Trails of Discovery

The Arts Society promotes a number of different kinds of Trails of Discovery. The first of these trails to be promoted were Church Trails involving the production of up to fourteen questions for children aged 8-12, with an answer sheet for accompanying adults which also gives further information.

Our Trails teams have produced four Church Trails starting with a trail for the Church of St. John the Baptist, Little Missenden. This was followed by trails for St. James, Fulmer; St. Giles, Chalfont St Giles; and St. Mary’s, Wendover. A new team, led by our Honorary Secretary, Jane Cayley, has started on a trail for St. Lawrence, Bovingdon.

The team which produced the Church Trail for St. Mary’s, Wendover has been working on producing a Memory Trail for the Church, a trail providing activity for people living with dementia. These trails are designed to evoke memories, prompt conversation and encourage sensory activity through sound, touch and smell. The team has worked closely with Wendover Dementia Support.

Other Trails of Discovery promoted by The Arts Society are trails in other places of worship, historic building, towns, or villages. Further more recent kinds of trails are Neighbourhood Trails and Bespoke Trails. Neighbourhood Trails are a walking trail around a local area. Not a question and answer trail but a trail looking at local history, architecture and other features to be found in the area. Bespoke Trails are for schools or organisations working with children and young people with special needs.

Any members who are interested in becoming involved in a Trails of Discovery project should contact the Chair until we have a new Trail of Discovery leader.

N.B. An A4 version of the image of the Trails of Discovery is available in the Documents folder on this website (Go to the Our Society tab, scroll down to Documents and this image is stored at 17th November 2020)