About
The fascinating remains of the 13th-century Greyfriars Friary and Leper Chapel at St. James Church, Dunwich, provide the inspiration for this stimulating and motivational, multifaceted cultural project. Chronicles
of Greyfriars aims is to engage people with the rich heritage of the
Dunwich site, using a combination of creative and fun techniques, with a
focus on its wonderful geological and biological diversity.
The project combines environmental heritage, creative arts, mental health recovery and wellbeing into a range of activities, including: workshops, courses, pop-up art days, environmental heritage events, heritage consultancy, children’s creativity days and training for project-based assistants, geologists, environmental educators, artists and volunteers.
Chronicles of Greyfriars is run by Suffolk-based community organisation, Art Branches, and operated in partnership with the Dunwich Greyfriars Trust and Dunwich Museum. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has kindly provided funding. Courses, workshops, events and consultancy are led by qualified, experienced geologists, environmental educators and artists.
Project-related news and events are announced on our Facebook page and/or the Events page on this site.
Bespoke Environmental Heritage Days, Training & Consultancy
Continuing the success of previous courses, workshops and events, we
also offer bespoke environmental heritage days (group-oriented),
training and consultancy. Combining expert knowledge of the site’s
heritage, the environment and creative arts, we provide stimulating
opportunities to learn and to improve wellbeing, confidence and skills
in supported groups, developing self worth, connection, autonomy and
belief.
For further information, please get in touch via one of the
methods on our ‘Contact’ page and take a look at some of the fascinating
and informative guides on the ‘Resources’ page.
Eligibility & Availability
Courses and workshops have been available, free of charge, for individuals in mental health recovery via self-referral and through social prescription referrals from GP surgeries, healthcare settings and social prescribers. Contact us to find out about eligibility and current availability for bespoke events and consultancy.
About Art Branches
Art Branches is a not-for-profit community organisation specialising in inclusive creative projects for improving wellbeing in communities across the East of England. Find out more about Art Branches, and see more of our projects, by visiting our main website at ArtBranches.org and the dedicated sites for our creative wellbeing workshops project, Space to Breathe, and our poetry project, Branches Abound, and our creative arts collection, Creative Reflections.
For latest announcements and project stories, follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Homepage header image by Shiffard via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.