Raglan has been awarded £10,000 to raise awareness of the historical contributions of its farmers, industries, shop owners, clubs and activities to the quality of village life today.

At the heart of 'The Raglan District Sense of Roots Project', will be the new multi-lingual website 'Raglanpedia'.

Historical information, local history maps and history trails will feature on the site.

Much access will be via QR Codes, those strange postage-stamp types of logos, which are now appearing on all kinds of pages and documents.

Plaques bearing QR codes will be put on 20 buildings, enterprises and important sites of special local interest, as well as 50 graves in St Cadoc's churchyard.

Through smart phones and iPads, the information will be available in 64 languages, including Welsh.

Raglan Village and the neighboring hamlet of Llandenny will have new display maps, as will St Cadoc's Churchyard.

New interpretive display panels, raising awareness of the village and farming heritage, are to be mounted in Raglan's Old School Building.

The contribution of local families, individuals and enterprises, which are of significant historic interest, will be celebrated.

"We support wholeheartedly, the churchyard element of the Sense of Roots grant," said Rev Joan Wakeling, the Raglan parish vicar.

"The links with our village church school and the involvement of pupils in the 'History Detectives Club' and their work in Raglan Churchyard we see as especially rewarding."

The project has been awarded through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013, (the Welsh Government, and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) and delivered by The Village Alive Trust.

Additional funding has been received from the Raglan Community Council.

The project, managed by The Raglan & District Local History Group (R&DLHG) must be completed by August 2013.

The challenge to the group is a formidable one but Dr Cheryl Morgan, the project leader, is confident that the following will be achieved by 31st August 2013.

• Updated Raglan village maps

• A new historic map for Llandenny

• A QR linked History Trail

• Local History Guides trained to lead QR tours

• A map of the Churchyard linked to a QR linked graveyard trail

• A series of interpretive village life display panels

• Development of new 'Raglanpedia' website

Dr Robert Atkins, Minister of Raglan Baptist Church, said: "The group has an excellent track record over many decades in raising local awareness of a rich heritage that goes well beyond the justly famous castle."