We caught up with Simon Hough, Forestry England’s Events Manager, to share his experiences with Forest Live and Westonbirt as he sets off on a new adventure this summer after 22 years with Forestry England.
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What do ‘Runners Need’?
Posted in: Blog Member communications Events Staff and trustees Health & wellbeing Spring
With the 10k just next week, Simon (one of our Westonbirt Runners) took a trip to Runners Need in Bristol. Find out how he got on...
Is there a better way to start the day?
Posted in: Blog Events Staff and trustees Health & wellbeing
Simon and Allan, our Westonbirt Runners, are doing fantastically well and have been trying out the new running routes in the arboretum. See how they’ve been getting on…...
Meet our Westonbirt Runners...
Posted in: Blog Events Staff and trustees Health & wellbeing
The Westonbirt 10K is a highlight of the year in the Cotswolds and is always very popular. We have two Westonbirt Runners this year ready to take on the challenge!...
Treefest
One of the great joys of Westonbirt is the year-round cycle of work that goes into making the tree collection such a vibrant place.
Setting the stage for Live Music
It’s that time of year again unbelievably – the week before Westonbirt’s first Live Music concert weekend when it’s all hands on deck to get the site ready for thousands of music fans.
Getting ready for the Enchanted Christmas
It’s always a very busy time for the events team just before the Enchanted Christmas. We don’t actually put the lights up for the trail ourselves, but a huge amount of planning goes into the whole event.
Change In The Events Department
Here in the Events department Autumn is a time of change and re-organising.
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