It is with great pleasure that the Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme welcomes Carole Watling as our new chair. We look forward to working with Carole in 2021! “Hi everyone, By profession I am an Occupational Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.Ā For 20
Thurrock Museum is benefiting from the attention of archaeological and objects conservator, Hazel Gardiner,Ā thanks to Land of the Fanns support. Read her report here: Tucked away inside the Thameside complex at Grays, Thurrock Museum is a treasure house of archaeological andĀ social history artefacts from the area. It has a wonderfully
We awarded Ā£26,100 to six projects across the Schemeās area in the last round of our Community Action Fund. From wildlife ponds to archaeology, geology to information boards, the projects funded all contribute to our aims to reconnect local people to the fascinating landscape of the Fanns. Those receiving funding
Land of the Fanns Film Competition We asked you to send in a short film from around the Land of the Fanns in our latest competition, Ā focusing on a local place that is special to you and to tell us why. We received lots of great entries of so many
Do you love your local landscape? The Land of the Fanns is seeking a new Chair with skills and experience to lead the Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme Board into the final 18 months of delivery. Building on the success so far, the Partnership is at an exciting
Flags depicting stories, histories, characters and places make spectacle for visitors Visitors to Thames Chase Forest Centre were treated to a beautiful spectacle on Sunday 30 August as 100 flags flew in the sunshine. The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme displayed the colourful silk flags created with arts
We have rescheduled our training programme which had to be postponed due to lockdown and now have even more to offer community groups who look after local heritage or environmental projects. The training is focussed on small charities and voluntary groups for them to gain useful knowledge across various aspects
In 1878 Mr Thomas May, a land surveyor from Devon brought his young family, mother-in-law, servants and several families of agricultural labourers to Valence House in Dagenham, Essex.Ā Thomas suffered for much of his life with tuberculosis, and we think that the move to Dagenham was a direct result of his
This fabulous project to record ā55 Featuresā in historic parks and gardens of all kinds, builds on a series of vibrant training workshop sessions run by the Land of the Fanns, delivered by The Gardens Trust and supported by the Essex Gardens Trust (EGT). After desk-top and on-site training our
A busy winter saw the heritage projects progressing with new volunteers who joined several training courses and events.Ā Many parks and open spaces in this area have historic landscape features, many by Humphry Repton and Capability Brown, so by engaging with Essex Gardens Trust, and their enthusiasticĀ tutor, Twigs Way,
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