AS \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@MarkDrakeford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkDrakeford\/status\/1106174303538679813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Time Team Digital S20 DIG2 DAY1 - A word with David Wyatt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_XTulzqTlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Time Team Digital S20 DIG2 DAY1 - A word with David Wyatt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_XTulzqTlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE first known human settlement in Cardiff which formed the origin of the city is to be transformed into a tourism destination. 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