Cultural Forest Network
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The European Cultural Forest Network As announced and launched at the 2006 International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Forest Management: the Role of Traditional Knowledge in Florence, we are establishing an informal network for partners and colleagues with a shared interest in, and enthusiasm for, the study of 'cultural' aspects of ancient woods, forests and treed landscapes. This will be a vehicle to disseminate information and to help facilitate networking between key individuals and groups. It will link to the IUFRO Working Groups, which are chaired by Dr Ian Rotherham, and to our programme of events, activities and publications. This will complement other established bodies and networks and will not duplicate anything already in operation. This is not a subscriber organisation but merely an informal vehicle for networking and sharing. We are placing all our research materials and papers, etc, on our website to download free of charge, and we are happy to include links to your research websites, or to receive copies of your materials for inclusion here. If you are organising an event or a specific publication then please feel free to send us a pdf or web link. We are also using the World of Trees magazine as an informal way to promote these interests and so welcome articles aimed at either professionals or a wider popular audience. If you wish to send us your research weblinks, etc, please contact us via this website in the first instance and we will send further instructions. |
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A Note From Paul Richards, Senior Curator of Natural History, Museums Sheffield, Weston Park, Weston Bank, Sheffield Hi Apologies for sending this unsolicited email to such a wide audience. You may or may not have heard about the recent loss of funding for Museums Sheffield. The attached gives a little of the detail. The message has often seemed to suggest that the arts council money was only to pay for art related activity. However the grant was the primary operational fund for the whole service, so all aspects are affected. Specifically for us, there will be around 45 redundancies. We do not know how this will work, but it is likely to mean that only one post will remain in Natural History and likewise in other sections. This means that next Wednesday I am likely to be served with notice of redundancy, and later given an opportunity to apply for the posts which remain in our restructure, hopefully one of which will include Natural History. Since there have recently been lost museum posts in natural sciences at Derby, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield, it would be nice to hang on to at least one of the last two remaining curators in the region, if not both. It is also of great concern that none of the Arts council funding was directed to the east midlands, so there is a swathe from Cambridge to Leeds and Birmingham to Norwich, where no museums service has received major support. This must put a lot of significant natural history collections under threat. I do not know what influence public outcry will have, but we would be grateful for any support that you feel you can offer. The attached give some ideas of where to direct comments. Thank you Best wishes Paul Museums Sheffield faces a 30% budget cut next year. |
