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More than 500,000 children to benefit from outdoor learning in the South Downs National Park
23 Apr 2012More than half a million young people could benefit from a ground-breaking initiative linking outdoor learning with the South Downs National Park. New guidance will help teachers from 738 schools in and around the National Park to use the South Downs to bring life and interest into all areas of the curriculum.
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Take an electric bike for a spin in the South Downs
04 Apr 2012The South East’s first Electric Bicycle Network has been launched in the South Downs giving people the opportunity to hire and ride ebikes around the rural lanes and trails of the National Park.
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Celebrating our first year as an operational National Park
02 Apr 2012On Sunday 1 April the South Downs National Park celebrated it's first year since becoming operational, Margaret Paren, Chair of South Downs National Park, talks about some of our achievements during that year.
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South Downs communities benefit from £3 million funding during first year of National Park
26 Mar 2012
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Olympic torch coming to the South Downs
19 Mar 2012Look out for the Olympic torch on 16 and 17 July as it travels across the South Downs National Park. The route, confirmed today, will bring the torch into the National Park twice as it makes its way from Portsmouth to Brighton on Monday 16 July and then on to Eastbourne on Tuesday 17.
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Farmers’ plea to keep dogs from attacking sheep and lambs
19 Mar 2012Dog walkers are being asked to be particularly careful out on the South Downs this spring as farmers face the annual worry of dogs attacking newborn lambs. The vast majority respect the lives and livelihoods of the people whose land they’re walking on however a few still allow their dogs off lead when around sheep.
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£3 million project wins Government backing to save precious South Downs chalk downland
28 Feb 2012A £3 million plan to safeguard endangered chalk downland in the South Downs National Park has been awarded £608,000 by the Secretary of State for the Environment.
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Plan for local development opens for public comment
02 Feb 2012A plan outlining how local development will be managed in the East Hampshire district up to 2028 is open for comment from developers, planning experts and local residents. The Local Plan has been put together by East Hampshire District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority.
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Sussex Produce Company wins Sussex Food and Farm Shop of the Year
01 Feb 2012The Sussex Produce Company of Steyning were named as Sussex Food and Farm Shop of the Year at the Sussex Food & Drink Awards 2011/12, announced on 26 January 2012.
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New Member wanted for South Downs National Park
11 Jan 2012The South Downs National Park is recruiting a new Member to join its governing body. Applicants have until Monday 13 February to apply for the role at the UK’s newest National Park which will be appointed by the Secretary of State following national, open competition.
