Y Dolydd, Llanfyllin Workhouse

The pic is of Llanfyllin workhouse, Y Dolydd, its a derelict building that is now held in trust with the intention of developing it as a community asset. perhaps a mixture of residential flats, creative spaces, retail units, a historical interpretation centre and a whole lot more.
I have friends who are involved in the comittee and also the annual festival that is growing up around it. I have pitched the idea of a forest garden workshop at the event.
but much more importantly this could be a signiture project for the whole of the borders region, what we call the Welsh Marches, there are lots of creative people, teens etc. but not much going on and little opportunity of that sort. I see it as a potnetial catalyst for the whole area
anyway check out those courtyards, the building is absolutely massive, it was last used as an outdoor education centre in the 80's. Imagine being able to glass over ne of those quadrangles - on a south facing view, it'll be a mini eden project.
It s big part of local history, there are people in the village still who spent their child hood in the workhouse, it was one of the worst aspects of victorian thinking. people had very hard loveless lives there, it was separted as it is to keep men and womens, children and elderly apart, families were split up deliberately, and they had to do real demeaning work and were half starved on their gruel diet. It was important to the people at the time that the poor had really bad food- they wanted them to suffer and be grateful for it. That it is why its so important that it is saved and becomes and asset of the community, it could be a centre of innovation for the whole region. The comittee can see some of the possibilities but maybe not the bigger picture, which is what it will take to be able to save the building, i will keep you posted, but i want to get involved in this, I can see a big future for this building...