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  • Join our team! Seasonal Ranger Vacancy

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Seasonal Ranger across multiple sites in the Dedham Vale and Suffolk Coast and Heaths Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Do you have recent experience of public engagement in a countryside setting?  Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role in some of the nation’s finest…

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  • Free homes for hedgehogs to increase population and boost biodiversity

    A new initiative in Suffolk and Essex has been launched to increase the numbers of hedgehogs in our designated landscapes by providing free hedgehog homes and signs to residents. The hedgehog is a priority species in the Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) Nature Recovery Plans. In the past…

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  • Terry Flower, Beyond Surface Exhibition

    A new body of work by artist Terry Flower at The Mill Tye Gallery, runs from 3 June – 31 July and comprises over 30 photographic works, poetry and bookworks, all inspired by walking the river Stour.    The colour photographs and poems capture the essence of place. They offer the viewer the chance to…

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  • Free swift boxes available!

    We are pleased to say to we have free swift boxes available to give out to suitable locations in Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). We can give out boxes based on the following two scenarios: We can give 1-6 boxes out if the host will pay for a swift caller to be…

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  • Celebrate the 295th Birthday of Thomas Gainsborough

    Sudbury Town Council in partnership with Guide East are pleased to announce a special, costumed guided tour which will transport attendees back to 18th Century Sudbury, the birthplace of the great artist on his 295th birthday. Saturday 14th May 2022 | 11:00 – 12:30 Strolling in Gainsborough’s Footsteps: A Gainsborough’s Birthday Special Guided Tour Tour…

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