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FNew opportunities at Fort Burgoyne

28th September 2018

New opportunities created at Fort Burgoyne

Since the military left Fort Burgoyne in 2006, owners have sought to redevelop the area for the use and benefit of the local and wider community, as well as visitors to the Dover region. The Land Trust has been in the process of restoring the site since 2014, which has seen it being opened up to the public for the first time in the fort’s history.

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Port Sunlight River Park refurbishment

17th September 2018

Work on Heritage Visitor Centre at Port Sunlight River Park begins

The Land Trust is delighted to announce that work on the installation of a Heritage Visitor Centre at Port Sunlight River Park is now underway.

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Blog: Importance of outdoor learning

11th September 2018

BLOG: The importance of outdoor learning

The announcement of a new three-year education strategy from national land management charity, the Land Trust, is set to encourage more children to learn in an outdoor environment. In this blog, Land Trust’s director of portfolio management, Alan Carter, explains why learning outdoors is so important.

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Wellesley Woodlands Brass Rubbings Trail

29th August 2018

Brass Rubbings Trail launched at Wellesley Woodlands

Last Thursday, August 23, saw the launch of Wellesley Woodland’s newest nature trail. Around 50 children and their families took to the Brass Rubbings Trail, armed with colourful crayons and the new brass rubbings booklet.

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Chris Matheson visits Fallen for the Fallen memorial bench

23rd August 2018

Chester MP Chris Matheson visits the Countess of Chester Country Park

On Monday 20 August, Chester’s MP, Chris Matheson, was taken on a tour of the Fallen for the Fallen WWI centenary memorial project. The tour was led by Andy Scargill from the Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park, along with Upton Councillors Jill Houlbrook and Matt Bryan.

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