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New photography project thanks to the National Lottery
It is thanks to all the National Lottery players that Dedham Vale and Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) can mark their 50th Anniversary with an amazing photography project. With the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, who awarded £129,000 across both AONBs, we are launching a photography initiative, Landscape Lens. …
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AONB team response to Planning for the Future White Paper Consultation
On 6th August 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) published its Planning for the Future White Paper consultation. The Planning White Paper is proposing a number of significant reforms to England’s Planning system including: Streamlining the planning system by creating new Growth, Renewal and Protected Areas Simplifying the role of Local…
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Design opportunity for local artists
We are looking for talented local artists to produce two awards that will celebrate the contribution an individual, community group or business has made to one of the National Landscapes in Suffolk and Essex. The award will recognise the impact they have had on the National Landscape of either the Coast and Heaths or Dedham…
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New documentary film tells the story of art and artists of the Stour Valley
A new documentary film celebrating artists both past and present who have responded to the landscape of the Stour Valley will premiere online this month. In ‘Stour Surrounding – Artists and the Valley’ we hear how this special landscape – of renowned John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, Cedric Morris and Alfred Munnings – continues to shape…
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50th Anniversary – lots to celebrate
The Dedham Vale AONB is celebrating 50 years since its designation. The purpose of the designation, to conserve and enhance natural beauty, remains as at least as important today as it did in 1970. The vision for the next 50 years must be to maintain these outstanding landscapes, support projects to address wildlife decline and…