A SENSE OF PLACE – Why Our Wild Spaces Matter Now More Than Ever
Friday 22nd May at 7.00pm
Tom Chesshyre and Ben Rawlence
A conversation on the state of our landscapes with:
Tom Chesshyre
(Travel, landscapes, national parks).
Acclaimed travel writer Tom Chesshyre journeys through the history, politics and well-trodden routes of the Peak District as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UK’s first national park in Wild Peaks. Find out more at Tom’s website.
Ben Rawlence
(Climate change, nature futures, forests)
Think Like a Forest – Letters to my Children from a Changing Planet by Ben Rawlence – Through a series of inspiring letters written to his daughters, climate activist and writer Ben Rawlence finds new uncertainty of our changing times together.
Ben Rawlence is the author of The Treeline, City of Thorns and Radio Congo. He lives in Wales and is the founder and director of Black Mountains College, an institution dedicated to preparing people for the changes to come. You can read more about Ben on his Wikipedia listing.
