Park opts for slate award (From Western Telegraph)

Park opts for slate award

A leading Pembrokeshire craft business will once again be contributing to the prestigious National Park Award competition by producing the slate plaques to be presented as prizes.

Richard and Fran Boultbee, of The Slate Workshop, at Llangolman, near Clynderwen, have been commissioned by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to create the 2002 award.

The decision comes following the success of using the slate plaque award in 2000.

Mainly made from green Pembrokeshire slate, the hand-made plaque will carry the razorbill emblem of the only coastal National Park.

The Slate Workshop opened in 1985 and has developed a reputation for high quality craftsmanship coupled with innovative design.

Fran Boultbee said: "We are pleased to be working with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority once again to produce the award. Being involved in a project which values the importance of using local industry and produce is a tremendous honour."

There are four categories of awards: * Conservation or enhancement of the built environment. * Conservation or enhancement of the rural environment. * Promotion of public enjoyment and understanding of the Park and promotion of cultural conservation. * Socio-economic well-being of the local community.

Councillor Gordon Cawood, chairman of the Park Authority, said: "The Park takes great pride in supporting local business, and we hope the plaque will help to raise the profile of award still further and encourage a wide range of applications for us to consider."

Further details are available from www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk. Alternatively, a bilingual leaflet is available in local libraries or the Authority's offices in Winch Lane, Haverfordwest, SA61 1PY (01437 764636).