We are always happy to promote partners and community activity and events in line with our vision. Please contact us if there is something you would like us to promote
Look Out – Schools Out!
Discover printmaking, make a willow bird feeder and learn how to make things with wool. These are just some of the crafts on offer this February half-term. Find out more. Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill: Wednesday 19 February: 10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30 – 3.30pm. We have lots of colourful wool… Read more
Land of Oak & Iron Trust
The Land of Oak & Iron has a great team of dedicated volunteers, some of whom have formed the Land of Oak & Iron Trust (LOIT) The Trust aims to promote the conservation, protection and enhancement of the natural, industrial and cultural heritage of the Land of Oak & Iron and to advance the education… Read more
Forging Ahead January 2020
What a fantastic 2019 we have had in the Land of Oak & Iron, a year full of discoveries, engagement and events for all – we can’t wait to see what 2020 brings. Find out all the latest news from Land of Oak & Iron, look out for our next newsletter coming soon, with details… Read more
Benefits of volunteering
Get stuck into sharing your passion for heritage and woodlands with a new volunteering scheme focused on Derwentcote Steel Furnace. We have been working closely with English Heritage, which owns Derwentcote, to develop this fantastic opportunity for our volunteers who already undertake work on the site, alongside new volunteers who would now like to get… Read more
Celebrating 25 years of giving
Projects and venues across the UK are open for free or providing special offers for National Lottery players to say thank you for raising more than £40 billion for good causes. Land of Oak & Iron wouldn’t be here without the National Lottery, we’ve been supported by a grant of £2.2 million to help us… Read more
myhotelbreak.com review
Land of the Oak & Iron – a wonderfully created area in the North East with venues celebrating the areas industrial heritage We collaborated with myhotelbreak when they experienced Land of the Oak & Iron. Find out what they discovered in this guest post: We were staying in the North East on a hotel break… Read more
Welcome to Chopwell
Get lost in memories with the new display at our Heritage Centre at Winlaton Mill, which celebrates personal stories of a great social life in Chopwell. Delve into stories of life working in the mines; evenings spent in the dancehalls and clubs; Italian ice cream treats and fish & chips and childhoods spent playing in… Read more
Care for your local waterway
Get stuck in to caring for your local river or stream with free training for people living in Shotley Bridge, Chopwell, Stocksfield and surrounding areas. Adopt a Stream is a project led by Tyne Rivers Trust and delivered through the Tyne Catchment Partnership. It iengages communities with their streams and rivers through monitoring river health… Read more
Frost Fest: Celebrating the return of winter
Celebrate the arrival of winter, which according to the meteorological calendar begins on December 1st and marks the return of our Frost Fest winter festival. Learn origami, the Japanese art of paper folding and create a mobile, try you hand at wood printing and make a card, decorate a snowflake cookie and many more craft… Read more
Growing success for green community projects
Applications for funding have opened to community groups in County Durham aimed at making a positive impact in their local area. Volunteer run horticultural projects can apply for up to £500 from Durham County Council’s civic pride team, as part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) It’s Your Neighbourhood scheme 2020. Groups must be seen… Read more