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Get Involved

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”4px” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”50%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”]The Youth Ambassadors offer a wide range of activity to get involved in, whatever your age. You don’t need to live in or near a World Heritage Site to participate! Find out more below about our workshops, youth ambassadors clubs across the UK, or our online activities.

For adults, see how we advocate for our young people, and find out more about our adult training activities.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-safeguarding-2.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Safeguarding” title_text=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Safeguarding” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|6deg” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” box_shadow_style=”preset2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-grunge-top-dark-grey.png” title_text=”world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-grunge-top-dark-grey” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#4A4A49″ z_index=”476″ custom_padding=”40px||40px||true|”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Joining YAMS” image=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-get-involved.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Get Involved” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” animation=”off” box_shadow_style_image=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”8px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”8px” box_shadow_blur_image=”7px” box_shadow_color_image=”rgba(0,0,0,0.62)”]To apply to join the World Heritage Youth Ambassadors, click on the button below to find out how to join![/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/joining-yams/” button_text=”Find out more” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Apply for a Traineeship” image=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-apply-for-a-traineeship.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Apply for a Traineeship” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” animation=”off” box_shadow_style_image=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”8px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”8px” box_shadow_blur_image=”7px” box_shadow_color_image=”rgba(0,0,0,0.62)”]Our trainees support the delivery of the Young Ambassadors programme locally, in Blaenavon and up to a national level. You will teach other young people about World Heritage and have a voice in managing World Heritage Sites.[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/apply-for-a-traineeship/” button_text=”Find out more” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Work in Partnership with us” image=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-edinburgh-world-heritage-site-5.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Edinburgh World Heritage Site” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”25px” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” animation=”off” box_shadow_style_image=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal_image=”8px” box_shadow_vertical_image=”8px” box_shadow_blur_image=”7px” box_shadow_color_image=”rgba(0,0,0,0.62)”]The World Heritage Youth Ambassadors is a concept that can easily be applied to many different arenas. 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Our Sites

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Blaenavon

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. UNESCO recognised that “The area around Blaenavon bears eloquent and exceptional testimony to the pre-eminence of South Wales as the World’s major producer of iron and coal in the nineteenth century.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/about-us/world-heritage/blaenavon/” button_text=”Find out more about Blaenavon” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/find-a-site/#blaenavon” button_text=”Find out more about Blaenavon YAMS” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_divider color=”#FFFFFF” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” background_layout=”dark”]

Bath

UNESCO added The City of Bath as a ‘cultural site’ to its World Heritage List in 1987. Bath is included because of its Roman Remains, 18th Century Architecture, 18th Century Town Planning, Social Setting, Hot Springs and Landscape Setting.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/about-us/world-heritage/bath/” button_text=”Find out more about Bath” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/find-a-site/#bath” button_text=”Find out more about Bath YAMS” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-bath-button.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Bath” title_text=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Bath” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|5deg” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.48)”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_divider color=”#FFFFFF” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-pontcysyllte-button.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Pontcysyllte” title_text=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Pontcysyllte” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|356deg” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.48)”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” background_layout=”dark”]

Pontcysyllte

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and canal consists of a continuous group of civil engineering features from the heroic phase of transport improvements during the British Industrial Revolution. The canal brought water borne transport from the English lowlands into the rugged terrain of the Welsh uplands, using innovative techniques to cross two major river valleys and the ridge between them.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/about-us/world-heritage/pontcysyllte/” button_text=”Find out more about Pontcysyllte” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/find-a-site/#pontcysyllte” button_text=”Find out more about Pontcysyllte YAMS” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_divider color=”#FFFFFF” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” background_layout=”dark”]

Giants Causeway

The Giants Causeway and Coastline is a spectacular area of global geological importance on the sea coast at the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. The most characteristic and unique feature of the site is the exposure of some 40,000 large, regularly shaped polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections, forming a pavement.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/about-us/world-heritage/giants-causeway/” button_text=”Find out more about Giants Causeway” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/find-a-site/#giants-causeway” button_text=”Find out more about Giants Causeway YAMS” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-giants-causeway-button.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Giants Causeway” title_text=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Giants Causeway” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|5deg” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.48)”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_divider color=”#FFFFFF” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-hadrians-wall-5.jpg” alt=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Hadrians Wall” title_text=”World Heritage Youth Ambassadors Hadrians Wall” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|356deg” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.48)”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”26px” background_layout=”dark”]

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall is an exceptional example of a linear Roman frontier, encompassing an extensive archaeological landscape which reflects the way resources were deployed in the north western part of the Roman Empire and which displays the unifying character of the Roman Empire, through its common culture.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/about-us/world-heritage/hadrians-wall/” button_text=”Find out more about Hadrian’s Wall” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”http://www.whyam.org/get-involved/find-a-site/#hadrians-wall” button_text=”Find out more about Hadrian’s Wall YAMS” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#EF781D”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://www.whyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-grunge-top-green.png” title_text=”world-heritage-youth-ambassadors-grunge-top-green” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#219F8E” z_index=”467″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|auto|35px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”40px” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||16px|||”]

Upcoming Special Events

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