Posts Tagged forest of dean
As I Walked Out…
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on May 25th, 2010
‘As I Walked Out’ is an eight week journey with four donkeys, chickens, carts, children, young people and nationally commissioned artists and writers travelling on foot across the six districts of Gloucestershire.
Along the way there will be six public weekend events, one in each district. At each site there will be art workshops, guided walks, donkey grooming, and opportunities to camp.
We’d love you to join us for one or more of these activities or go the whole hog and volunteer to walk a leg of the journey with us.
Weekend Dates:
Stroud
Westley Farm, Chalford GL6 8HP. 26th – 27th June 2010
Cotswolds
Cotswold Forest School, Spine Road East, Cotswold Water Park. 3rd – 4th July 2010
Cheltenham
Cheltenham Race Course GL50 4SH. 17th – 18th July 2010
(Priority Booking for disabled young people and their families)
Tewkesbury
Nature in Art, Twigworth GL2 9PA. 23rd – 24th July 2010
Gloucester
Over Farm, Gloucester GL2 8DB. 30th – 31st July 2010
Forest of Dean
Millers Farm, Blakeney GL15 4AP. 14th – 15th August 2010
‘As I Walked Out’ is part of Gloucestershire’s cultural Olympiad programme of events, sponsored by Gloucestershire County and District Councils. For more details see www.asiwalkedout.com.
Spring Showcase Festival in the Forest of Dean
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events, Food on May 12th, 2010
Taurus Crafts in Lydney will be hosting the Forest of Dean Spring Showcase with a number of tasting opportunities and demonstrations, including The Farmers’ Market Marquee, the Cooking Circle & Tastes from around the World.
The Farmers’ Market Marquee will entice you in with local produce from within a 30 mile radius including honey, ice creams, cider & beers, chocolates & cheeses.
The Cooking Circle will have inspiring demonstrations and hands-on cooking from top local chefs. Rob Rees MBE will be joining us; Rob has a passion for indulging everyone in the revolution in British food and farming and is one of the UK’s leading chefs and consultants dedicated to creating a better food culture for Britain. Mario Constantinides from the Miners Arms (Whitecroft winners of Pub of the Year award) will also be demonstrating some of his speciality Greek dishes. Talks and demonstrations will also feature venison from Lydney Park estate and lots of food tasting.
The Tastes from around the World area will be hosted by The Pink Ladies. There will be fun taste workshops which help children use all their senses to identify different ingredients in a variety of dishes. A great opportunity to discover different tastes from around the world and from many cultures to eat on the spot . 
Whether you are a serious food fanatic or someone who just appreciates good food and drink, there’s more than enough at our showcase to ensure that you, and your friends and family, have a great time. There’s a wonderful festival atmosphere – and you’ll certainly be able to taste the difference. More information on the event can be found at www.forestshowcase.org.
Spirit of the Forest Exhibition
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on November 11th, 2009
Award winning photographer David Lloyd shows stunning pictures of the Forest . Taken over 25 years, these beautifully detailed landscapes and revealing portraits of working and community life are shot with great respect and integrity. They show that although change is relentless, the essential “Spirit” of the Queen of the Forests remains. The exhibition is open from Saturday 14th November to 9th January 2010 (10am – 4.30pm).
More info at – www.bigartweb.net
All welcome to the Preview on Friday November 13th 7.30pm, at The George Gallery Newnham on Severn. Free Admission.
Discovering the Forest of Dean
Posted by Culture Vulture in Crafts on July 14th, 2009
Discover the story of the Forest, in the heart of the Forest, at Dean Heritage Centre.
Step out into the woodland to experience the lives of charcoal burners, traditional cottage-dwellers, and free miners.
Explore a Victorian Foresters’ cottage, free mine entrance, and charcoal burners camp. An impressive waterwheel and beam engine are also on show. Indoors the museum tells the history of a beautiful Forest formed by an industrial past.
For families, dressing up clothes, craft activities, and trails around the museum provide plenty to occupy everyone – not to mention our brilliant adventure playground. Picnic areas and specially built barbeques can be found around the site.
An exciting programme of events runs throughout the year; including archaeology, geology, mosiacs and a rural skills day. Visit www.deanheritagemuseum.com for full details.
Open Studios Art Trail
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Crafts, Events on July 2nd, 2009
The Open Studios Art Trail is a unique opportunity to talk with a wide variety of individual artists and makers and has been happening for the last 20 years. Come and discover the wonderful wealth of talent abounding in the Forest of Dean during July, as artists open their studios for you to visit, talk about and perhaps buy. All have been busy creating works for you to enjoy. Taster sessions at Taurus Crafts take place from 4th – 26th July. See www.tauruscrafts.co.uk for more details.
Made in the Dean – Proud to be Seen
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Crafts on July 1st, 2009
Just west of the Cotswolds, the Forest of Dean is a beautiful ancient forest that is also a hotbed of creativity: known as a centre for art, design and making of a very high standard. Many of the makers are hidden away in homes and workshops, so to ensure that their work can be seen, bigartweb.net offers a virtual gallery where the work of over 65 members can be viewed.
Of course nothing quite beats meeting the artists and the Forest and Wye is a great place to be. You can plan your own individual arts tour by using the online guide or requesting a free copy of the Forest and Wye BigArtGuide. All the artists and craftspeople may be contacted direct and you can arrange to visit them all year round, for a chat, a browse or maybe advice regarding a commission.
To see and buy individual and unique arts and crafts, a permanent display of members’ work – “Made in the Dean – Proud to be seen” – can be found at the Tourist Information Centre in Coleford.
The forest…
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on April 6th, 2009
If your looking for some inspiration over the next couple of weeks, check out this article, some great ideas for getting lost in the forest..