All posts by jefftravis

Recovery on agenda as MP visits Butser Ancient Farm

August 13th, 2020

Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond visited Butser Ancient Farm near Petersfield for a tour of the ancient buildings and landscape, alongside a discussion of the current challenges and opportunities faced at this unique heritage site in the South Downs National Park. Butser Ancient Farm, which reopened to pre-booked visitors last month, was a hive of […]

Absorbing drama inspired by South Downs hits the airwaves

August 13th, 2020

An audio drama recounting the heritage and unique stories of the South Downs is hitting the airwaves and will be available to download. It comes after an inspiring project last year in which Lewes-based playwright Sara Clifford was commissioned by INN CROWD and South Downs National Park Authority to create a new play exploring and […]

Why painting has never been ‘Just a Walk in the Park’

August 13th, 2020

A captivating art exhibition begins next month at the Rountree Tryon Galleries in Petworth. Chantelle Rountree, from the gallery, reveals more… Artist Gordon Rushmer has had a career spanning 55 years, with many high points marking his progress through the twists, turns and ‘hard-going’ that characterise most creative lives. His early days in the 1960s […]

Eleanor Farjeon and the South Downs National Park

August 13th, 2020

As the National Park marks its 10th anniversary, Dr Heloise Coffey remembers a writer whose life became inextricably linked to this unique area of the British countryside. If the children’s writer and poet Eleanor Farjeon were alive today, there is little doubt that she would be celebrating the anniversary of the South Downs becoming a […]

“Wild Coast Sussex” gets big boost from lottery

August 9th, 2020

An exciting initiative to inspire communities to care for the marine environment has received over half a million pounds of lottery support. Sussex Wildlife Trust has been awarded a grant of £528,600 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Wild Coast Sussex Project. The project area includes the iconic Sussex Heritage Coast, which is part of […]