A series of free workshops will teach people in Pembrokeshire about heritage building skills.

Pembrokeshire County Council and the Tywi Centre are offering the training opportunities in and around Haverfordwest as part of the Heart of Pembrokeshire project.

The workshops, which will run from October to December 2024, have been funded by the UK Government and are aimed at equipping Pembrokeshire residents with the skills needed to preserve and celebrate the region’s cultural and historical heritage.

The courses are aimed at homeowners, with a focus on the repair, maintenance, and energy efficiency of older buildings.

There is also a course to guide people through the process of applying for listed building consent.

For those wanting to learn more practical skills, there is an opportunity to dive deep into the art of working with lime in buildings, using a traditional Pembrokeshire cottage as a case study to explore common building defects and their solutions.

The sessions are being run by a team of heritage building experts from the Tywi Centre.

Rowan Matthiessen, client project manager for the Heart of Pembrokeshire project, said: "We are thrilled to be offering this initiative which is a unique opportunity for people to learn and refine heritage skills, ensuring that Pembrokeshire’s history and culture are preserved for generations to come.

"We invite everyone to get involved in this transformative project."

The Heart of Pembrokeshire project is redeveloping Haverfordwest Castle to become a bustling heritage-based discovery centre attracting a footfall of 40,000 annual visitors.

As part of the project, the team is engaging with residents and organisations to help develop the vision, direction and content of the attraction.

A series of pilot workshops and volunteering opportunities will be held throughout 2025 and beyond.

The Tywi Centre has been delivering heritage construction training throughout Wales since 2009.

Over the last decade, the Tywi Centre has built a reputation for delivering high quality, engaging training by experts with extensive knowledge in their field of heritage construction.

The first session is on October 16 and courses can be booked independently online via Eventbrite.

The dates of all the sessions are as follows:

- Listed Building Consent: making an application, one-day course, October 16, 9.30am-4pm, online.

- Level 3 Award – Repair and Maintenance for Traditional (Pre-1919) Buildings, two-day course, November 18 and 19, 9am-5pm, Haverhub, Haverfordwest.

- Maintenance, Repair and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings, one-day course, December 4, 9.30am-4pm, Haverhub, Haverfordwest.

- Working with Lime in Buildings, two-day course, December 10 and 11, Scolton Manor and Penrhos Cottage on day one, Tywi Centre, Carmarthen on day two.

For more information, visit the Heart of Pembrokeshire Eventbrite page.