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, focusing on a local place that is special to you and to tell us why. We received lots of great entries of so many
The Fifty Fabulous Features report forms part of a wider project to identify and record changes in the Land of the Fanns landscape over time to build an understanding and appreciation of its significance. The project included initial training workshops, followed by an active period of site survey, research and
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
Since the last blog update, the craftsperson role has been in ‘full throttle’ where myself and my colleague have been busy with the seasonal habitat management work around the Thames Chase beat and other FE sites. Our main focus has been at Jeskyns community woodland, where we spent most of
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
During 2019 and into 2020, Kinetika led walks across the Land of the Fanns and a series of creative workshops for people to record their stories of local places that had special significance, important characters from the community and those everyday stories that are so familiar as to become forgotten
Featured image: The cover of the booklet The Land of the Fanns wanted to make it easier for the public to understand and enjoy the local area. Eleven landscape character areas had been identified, one of which was the “West Thurrock Quarry Townscape”. This “townscape” had been the heart of
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
Across the Land of the Fanns, stories have been gathered to tell the history and celebrate the people and places of the area The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme will celebrate all that is special and unique about the landscape it works within in a walking and arts
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. Thomas suffered for much of his life with tuberculosis, and we think that the move to Dagenham was a direct result of his
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