How to apply for About Land of the Fanns transport funding: Landscape Partnership Scheme We want to make the application process as The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership simple as possible but there are a few things Scheme is an ambitious 5 year programme we need to know first to assess your schools comprised of 27 individual projects. The scheme Is the cost of transport stopping eligibility for this funding such as information is aimed at engaging the local communities of your school from arranging Havering, Barking and Dagenham, , on the difficulties you may have funding educational visits? transport costs, where you plan on visiting Brentwood and south west with the natural, and what you think your pupils will geological, archaeological and built heritage of get out of the visit. their local area. This unique £2.4 million scheme was awarded £1.36 million by the National Lottery Next steps: Heritage Fund in 2016. The scheme brings together a number of different partner organizations with Choose a place you want to visit with a commitment to work towards a shared goal School your school. 1 of enabling local people to discover, restore and enjoy what is special about the local landscape. Download an application form from Travel Fund 2 our website at: landofthefanns.org/ LandoftheFanns landofthefanns.org school-travel-fund. LandOfTheFanns

landofthefanns Fill in the application form and email 3 your completed form back to [email protected] or post it to LOTF School Travel Fund, Thames Chase Forest Centre, Pike Lane, RM14 3NS. “The surviving If your application is successful, London fanns on the edge of we will let you know what to do next. 4 East London – a landscape of fens, forest and farms, rich Important information: in geological, natural and cultural We cannot pay for or book educational activities heritage and continually evolving at the destination; this remains the responsibility of the school. Schools will need to book and pay since the last Ice Age – will be for the transport in advance. Following the visit, your school must send us copies of receipts or paid positively managed and understood invoices for the school travel only, we will then be as the last remaining landscape able to reimburse you for the cost of the travel. of London as it once was.” Further information: Please phone 01708 642950 or email the Land of the Land of the Fanns Landscape Fanns team: [email protected]. Partnership Vision Educational visits available: Listed below are just some of the sites you may choose to visit within the Land of the Fanns project area that offer self-led or accompanied, environmental and heritage educational visits linked to school curriculums. If you have somewhere else in mind then we would be happy to consider it.

BEDFORDS PARK EASTBROOKEND INGREBOURNE RAINHAM MARSHES ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST COUNTRY PARK VALLEY RSPB © National Trust Images © National Trust Images Havering-atte-Bower BARKING & DAGENHAM ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST essexwt.org.uk/nature- rspb.org.uk/reserves- Dagenham reserves/bedfords and-events/reserves-a-z/ lbbd.gov.uk/services/ essexwt.org.uk/nature- rainham-marshes/ [email protected] eastbrookend- reserves/ingrebourne 01708 748646 country-park education.rainham ingrebourne @rspb.org.uk Emma Grove [email protected] @essexwt.org.uk The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme could help fund your transport costs CHAFFORD GORGES EASTBURY MANOR THAMES CHASE for a local environmental or heritage site ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST BARKING & DAGENHAM COUNTRY PARK FOREST CENTRE educational visit. Barking THAMES CHASE TRUST essexwt.org.uk/nature- eastburymanorhouse Corringham Upminster The benefits of visiting a local site for heritage reserves/chafford .org.uk/Home thurrock.gov.uk/ thameschase.org.uk and outdoor education are enormous. School [email protected] eastburymanorhouse langdon-hills-country- @lbbd.gov.uk enquiries visits connect students and staff with their local Emma Peters park/overview @thameschase.org.uk 01268 542066 environment, offer an understanding of an area’s history and development and help foster FOREST SCHOOL HOUSE THORNDON an appreciation and respect for wildlife and the THURROCK COUNCIL FOR ALL AND GARDENS COUNTRY PARK natural world. East HAVERING COUNCIL ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL forestschoolforall.co.uk thurrock.gov.uk/ jeanette Hornchurch Brentwood coalhouse-fort-park/ @forestschoolforall.co.uk facebook.com/ education-services visitparks.co.uk/places/ 07788 529505 LangtonsGardens Thorndon-country-park coalhouseenquiries [email protected] @thurrock.gov.uk Jeanette Alexander michelle.hopkins How could Land of the Fanns 01708 433403 @essex.gov.uk support your school? DAVY DOWN URBAN HAVERING MUSEUM VALENCE HOUSE If your school and the place you want to NATIONAL TRUST RIVERSIDE PARK MUSEUM visit are within our project area, which includes THE LAND TRUST haveringmuseum.org.uk Rainham BARKING & DAGENHAM education nationaltrust.org.uk/ Barking and Dagenham, Thurrock, Havering, North Dagenham @haveringmuseum.org.uk rainham-hall Brentwood and south west Essex, you can thelandtrust.org.uk/ valencehousecollections davy-down 01708 766571 rainhamhall .co.uk/ @nationaltrust.org.uk apply to us for assistance with transport costs. stevemitchell [email protected] Simply complete and return our school @thelandtrust.org.uk 01708 525579 travel fund application form, downloadable from our website: Please contact the sites directly for more detailed information, landofthefanns.org/school-travel-fund or for bespoke activities and other age ranges.

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