All posts by jefftravis

Fundraising appeal launched to help secure heritage sites

July 9th, 2020

Allie Parsons, from Sussex Archaeological Society, outlines a new £1m fundraising appeal as the organisation looks to mark its 175th birthday. One of the best views of the South Downs, short of hiking the South Downs Way, is to be had from the top of the castle at Lewes. From its high stone keep overlooking […]

Thought-provoking art exhibition opens

July 9th, 2020

Steph Fuller, Director of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, unveils a fantastic new art exhibition this summer. I’m delighted to be sharing with you the news that we are reopening to the public on 16 July, with a new exhibition, tillage by artist John Newling.  The exhibition is very much about place, growing and […]

Online festival for famous ornithologist

July 9th, 2020

Gilbert White & The Oates Collections are celebrating the eminent naturalist’s 300th birthday with an online birthday festival. Gilbert White’s House was due to celebrate a year-long programme of events celebrating the 300th anniversary of Gilbert White’s birth, with the climax being a large event on 18 July, the day Gilbert White was born. However […]

Enjoy a “wine tour” of sun-drenched Sussex

July 9th, 2020

A special celebratory wine collection that gives people a unique taste of England’s premier wine-making region has been launched. To mark English Wine Week and Sussex Day last month, Sussex Modern has put together three bespoke wine cases that showcase some of the best and most beautifully-crafted wines in the world, delivered to your door. […]

Take part in survey to help further improve popular walking and cycling route

July 2nd, 2020

People are being invited to take part in a survey that will help shape improvements planned for a popular walking and cycling path. The Centurion Way is a 11km path between Chichester, Lavant and West Dean and follows the old dismantled Chichester to Midhurst railway line, which closed in 1991. Following the latest path upgrade […]