17.09.2022
Suffolk’s Unforgettable Garden Story is an exciting new Gardens Trust project, funded by Historic England, which aims to recruit Suffolk volunteers and train them to research and record historic landscapes. The project will draw attention to the value of the county’s historic designed landscapes, and support local communities to champion their landscape heritage, ensuring its future protection.
Over the next 18 months we will work closely with Suffolk Gardens Trust to recruit, train and support volunteers to research and record local historic landscapes. We want to draw on local knowledge and expertise to help ensure that these landscapes at risk are better understood and protected. Might you be interested?
The project aims to:
Following the welcome event held in September, from October to December we will run six research and recording training sessions for volunteers. These will include contributions from Historic England and Suffolk Archives. The research and recording of Suffolk sites will be carried out between January and June 2023, with final candidates for the NHLE being identified in June 2023.
Throughout this project we will focus on engaging the interest of people who are new to the subject and working collaboratively with volunteers. We hope to give people new skills as well as empower them to do more research and recording after project has finished.
If you, or an organisation you are involved with, would like to get involved please contact karina.flynn@thegardenstrust.org for details.