Celebrating Age Wiltshire is running three FREE Noticing Nature workshops at Melksham Library on 12, 19 and 26 September at 10.30am to 11.45am. The workshops, led by local artist James Aldridge, will allow you to: Take time to sit, notice and chat about your local natural environment. Use art to record what you notice, creating … Continue reading
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Opportunity: Nature Art Contest
Looking for something fun, productive and creative during your time at home or simply want something to entertain the kids? Well, Sustainable Warminster and Warminster Wildlife Watch have just the thing for you. Together the organisations are running a nature themed art contest, open to anyone and everyone living in Wiltshire, no need to be … Continue reading
Resource: Artists in nature can improve children’s wellbeing
Anglia Ruskin University announces that working alongside artists in nature can improve children’s wellbeing. A research project to examine how producing art in nature can help the wellbeing of school children has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). More information at https://aru.ac.uk/news/art-in-schools-project-receives-six-figure-grant
Job: Discovery Project Community Engagement Officer, Poole, Dorset (fixed term, f/t)
We have a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills to play a key role in the development of the exciting HLF Discovery Project at Upton Country Park in Poole. Working closely with the Project Officer, you will contribute to the successful completion of a Round two application to the Heritage Lottery … Continue reading
Resource: Exploring Musical Opportunities Through Outdoor Learning In Early Years
Early Years and parenting officer, Gordon McLean talks through his journey as he went from being daunted by the idea of ‘doing music’ to the realisation that he and his children could hear it, make it, sing it and play it almost every time they went outdoors. His blog can be viewed here. Source: Earlyarts … Continue reading
Opportunity: Spring Photography Competition: Life on the Kennet & Avon and Bridgewater & Taunton Waterways
The Canal & River Trust is looking to capture the beauty and rich diversity of life on our canals and rivers by building an online gallery and catalogue of inspirational images. If you wish to participate, the subject for your photographs is ‘Life on the Kennet & Avon and Bridgewater & Taunton Waterways’. This could … Continue reading
Resource: Arts and landscape case studies
No doubt we can all appreciate how landscapes and their heritage can influence and inspire us. Wiltshire’s historic landscape has drawn artists into the county for centuries. One of the most celebrated historic landscapes in Wiltshire is the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site where the traces of human activity in the Neolithic and Bronze … Continue reading
Talk: Nick Upton – Rewilding Britain and Wiltshire’s Wildlife Riches
There’s a great opportunity to meet the multi award-winning Wiltshire based wildlife filmmaker and photographer Nick Upton at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Thursday 24 November 2016, 7pm. Nick has worked with Sir David Attenborough and produced many films for the BBC and broadcasters worldwide, contributing photos and text to many books and magazines including … Continue reading
Funding: Woodland Trust – free trees to commemorate First World War
The Woodland Trust has 4500 free tree packs to give away to schools, community and youth groups. The packs available are: Small (30 saplings); Medium (105 saplings); and Large (420 saplings). Last August marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Trust would like organisations, schools and groups to take … Continue reading
Opportunity: Wiltshire Wildlife Trust calls all budding photographers
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are producing a new book, Wild Wiltshire, to celebrate the county’s landscapes, habitats and species. They are inviting photographers to contact them with high quality images to show the many and varied wild landscapes in Wiltshire. If you are a keen photographer and would like to get involved, contact Stephen Davis … Continue reading
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