Recording the local landscape

Led by Dr Liam Campbell, Heritage Officer with the Foyle Civic Trust, the two-part course will offer advice to those who are interested in undertaking a landscape study of their local area, be they individuals, farmers, community groups, organisations or societies.

The first session will examine the idea that peoples’ local landscapes are shaped by small features such as local meeting points and gateposts, just as much as they are shaped by big or famous landscape features such as monuments.

Dr Campbell comments: “These sessions will really give people the chance to look at their local landscape in a fresh, new way. Rather than examining well-known features in the landscape, the focus will be on the small things that mean a lot to us locally. These are the things that seldom get recorded and are often forgotten about as time goes on.”

In between the two sessions, participants will be encouraged to go out and photograph some of the features that they identify with in their own local area. The results of participants’ findings will be reviewed in the second session, which will take place on Tuesday, December 4 at 7.30pm. It is hoped that a selection of the photographs taken by participants will feature in an exhibition in Green Lane Museum next year.

The two-part course is free to all however places are limited and must be booked in advance. To book a place for yourself or your community group, or for further information, contact the Limavady Tourist Information Centre on 028 7776 0650 or visit www.roevalleyarts.com.