Place Services Away Day - We Are Essex
Posted: 16 September 2025
The annual Place Services away day for 2025 took place in mid September, with most of the team in attendance. The venue for this year's event was the Essex Business School at the Wivenhoe campus of the University of Essex, arranged with Event Essex.
The morning's itinerary involved a series of team presentations from Practice Management, Built Environment (Landscape and Urban Design), Historic Environment (Archaeology, Built Heritage, and HER), and last but not least Natural Environment (Arboriculture and Ecology). The presentations gave updates on the teams' work over the last year, with an overview from Adrian.
After a great spread for lunch, the group was split into teams for a series of walking tours around the campus.
Tour 1: A visit to look at the University's rare marshland and the many ducks on site!
Tour 2: A tree walk showcasing some of the great specimens the campus has to offer.
Tour 3: A tour of the urban space and a special display from the library archive.
After tea and cake, we headed to the Essex Sports Arena for a team photo and a little sport. Pickleball and Disc Golf were on offer and each had a good turnout. Fortunately no frisbees ended up in the lake!