News

  • New exhibition at the Munnings Art Museum

    The Stour Valley is a nationally significant area for artists, positioned on the border between Essex and Suffolk – an area sometime referred to as Constable Country – and under an hour by train from London. With its wide skies, abundant natural light and gentle green horizon, this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an…

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  • EA Festival this summer

    Look out for the new EA Festival at Hedingham Castle from July 31st to August 1st 2021.  Featuring both local luminaries and internationally recognised stars, this new festival aims to invigorate the cultural scene in East Anglia. With a top line-up including Susie Dent, John Lloyd, Arizona Muse, William Sieghart and Evelyn Glennie as well…

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  • Fen Footbridge closure

    Fen Footbridge located between Dedham and Flatford will be closed until further notice (National Grid Reference: NGR TM 06742 33609). This is due to ongoing health & safety inspections and monitoring which now indicate the bridge is in danger of collapse so under no circumstances should anyone attempt to navigate beneath the bridge at present.…

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  • Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Forum 2021

    We are delighted to be able to present the Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Forum 2021, Reflections on the past and opportunities for the future. The event will take place via Zoom on Thursday 17th June from 9:20am to midday. Topics covered will include nature recovery, archaeology, young people on conservation and the environment and…

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  • Landscape Lens – How will it all work?

    Landscape Lens is a fixed-point photography project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to encourage residents and visitors to connect with the landscape.  How will it all work? There will be 15 photography locations across the Coast & Heaths AONB and Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project area. Each will have a post,…

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