FOLAR supports and promotes the work of The MERL, guardians of the LI Archive
What We Do
FOLAR is dedicated to raising awareness and use of the growing archive. FOLAR was formed in 2014 and since then:
We fund small annual student bursaries to encourage and support research
We hold an annual symposium (usually with a related exhibition of archival material)
We organise a range of other events, talks and visits throughout the year
We are developing oral histories and a Telling Stories project, and of course we fundraise to support all these activities and to develop new ones
FOLAR is supported by subscription, donations, volunteers’ time and driven by an irrepressible enthusiasm to promote great landscapes.
Disseminating information and ideas held in the landscape archive is central to FOLAR’s activities, to encourage more informed interpretation of the past and provide the foundations for future well designed landscapes.
We would love you to join us; there are no special requirements or qualifications to become a friend. What unites our members is a fascination with their landscape heritage.
Contact us at info@folar.uk
Committee Members
Chair - Annabel Downs
Secretary - Colin Moore
Treasurer - Helen Neve
Camilla Beresford
Helen Brown
Rupinder Chawlia
Caroline Fraser
Bettina Kirkham
Robert Holden
Mark Loxton
Hal Moggridge
Jan Woudstra