All posts by jefftravis

Writers inspired by the beauty of Seven Sisters

May 10th, 2022

  Alinah Azadeh, Writer in Residence for Seven Sisters Country Park, recently hosted a writers’ retreat at the breathtaking site and gives an update. Last month I held the fourth We See You Now creative retreat, produced through Writing Our Legacy as producer, aimed at bringing writers of diverse, global heritage from the South East into the […]

Authority supports new education centre in South Downs

April 27th, 2022

Thousands of children will benefit from revamped educational facilities to help them learn about the countryside, nature and sustainable farming. A new purpose-built Education Centre has been built at Seeley Copse, on the Goodwood Estate, near Chichester. It comes after Goodwood Education Trust received a £40,000 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) grant from the National Park […]

Green light for affordable homes in South Downs National Park

April 27th, 2022

Plans for 32 affordable homes on the site of a former school have been given the go-ahead. The mixture of houses and flats have been approved for land at the former Pells C of E Primary School, in Landport Road, Lewes. The school closed permanently in August 2017 and the 0.9 hectare site is now […]

Town meets Downs – amazing carvings are a hit at nature reserve

April 27th, 2022

Beautiful tree carvings are delighting visitors to a nature reserve. Thanks to Section 106 funding, the Authority has been able to support Horndean Parish Council on an arts project at Catherington Lith, near Waterlooville, in Hampshire. The site is a 30-acre ancient woodland with remnants of chalk grassland and was used during the Second World […]

New affordable homes for village in South Downs National Park

April 27th, 2022

The National Park Authority is pleased to have been able to support Angmering Community Land Trust (CLT) with the provision of five affordable new homes in the parish. The parish, located on the edge of the National Park, has seen an increase in property prices in recent years, meaning local residents and workers have often […]