There are many ways you can get involved with Fascinating fens, these include: projects, activities, events, meet ups, volunteering and sponsorship. We create these to help people explore, share, reminisce, learn about and promote the fens. Click on the logos below to find out more…
Next event….
Join us for Fen Authors and Explorers, tickets will be avilable on the door.
Current Projects and events for the fens….
Celebrate the Fens day 2023 will be 17th June (with events all weekend 16th – 18th). It is a huge festival to showcase the Fens. Click the logo to find out how you can join in….
Fen Folks Fridays are free friendly zoom monthly meet ups on a Friday evening 7.30-9.30pm. We have a speaker or fen topic to discuss. Please click to find out more…
Fascinating Fen Tails are a great way for children to explore the fens with the help of animal characters through stories, competitions, trails, songs and free colouring pages, find out more…
The Fen Calendar is made from a annual community photo competition. It showcases fen heritage, landscapes, nature and scenery. Please click the link to find out more…
Our community exhibition stall: come meet us at our small fen exhibition stall at local community events to share our projects and love of the Fens. For more details including where we’ll be….
In person Talks and activities: Come and join our in person talks and activities. Find out more…
Giant community eel: Join us to create the longest eel picture by colouring in a section, anyone can get involved. To be displayed Eel day 2022. Find out more…
Capturing the Fens are a group of activities that bring people together to share or capture memories of the fens through reminiscence, oral histories, art, poetry and photos. Find out more…
Fen Hamper Raffle: Join in our Fen Hamper raffle to help raise money for our projects and celebrate produce and activities from the Fens, more details…
Downham Gingerbread Festival: Join us on 19th November to celebrate the first Gingerbread festival, find out more…
Future Projects and activities in the Fens…
Family Activities
Free Fascinating fens colour me in cards downloads:
If you know someone who is need of cheering up at the moment, why not download these free colour me in cards. Print them, colour them in and send them to someone you want to make smile. There is even space for your own message on the front of the card. There are two designs: Wizzy the hedgehog in the garden with a rainbow and owls across the fens. A great activity for children or adults. Please also feel free to share pictures of your completed ones on fascinating fens social media pages.
Future Projects, activities and events…
Greet with a seat: A project aimed at helping businesses and venues to understand the importance of providing a seat for customers, clients and visitors to be able to rest if they have limited mobility or fatigue, which may help them to feel they can access places easier. The logo will help show people that businesses support this campaign.
Previous Fascinating fen projects, activities and events…
Other previous Fascinating Fens Events:
Fascinating fens has participated in several previous events including: helping to repair an eel at the Babylon for the eel day parade, providing a drawing for a kids colouring in competition at Soham pumpkin fair and attending the Madhatters campsite open event. We have also participated in “meet the author” events at Wisbech library and Prickwillow museum. If you would like fascinating to help or attend your event, please email us.
Fascinating fens have also created “colour me in” Christmas, notelets and Easter cards which feature or make reference to many Fen places/traditions. In 2018, bundles of these were given for free to brownies, the library and the tourist information. They can be purchased at various events. A free colouring card/map/bookmark featuring Muscovy and Eeli is available at Ely train station.
Great opportunities to buy a gift or souvenir of the fens.