Volunteer Stories – John Hancock
22/07/2026
By Anne
Role in the park: Receptionist Background: John has been here “since it opened” and was one of the first receptionists here. He is 81 years old and lives locally. Previous to volunteering at the park he worked for five years as a hospital receptionist up until the Covid period. John has been volunteering for about …
Posted: 08/09/2015 by Admin
WHGT Visit
The Committee of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust visited the Bishop’s Park to see for themselves our exciting restoration project led by their Carmarthenshire Branch. As well as a tour of the grounds they also had a chance to explore the currently inaccessible Walled Garden and see some of its orchards remaining apple trees. It …
Posted: 01/09/2015 by Admin
Site Plan
Today the project took a big step forward as we had our first look at the proposed site plan. After months of research and discussions for the first time we now get to see on paper how the restored site may look. We are all really excited to see the great potential of the Bishop’s …
Posted: 28/08/2015 by Admin
Abergwili Community Council
Members of Abergwili Community Council recently presented a cheque to the Carmarthenshire Branch of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in support of the work of the Trust’s Tywi Gateway Project. The Bishop’s Park is much loved and used by the people of Abergwili and the generous donation of the Abergwili Community Council recognises the importance …
Posted: 16/08/2015 by Caroline Welch
Restoring the Garden of Bishop Jenkinson
The gardens in autumn We are all very excited about what the future holds for the Bishop’s Park. In looking to return the park to its previous grandeur, one of the big decisions has been through examining all available evidence deciding on what time period the park is going to be restored to. After a …
Posted: 31/07/2015 by Admin
AHF Grant
The project is thrilled to receive a grant from the Architectural Heritage Fund towards the cost of employing specialist Conservation Architects to advise on the conservation and restoration of the historic built features within the Bishop’s Park. The AHF is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation and sustainable re-use of historic …
Posted: 09/07/2015 by Admin
Foyle Foundation Grant
The project is delighted to announce the receipt of a grant from the Foyle Foundation towards the cost of our restoration project.
Posted: 04/07/2015 by Admin
National Meadows Day
Today is the first ever National Meadows Day a new campaign to raise awareness of the ecological importance of these very special places and to highlight the severe decline in their numbers over the last 100 years. This is an issue dear to our hearts as from our Ha Ha we overlook The Great Meadow …
Posted: 11/06/2015 by Admin
Project Development Officer
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Wilson as our Project Development Officer with responsibility for the ongoing development of our Heritage Lottery Fund supported restoration project. In his 29 years working in the cultural sector all across Wales he has been responsible for the management, creation, preservation and redevelopment of a range …
Posted: 30/04/2015 by Admin
Conservation Management Plan
Today we are pleased to announce that Nicholas Pearson Partnership have joined the team to produce our Conservation Management Plan. Experts in historic landscape, management and restoration their work will help shape our ideas to ensure the Bishop’s Park remains and important community resource and an all year round visitor attraction.
Posted: 01/01/2015 by Admin
National Lottery Fund
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a development grant of £136,300 by the Heritage Lottery Fund under their Parks for Peoples scheme towards the restoration of the Bishop’s Park in Abergwili. The development funding awarded will help us progress our plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. …