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Greetings!
Welcome to the February issue of Park Life.
This issue focuses on volunteering in the New Forest. Come along to the second annual Volunteer Fair at Lyndhurst Community Centre on Saturday 3 March. The New Forest Remembers - untold stories of World War II team will be there promoting opportunities to get involved in recording people's memories of the war and surveying World War II structures and remains.
Also in this edition - learn more about subsidised training courses in traditional building techniques; how an underwater film about wrecks in the westerm Solent has been nominated for an archaeology 'Oscar'; the National Park building design guide aimed at helping to protect the New Forest's distinctive character; and the launch of 'Love our Land', celebrating the much-loved features of the South East's National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural beauty.
Finally, if you enjoy photography, writing, painting or making sculptures there is still time to enter our Olympic art competition.
Best wishes,
The New Forest National Park Authority team |
Vounteering can be the key to employment
People who are looking to gain more experience in areas they are passionate about should come to the second annual Volunteer Fair at the New Forest Community Centre on Saturday 3 March.
This free event will have over 30 organisations with potential volunteering opportunities that may help people gain future employment.
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Grants for traditional building skills
Building techniques such as timber-framed buildings, cob walling and lime plastering are still very much in demand in the New Forest.
Now thanks to funding the New Forest National Park Authority has secured £20,000 to offer subsided training courses.
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Shipwreck film nominated 'Oscar'
A film about the shipwrecks in the Solent has been short-listed for an award at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Oregon, America.
'Shipwrecks of the Western Solent' is a 28 minute film investigating five different shipwrecks in a busy shipping lane in the Solent.
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New design guidance for development
 A guide that aims to help achieve high standards of design in new development and protect the New Forest's distinctive character has been adopted by the New Forest National Park Authority.
The New Forest Design Guide is a supplementary planning document that supports the policies in the Authority's adopted Core Strategy.
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Help wanted for World War II project
 We are looking for people to get involved and become volunteers. If you would be interested in recording the memories of the people who were in the New Forest during World War II or getting involved in field walking and surveying World War II structures and remains please let us know.
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Love our land...
Share what you love about Our Land on the Our Land Facebook page and win a prize.
'Love Our Land' is a new campaign for residents and visitors to celebrate the distinctive and much-loved features of the South East's National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Inspired National Park gifts on sale
 There is now 25 per cent off bespoke gifts from the Forest Store this spring.
So if you are looking for quirky gifts inspired by the New Forest National Park such as a photo mug that reveals Forest scenery when you put hot water in it visit the Forest Store area of the New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst.
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Deadline looming for competition...
To celebrate the Olympic Games coming to London in 2012 we've launched a special Olympic-themed open-art competition with the theme of gold, sliver or bronze. The deadline is the 19 March 2012.
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