Congratulations to the the winners of the Land of the Fanns Model Building Competition and thank you to everyone who entered! We were looking for models of a local place in the Land of the Fanns area that is special such as a favourite building, landscape or hidden gem. The
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Forest School Training with Essex Wildlife Trust
I have been wanting to do my Forest School training for some time now, so when the opportunity came along, I jumped at it. Land of the Fanns would help fund the training with Essex Wildlife Trust. There was the matter of Covid-19 interfering with how the training is taught,
Training the Landscape Champions of Tomorrow
The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme has a new programme of low cost online training available for local heritage or environmental groups and organisations across the Schemeās operating area. Small charities, voluntary groups and organisations working on conservation projects or benefiting the local natural or built heritage can
Community Tree Nursery: February 2021
2021 started at a slow pace in the Community Tree Nursery. In the firm grip of winter, the saplings have remained dormant and quiet, ensuring that our volunteers have time to continue with the other tasks in the Community Tree Nursery, rather than direct sapling care. The first large sapling
Films from the Land of the Fanns
The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme has worked with production company Rosa Productions and local people to create ten short films that reveal some of the wonderful places and characters in the Land of the Fanns. During the summer of 2020, local people from across the Land of
Appreciating 2020’s Achievements
Through the dedication and hard work of the many volunteers, stakeholders and delivery partners, the Land of the Fanns Scheme has continued throughout 2020 with many projects now coming to a successful conclusion and lots to celebrate. Well over halfway through, with over Ā£1 million already invested in project delivery,
Unforgettable Gardens: Essex Gardens Trust Thurrock Inventory Project
We are working with Essex Gardens Trust on a new project to record the many precious green spaces across Thurrock. Essex Garden Trust was successful in applying through the Land of the Fanns Community Action Fund to fund a project in Thurrock called Unforgettable Gardens. This project builds on the
Welcome to our new Chair…
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: Conservation while closed
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
Six projects received funding in the last round of our Community Fund
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