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National Trust warns young may lose in heritage cuts

Young people in Wales face losing out on educational trips to historic sites if the heritage sector is hit by cuts, warns a senior National Trust official.

A report by the trust and other bodies says Wales' "historic environment" supports 30,000 jobs.

Heritage sites are worth £1.8bn a year to the economy.

The heritage sector in Wales includes nearly 30,000 listed buildings, more than 4,100 scheduled ancient monuments, 428 registered landscaped, parks and gardens and three world heritage sites.

The places studied included Blaenavon, Caernarfon Castle, Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort, Pembrokeshire, Erddig Country House and Gardens, Wrexham, and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal....
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