Visitors to some of London and southeast England’s most popular open spaces are being reminded to stay safe this summer and take extra precautions in hot weather, following the warmest May and spring on record. Elected Members leading the City…
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Epping Forest: High Beach Visitor Centre Celebrates 10th Anniversary being run by Volunteers
Today, I was delighted to join some of the Epping Forest Heritage Trust’s volunteers at the City of London Corporation’s High Beach Visitor Centre in Epping Forest. As a charity, we have two key visitor centres, located at Chingford and…
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Epping Forest: Chairman’s Column – June 2023
As I hope you will have seen from our social media posts, we recently celebrated Volunteers’ Week. It was an opportunity for us to recognise and say Thank You to the many organisations and individuals who help us maintain the…
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Epping Forest: Walking App Launched
This morning I was delighted to join colleagues from Epping Forest District Council, Epping Forest Heritage Trust and the Charles French Charitable Trust to launch the new Epping Forest Walks mobile phone app. The app, which has been created by…
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City of London Celebrates Volunteer Workforce
This evening, the Great Hall of the Guildhall was packed full of the army of volunteers that help support the City of London’s operations across London and the Home Counties. From our volunteer police specials and cadets, to volunteer carers,…
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Job Vacancy: Epping Forest Keeper (Countryside Ranger)
Job reference: OENV0302 Date posted: 10/06/2024 Application closing date: 08/07/2024Location: Epping Forest Salary: £35,663 – £39,805 per annum inclusive of all allowances Contractual hours: 35 Job DescriptionAre you a people person who is passionate about the outdoors? Want your office…
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Epping Forest Calendar 2025 – Photography Competition
As some of you know, local volunteer and keen photographer, Don Taylor pulled together a wonder calendar populated with photographs of Epping Forest last year to raised money for local charities which support the Forest. This year he has kindly…
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Epping Forest: First female Superintendent appointed
Following a competitive recruitment process, Jacqueline Eggleston has been appointed Superintendent of Epping Forest. Epping Forest is designated by UK Government as an internationally important site, is a European Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation, and…
Continue ReadingEpping Forest Welcomes Institute of Chartered Foresters
Today, I was delighted to join Tanith Cook, in welcoming the Institute of Chartered Foresters to Epping Forest today for their conference, which happened to also fall on the United Nation’s World Environment Day.Epping Forest is designated a European Site…
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Epping Forest: Site Visit to The Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford
As regular readers of my blog will be aware, in February this year I talked about the fact the Heartwood Collection acquired long-term lease from the City of London Corporation on The Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford, adjacent to the…
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