Cosmeston Medieval Village

[magog_83]

I just saw a post about this on tumblr.

As you know (as Merlin fans know anyway!), Cosmeston Medieval Village near Penarth is the setting for Ealdor and the village in the Lamia episode of series four of Merlin. It is also facing reductions to its services as a result of council funding cuts. According to the petition, this includes the removal of the costumed guides who provide 'informative, first person tours of the site', the collection of authentic rare-breed animals and an end to the special events staged in the village throughout the year.



Whilst there are many other deeply valued community services losing funding at the moment, it seems dangerous to let much loved heritage services go without at the very least showing our support for what they do and the people who work hard to make them educational and engaging for all. Please take a moment to sign the petition and show the council (and the Cosmeston staff) that people value what they do there :)

ETA: PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE UK CAN SIGN THIS PETITION. There is also a box you can uncheck if you don't want your signature displayed publicly.

Sign the petition here!

Comments

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I signed it. I don't know if it will do much. I think part of the problem from a tourist pov is that they didn't do nearly enough to promote it. It's not in any of the tourist guides for Wales that I could find. If I hadn't known about Merlin, I'd have never known about the site.