This is the introduction to the events listing page where we explain and introduce the events and what they will engender and if you click on the date you can read the full details of each event.
Sunday 17 September 2017
Celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest–a barge trip from Windsor to Runnymede & Ankerwycke, with workshops, discussions and a visit to the 2,500-year-old Ankerwycke yew tree.
Sunday 5 November 2017
Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and Fracking Protectors meet to celebrate the past, present and future of the amazing world renowned heritage known as Sherwood Forest.
Tuesday 7 November 2017
A seminar to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the ‘Charter of the Forest’ on Tuesday 7 November 2017 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm in the State Rooms of the Speaker’s House in the House of Commons.
Saturday 11 November 2017
The Labour Party will host an economic conference in Lincoln next month, attended by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who will lay out his party’s plans to bring back key industries into public ownership, with speakers linking this to cooperative ownership and movements to reclaim the commons. The conference will mark the 800th anniversary of the ‘Charter of the Forest’ in Lincoln, which is home to one of the two surviving copies.