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16th March 2021
Posted by Johnny Jenkins
The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme wants to help train today’s Landscape Champions and those of tomorrow. It has a new programme of low-cost online training available for local heritage or environmental groups across the Scheme’s operating area. The training is a great opportunity for volunteers or small organisations to learn about various aspects of community engagement.
Small charities, voluntary groups and organisations working on conservation projects or benefiting the local natural or built heritage can gain useful knowledge across a variety of topics in the Land of the Fanns new training sessions. The online training is easily accessible to the majority of people and is open to everyone within the Land of the Fanns area which covers Barking & Dagenham, Brentwood, Havering and Thurrock, empowering communities within these places to learn new skills and take ownership of their local heritage and green spaces.
The training begins on 11th March and sessions run through until June. Participants can book any number of sessions. Places are limited so booking is essential. Each session costs just £5 and are bookable through the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/land-of-the-fanns-18492794715 or by contacting [email protected]
The programme of ten individual sessions includes expert advice on fundraising, audience development and marketing, good practice in volunteering and engaging young people in greenspace projects.
The full programme of training on offer is:
Audience Development and Marketing
- Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 April 10am-12noon
- Led by Susan Cross, TellTale
Volunteering Recruitment, Management and Retention
- Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 April 10am-12.30pm
- Led by Kay Kelleher, Epitome Consultancy and Training
Engaging young people in their Local Greenspace
- Tuesday 27 April 10.30am-12noon
- Led by Emily Clowry, Groundwork East
The Marketing Mix
- Wednesday 28 April 10am-12noon
- Led by Susan Cross, TellTale
Engaging the Community
- Tuesday 18 and Thursday 20 May 10am-12.30pm
- Led by Kay Kelleher, Epitome Consultancy and Training
Measuring impact, the stats
- Thursday 27 May 10-11.30am
- Led by Scott Sullivan
Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees
- Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 June 6-8.30pm
- Led by Kay Kelleher, Epitome Consultancy and Training
Measuring impact, the stories
- Thursday 10 June 10-11.30am
- Led by Scott Sullivan
The Land of the Fanns is a unique £2.4 million Landscape Partnership Scheme, awarded £1.36 million by the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2016. The five-year Scheme brings together nine partner organisations with a commitment to work towards a shared goal of enabling local people to discover, restore and enjoy what’s special about the local landscape. Thames Chase Trust is the project’s lead partner. Thames Chase manages the Community Forest in which the Land of the Fanns office is based.
The other partners are: Forestry England, Thames Estuary Partnership, Thames21, Thurrock Council, Brentwood Borough Council, Essex County Council, London Borough of Havering and the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.