Looking after Blaenavon

‘The prime aim of the Blaenavon Partnership is to protect and conserve this landscape so that future generations may understand the contribution that South Wales made to the Industrial Revolution. By presentation and promotion of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape it is intended to increase cultural tourism and assist in the economic regeneration of the area’.

Managing a World Heritage Site is a major responsibility. The role of looking after the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been charged to the Blaenavon Partnership, a group of interested public bodies and organisations. The Partnership, led by Torfaen County Borough Council, was formed in August 1997 with the aim of obtaining World Heritage Status for Blaenavon. Since inscription in December 2000, the various partners have continued to work together to protect and promote the site and to make sure that Blaenavon is a place where people wish to visit, work, live and invest.