The South Wales valleys are among the most materially deprived communities in the UK. Once the heart of heavy industry like coal and steel, these communities have been left to rot by successive governments over decades.

Nearly 40 years after the mines closed, a new project called Skyline seeks to reverse this by giving over the land to the community to develop for the benefit of themselves and future generations.

The vision is a community of renewable energy shared among the people who generate it, forest schools, sustainable economic activity, and a richer, fuller local landscape. It’s ...

 

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