The second ‘Celebrate the Fens’ event is this weekend from the 18th – 20th June 2021, with ‘Celebrate the Fens’ day being 19th June, and it promises to be bigger and better than last year when the whole programme was online due to Covid restrictions.
The event is organised by Karen Merrison who runs the social media pages, Fascinating Fens. The idea is to showcase the fens area over a weekend during the summer, and this year there are plenty of events for the public to enjoy. Karen said “We have a bigger range of events this year, and it’s great that people can attend in person as opposed to last year. I want to thank everyone who has come forward and offered to be part of our programme which offers plenty of variety across the fens area. We also want to make it an interactive event so over the weekend, people can get involved on social media by sending images and anything else fen related by using the hashtag #CelebrateTheFens.”
The highlights of the weekend include open days at Wisbech Castle and Crowland Abbey. Meanwhile, you can enjoy walking tours at places such as Chatteris Little Acre Pocket Park, Kings Lynn River and Shakespeare Guildhall Theatre, Great Fen nature walk, as well as the Fen Edge Trail at Thorney. The Babylon Gallery in Ely is hosting an exhibition titled ‘Edge of the Fens’ which offers different perspectives on the landscape of the Fens and Fen Speak are encouraging people to get involved with poetry. There are also virtual activities such as competitions, virtual tours, printable colouring sheets for bunting making and links to self-guided walks. Local schools, libraries and community groups are also getting involved.
The event will be opened by author and archaeologist, Francis Pryor who will be speaking at a Fen Folks Friday online event on Friday evening. Anyone wishing to register for this, and who wants more information on the Celebrate the Fens event should visit www.fascinatingfens.com. The same website also has information on how to submit pictures for the 2022 fenland calendar.
Some late additions at Wicken Fen which has Dragonfly Safari’s and guided bird walks, and Ely Museum and Denny Abbey are doing some Family Fen activities check out www.fascinatingfens.com for more information across the weekend.
Press release from Fascinating Fens
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