A new film created about peoples’ experiences of walking the Angles Way is on show on Sunday 29^th September between 2pm and 4pm at Redgrave & Lopham Fen Visitor Centre, near Diss. Over 50 people from local communities and businesses contributed to the film and to the accompanying exhibition and photographs.

The stunning Images and interviews reveal what a superb gem this trail, which runs along the Norfolk/Suffolk border, is for a casual stroll or a longer walk. “We visited five short stretches between Great Yarmouth and Diss and in the evening light the views were stunning and the atmosphere inspiring. People had time to really look, listen and reflect. The record of their experiences is here in film, words and images,“ Marya Parker, the project’s co-ordinator told us. After the exhibition the film and photographs will be available for local business to use to promote themselves and the area.

The Moving Images Project is part of the work that Norfolk County Council is carrying out to promote the Angles Way, attract more people onto it and support local rural businesses and communities with Rural Development Programme funding. The county-wide 1200 mile Norfolk Trails network is estimated to contribute around £10m each year to local economies inNorfolk.  “We want to really promote and encourage walking as a popular recreational and holiday activity”, said John Jones, Environment Development Manager at Norfolk County Council. “Getting more people onto the Angles Way will give a real boost to those businesses who have this fantastic asset on their doorstep”.

 

The Moving Images Project was delivered by Rowbottom Parker, working with local film maker Debra Hyatt, This local business partnership aims to inspire and connect people with places and the environment through interpretation, access, education, community facilitation and engagement

The Project was commissioned by Norfolk County Council to connect communities and businesses with the Angles Wayand is part of work to support the rural economy. Funding for this project is through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) which is funded by Defra and the EU

The Moving Images Film and photographs are available free digitally from Norfolk County Council’s Environment department

The Angles Way is a 93 mile walking trail following the county boundary of Norfolk and Suffolk, gently meandering from Great Yarmouth through to Thetford. Our project samples just the Waveney stretch of the path.

After Breydon Water (near Great Yarmouth) Angles Way follows the Waveney Valley to the source of the River Waveney, passing through open countryside, broad river valleys, pretty villages and the ancient market towns of Beccles, Bungay, Harleston and Diss.

The route then meets up with the Little Ouse at Knettishall Heath with a striking change in scenery as it winds through the heathland and woodland of the Suffolk Brecks before finishing in Thetford.

The Moving Images Project is delivered by Rowbottom Parker & supported financially by The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) which is funded by Defra and  the EU

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