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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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  • Join us for the 2022 Dedham Vale & Stour Valley Forum

    We are delighted to be able to present the 2022 Dedham Vale & Stour Valley Forum! The Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Forum is an annual event where anyone with an interest and passion for conserving and enhancing the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty & Stour Valley can come together to discuss…

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  • Over £70,000 of grant funding available to community projects in Suffolk and Essex

    Community groups, schools, businesses, and organisations across two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in Suffolk and Essex are invited to apply for significant grant funding to fund projects that benefit the area. The Sustainable Development is an annual grants scheme that awards more than £70,000 to community projects in both the Dedham Vale and…

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  • Birds and climate change

    Not only is climate change having an impact on humans and how we live our lives, but wildlife too. Adam Rowlands, RSPB Suffolk Area Manager, explains the impact climate change is having on birds in the area. The impacts of climate change are having mixed fortunes on birds, particularly in Suffolk. Erosion has brought change…

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