Hello, and welcome to September -
Autumn’s here!

As you can probably tell, I love Autumn. We often
have glorious weather during these months - sadly
when the children have gone back to school in their
jumpers and blazers and they don’t get to enjoy it
until after lessons or at the weekends.

But still, there’s lots happening. If, like me, you
love trees, nature and the arts, you’re going to be
interested in the latest venture from local choir
Deep Roots Tall Trees (DRTT).

‘Our Woods’ is a new and ambitious outdoors arts
project running from 1st September 2016 through to
31st May 2017, and is a festival of over 40 exciting
events designed to encourage people to come
together and share the magic of the woodlands of
Corby through song, dance and light.

The woods surrounding Corby are part of the ancient
Rockingham Forest, and there are many romantic
myths and legends associated with them. In recent
times in contemporary Corby, people have reclaimed
the woods and have protested to save them from
being lost to urban development.

International singer Barb Jungr, choreographer
Neil Paris and international sound and light artist
Kurt Laurenz Theinert are involved with this project
which will commission professional dance, music,
spoken word, visual and performance artists to work
with local people, leading to a new series of songs
written by Barb and DRTT.

The work will culminate with a performance of
‘Dreaming Our Woods: Festival Finale’ on 5th, 6th
and 7th May 2017, and the lasting legacy of the
project will be a new creative walking tour of Corby.

For more information on the individual
events and to book please visit
www.thecorecorby.com/whats-on/our-woods

Thanks for reading, enjoy your Summer!
You can read more from me on my blog or
in my weekly Northants Telegraph column.
Many thanks, Hx

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