White Cliffs Landscape Partnership Scheme
- 7 February 2012 20:40152188Dear Sir/Madam,
Last summer, you signed up to be on the mailing list for the White Cliffs Landscape Partnership Scheme. I thought I would take this opportunity to update you on the progress of the scheme.
We are close to submitting our bid to the Heritage Lottery, which will fund conservation, access and community projects across the Dover and Folkestone area. As a result of our consultation with you, we now have firm plans for the projects we want to take forward. These range from restoring the chalk downland landscape, to young people making films about how they value their local environment.
I would like to you invite you to an open day on Saturday 18 February at Dover Discovery Centre, where you can come and find out more about the scheme and projects, have a chat with staff, and take part in the free activities on offer. There will be the chance to have a go at the old country craft of felting, making felt from sheep's wool; there will be plenty to keep youngsters occupied, with local group Arty Crafty teaching them how to make 'boingy butterflies' and lizard keyrings.
There will also be other activities running that weekend, to celebrate the different aspects of our landscape and heritage. The events will be a taster of the type of events that we hope to run in the future.
We will be at Dover Discovery Centre from 10am until 3pm, in Rooms 111 (Art Room) and 112. Locally made pasties and apple juice will be available on a first come first served basis! The event is free and open to everyone.
http://www.dover.gov.uk/landscape
Richard Haynes
Development Manager, White Cliffs Landscape PartnershipBeen nice knowing you :) - 7 February 2012 21:00152193sounds like a good family day out at the end of half term.
- 8 February 2012 09:21152238I particularly like the sound of the 'boingy butterflies'.
Good luck with the day. - 8 February 2012 09:31152242Nice
Something I'd have liked to have popped in to see and have a chate about - especially being a child of the downlands, having spent all my growing-up years wandering about on the hills.
One thing made me smile ... "We are close to submitting our bid to the Heritage Lottery...". Having been through the process, most recently with the Unknown Warrior project, I can empathise with all the work that's gone on! We have, though, found the Heritage Lottery people really supportive and helpful.
Best of luck. Will the lizards be lazy, as a counterpoint to butterflies that boing?The Dover War Memorial Project
www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk - 8 February 2012 10:03152246Paul aka Scotchie.
This is a great project and I wish you every success with it.
I too have received funds from HLF and know how important these projects are for the organiser's and our communities.
You say it involves Dover and Folkestone, does it extend to Deal?
I would have loved to have helped out and taken part in the Open Day, with our display and talks on Mining Heritage in Kent."My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum" - 8 February 2012 10:29152248Excellent project---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 8 February 2012 10:29152249Hi Gary - this is nothing to do with me, I am just a messenger
The project is really around the Chalk Downland between Dover and Folkestone with all the nature and heritage in between, but it might be worth dropping Richard a line as Shakespeare Coliery was in the area so is relevant (Richard.Haynes@dover.gov.uk)
PaulBeen nice knowing you :) - 8 February 2012 17:50152311Thanks Paul, I will do that."My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
- 16 February 2012 14:31153804Thought I'd bump this up the page for Saturday
Been nice knowing you :) - 16 February 2012 14:45153808quite a lot going not just the discovery centre bit and more on sunday too.
- 18 February 2012 12:51154147just a reminder that this is open until 3 p.m.
enter the library, up the stairs then left and left again. - 18 February 2012 17:14154186a pleasant surprise to see ray at the event this afternoon, made more pleasant by him leaving his banjo at home.
the chap on the right is richard haynes, please refer to the opening post of this thread.
i looked in twice today the craft bit was a bit quieter this afternoon but i understand that overall it was a successful day.
