FIVE projects in Gwynedd are among 24 across Wales to have won a share of a £193,502 heritage fund.

The 15-Minute Heritage Fund from Cadw, and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, is for projects that connect communities with the heritage around them.

The Snowdonia Slate Trail Trust gets £3,000 for its Trail End Features project, and Gwynedd Council’s Mosaig Glynllifon project and Keep Beddgelert Tidy both get £10,000.

Elsewhere, Bangor City Council’s pier exhibition project will receive £5,000 and Dyffryn Nantlle’s Richard Wilson painting on the shores of Llyn Nantlle project will get £4,290, and Taith Tre’r Ceiri, Hafod Ceiri, Llithfaen, £4,455.

The fund is based on an idea called the 15 minute city where most daily necessities can be accomplished by either walking or cycling from residents’ homes.

“Heritage is for everyone and local heritage - whether that’s a building, a landmark, a nature reserve or even our local shop, helps to create and shape our communities”, said Andrew White, director of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales.

“It’s been a pleasure to work again this year with Cadw on the 15-Minute Heritage Fund and support even more communities across Wales to get in touch with their local heritage.”

The 83-mile Snowdonia Slate Trail is a project designed to bring our unique slate culture and heritage to a wider audience. This project will see bespoke artisan-made benches at the start in Porth Penrhyn and end of the trail in Bethesda near Neuadd Ogwen. These will be created by a local artist and metalworker using designs based on work carried out previously by local schoolchildren, incorporating slate-related scenes, Snowdonia Slate Trail Trust’s name and logo. The benches will form a heritage feature and depict the slate industry which roofed the world and became worthy of World Heritage Site status.

The Mosaig Glynllifon project will see a buried 20 square meter mosaic of an eagle by the amphitheatre at Parc Glynllifon uncovered and restored. The mosaic was originally created for the Wynn family of the Newborough estate in the grounds of the Glynllifon manor house as GG Wynn had an interest in eagles and kept a pair in the eagle house. The mosaic was covered about 20 years ago for protection as some of the stones had begun to be removed. The project will engage people with learning disabilities and special educational needs, primary school children and their families with the uncovering and restoration of the historical feature and its history.

Bangor Garth Pier Exhibition Project will run from 1 January 2022 to 31 August 2022. There will be an exhibition at the Storiel museum and art gallery looking at the history and heritage of Bangor Pier. They will research and co-create the exhibition by working with volunteers from the diverse and multi-cultural community of the city of Bangor. They will also hold six art workshops for local schoolchildren from nearby economically deprived areas of Bangor and this work will be showcased at the exhibition.

The ‘Llun Richard Wilson ger Llyn Nantlle/Richard Wilson’s painting on the shores of Llyn Nantlle’ project is aiming to raise local awareness of Richard Wilson’s famous painting of Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle (1765). A copy of the painting will be installed near Llyn Nantlle with an interpretation board to explain the significance of the painting, of the artist’s fame and how this changed travellers’ perceptions of Wales. There will also be artist workshops held at local schools which will use the painting as inspiration to raise the confidence of children and young people by giving them a sense of pride in their area.

The Make Beddgelert History, Keep Beddgelert Tidy will see interpretation boards and display cabinets installed as part of a community hub at the National Trust-owned Grade II listed T? Isaf. This will be a hub for local people and visitors will include a traditional Victorian Welsh Lady’s outfit, which originates from the village, a Welsh harp Documents, photographs and memorabilia illustrating the village’ history including its link to Rupert Bear; the carnival which began in 1969; the Royal investiture in Caernarfon; the Craig Llan and Moel Hebog races and the Beddgelert in Bloom competitions which saw Beddgelert win the Britain in Bloom title in 1993.

The Taith Tre’r Ceiri project is based in Llithfaen. A walking journey will be created from Capel Isaf, Llithfaen to Tre’r Ceiri, over the summit of Yr Eifl past the head of Nant Gwrtheyrn and back to the village of Llithfaen. It will create an experience similar to that found on geotourist.com which is a map, a QR code with written information and an audio file telling the history of a location. Local experts will be consulted to check the historical facts of the 15 to 20 proposed locations and a marketing leaflet will be published.