Echoes of Change in the Great Fen

This exciting event at the Ramsey Heights nature reserve brings together various multi-media artists responding to memory, environmental change and the uncertain future of this unique landscape.

There are two sessions available on this date, please select the appropriate ticket from the drop down options.

Session 1 - 10am-1.00pm
Session 2 - 1.30pm-4.30pm

Art installations and performances on site will include:
- Echoes of Change - A photographic installation created by Fraser Mcgruer which will include images from the past, present and future illustrating local myth and story/ water/ sky/ earth/ magical realism
- Fen Folk - Fen folklore and myth art prints created by Chloe Robinson which will be available to view within the classroom area.
- And the Water Shall Know No Dominion - A soundscape installation created by Forty Foot Bridge.
- The Great Reckoning/ Forty Foot Deep/ Bog Oak/ The Battle of the West Fen - Pop-up performances by Forty Foot Bridge across the site during each session.
- Forty Foot Bridge Art - Prints inspired by the music above.
- Ancient Forest - Three bog oak carvings encased in willow reflecting climate change and the ice age initiating. Elements of ritual and worship. Connecting the now to the ancient past; our rituals to ancient rituals.
- Forty Foot Bridge Music - Live acoustic music with synth/voice improvisions and audience participation. (Session 1 - 12pm, Session 2 - 3.30pm)
- The Cloutie Tree - The Beast (AKA 'Pete the Tree') of the Bourne Borderers Morris Dancing Side will be wandering around the site and interacting with participants.
- Ouse Washes Molly Dancers - Ouse Washes Molly Dancers have been performing the traditional Molly dances of the Fens since 1984. Based in Norfolk, UK, they regularly perform at major international festivals in the UK and beyond. Their powerful dances and mysterious stories from the depths of the Fens provide audiences with a memorable experience! (Session 1 - 11.30am, Session 2: 1.30pm).
- Three Dykes and an Eel - Play featuring fen characters centred around radical histories. (Session 1: 10.30am, Session 2: 2.30pm).
- Local nature prints and photographic installations by Martha and Yasmin - available to view in the Ramsey Heights classroom.
- Keeping the boundaries - pop-up poetry and story interactions.

Please note:
- All advertised session times are subject to change - please check with staff on the day.
- Tickets are sold by car not person due to our parking capacity so please feel free to fill your car with friends and family! If you need to bring an additional car please purchase an additional session ticket otherwise we may not be able to accommodate you. Please show your ticket on arrival.
- Could we please kindly ask that session 1 attendees leave the car park promptly after 1pm to ensure that we can accommodate the afternoon session's attendees. Session 2 attendees please bear with us whilst we change over car parking spaces. Thank you for your understanding!
- Dogs are very welcome but could we please ask that they are kept on leads for the whole session

Poster artwork by Fen Folk