Lancelot (Capability) Brown (1716-1783) is regarded by many as the Father of the English designed landscape. His radical ideas changed the fashion from symmetrical into a more naturalistic landscape style from the mid-C18. His work, at some of our country’s most famous historic landscapes, can be seen at Buckingham Palace, Blenheim Palace, Stowe and Chatsworth.
Planning for the year-long festival celebrations around the country started in 2011. NADFAS is one of fourteen partners with a seat on the festival committee, alongside enthusiastic experts. This is the largest such heritage project yet to be undertaken in the UK. Not all CB sites will be open to the general public in 2016, but help is being offered to ensure as many sites as possible, who wish to do so, can participate in the festival.
The main role of NADFAS will be to provide volunteers as, when and where needed, and festival training is likely to start in the autumn of 2015.
For the latest information, an interactive CB site map, and to sign up for the official CB300 newsletter, please visit the dedicated national festival website: www.capabilitybrown.org

CALL FOR NADFAS VOLUNTEERS
Are you interested in finding out more about the historic landscapes designed by Capability Brown and his legacy? If so you may like to join our growing team of  volunteers as we work towards the year long celebrations in 2016.

WHAT WE MAY BE ASKED TO DO:

• site visits and photography
• archival work
• welcoming visitors
• stewarding and guiding around CB landscaped parks and gardens
• helping with children’s projects and garden trails
• making period costumes
• as well as our own CB-themed lectures, study days and visits - arranging joint events, with other organisations for 2016 and beyond.

Where needed training will be provided.

For more information contact Judith Al-Seffar, NADFAS Heritage Volunteers P&G Coordinator and CB300 Rep  judith.nadfaspg@gmail.com
Volunteering Department volunteering@nadfas.org.uk  T: 0203 206 9324

Download Golden Moments of Landscape - article in Lincolnshire Life by Steffie Shields

Download CB300 Festival leaflet

Photo credits: © Katherine Alker, Croome Park, Worcs www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croome   © Gareth Williams, Weston Park, Shrops www.weston-park.com