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Rappers, artists and Tate Modern alumnus kick start National Landscapes £2M ground-breaking national art programme
Rapper and 6 Music favourite OneDa, Mobo Award Winner Still Shadey and Artist Rob St John amongst host of writers and artists to connect new communities with their local National Landscape. Today, Tuesday 10 September, Nature Calling, funded by Arts Council England (as part of the Lottery funded National Significant Project stream), the Department for…
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Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation
Have your say in shaping nature recovery in Essex! The draft Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for public consultation. The Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy draft includes mapping of nature recovery opportunities, biodiversity priorities and key actions that will be taken to support nature and wildlife in the county. You can have your say by…
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New Dark Sky Discovery Centre opens
Thorington Street Dark Sky Discovery Centre opened at the Studio opposite Thorington Hall on Monday 19th August. Welcomed by a meteor shower and a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis, residents and amateur astronomers viewed the sensational display from the garden of the new Centre. Led by professional astronomers and a local grass roots committee,…
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New John Constable film coming in 2025
Principal photography on a much-anticipated Suffolk-produced feature film has concluded with the final scenes shot in Flatford by Willy Lott’s Cottage – a scene famously immortalised by John Constable’s Landscape painted ‘The Hay Wain’. The story focuses on ‘The Painters’ John Constable and his friend John Dunthorne, both of whom lived in East Bergholt at…
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Suffolk residents will be able to access electric vehicles on a short-term basis, from next summer
A trial of electric community vehicles is set to launch next summer in Suffolk, with the tender process beginning this autumn. Plug In Suffolk Car Clubs will be placing sixteen electric vehicles across eight locations in Suffolk which local residents can book by the minute, hour or day. Planned locations include Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds,…