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CERG to present initial findings of Frinton/Walton Pride-in-Place workshops at Royal Geographic Society Conference on 29th August 2024
From Economic to Emotional Geography: Understanding the Importance of the Mezzo-Level in Community Development Authors Abstract Local Authorities (District/Boroughs) play a crucial role in leading community development initiatives, despite facing numerous challenges in responding to the macro/micro level model of community development. These challenges include the competitive and uncertain nature of macro-level funding mechanisms, mainly…
Reminder about our first Frinton & Walton Museum workshop on Friday 12th July
What makes you proud about living in Frinton and Walton?
Re-imagining Pride-in-Place at the Mezzolevel
Re-imagining Pride-in-Place at the Mezzolevel: Although Labour Admit Boris Talked a “Good Game” on Levelling Up, the Tories Haven’t Delivered. What Next? Position paper by The Cultural Engine Research Group – Tony Sampson, UoE, Giles Tofield, CE CiC & Andrew Branch, UEL Abstract We make the case that the next UK government should strategically retain…
Close & Remote: Creative Walk of Cherry Orchard Country Park with Artists on Saturday, June 29
Close & Remote: Saturday, June 29 · 10:30am – 1pm A walk suitable for people of all ages, held along the accessible paths in the park. Accompanied by artists Close and Remote, we will go on a leisurely adventure in the park, encountering activities along the way and with an emphasis on ‘close looking’ at…
What makes you proud about living in Frinton and Walton?
What would you like to see in a museum celebrating Frinton and Walton? Together with the Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust, we are carrying out research into what memories, artefacts, stories, and events the local community would like to see in a new museum. There are four events to attend. Two in Walton and two…
CERG to Present at Royal Geographic Society Conference
CERG will present findings from research carried out during a NHLF project in North Essex at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024. The paper is titled “From Economic to Emotional Geography: Understanding the Importance of the Mezzo-Level in Community Development”. The Full abstract can be accessed here on the conference website.
CERG academic keynote at 11th ECSM conference
Tony Sampson will be talking about his research on contagion theory at the 11th European Conference on Social Media, 30 – 31 May 2024, University of Brighton, UK. The talk will revisit the Virality thesis (Sampson, 2012, 2020) in the context of contemporary social media cultures. It will trace virality back to 19th century sociology, and subsequent…
Essex students have unique opportunity to shape new museum in seaside town
Story from University of Essex Website University of Essex students are helping bring to life a museum which will preserve the social history and heritage of the seaside towns of Frinton and Walton. Thanks to funding received by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and a collaboration between the Cultural Engine Research Group (CERG) and the…
ORCHARD cultural programme Dec 2nd 2023
As a culmination of the ORCHARD cultural programme in 2023 there was a series of celebratory events across Rochford on Saturday 2 December showcasing the work produced during the project. Venues included the WI Hall, Market Square, Rochford Library, Old House & Kings Head. – An inaugural East of England Nature Writing Event in the…
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