All posts by Luke Geoghegan

10 THINGS WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT HEALTH & WELLBEING

November 2nd, 2017

Nature is good for you. Exercise is good for you. Getting exercise in nature is really good for you. And yet the people who could benefit most from nature are also those who are least likely to get out and use it. In October we held the first ever South Downs Health & Wellbeing Conference […]

HUGH BONNEVILLE HELPS LAUNCH NEW SOUTH DOWNS CHARITY

November 2nd, 2017

Hugh Bonneville has shown his support for the South Downs National Park Trust, a new charity for the National Park. “The South Downs has been my home on and off for 40 years and I can see the ways that gaining National Park status has helped both the environment and communities,” says Hugh. “I often […]

Hugh Bonneville launches new charity for South Downs National Park

October 16th, 2017

Hugh Bonneville showed his support for the South Downs National Park Trust, a new charity launching today, 16 October 2017. Joining charity trustee Toni Shaw he helped monitor the health of a local chalk stream, just one example of the kind of work the charity will support. Hugh Bonneville said: “The South Downs has been […]

Most asked: Margaret Paren, Chair of the SDNPA

October 10th, 2017

Next month’s Q&A will feature Matthew Bates from our Local Plan team. If you have any questions for him, please email newsletter@southdowns.gov.uk by 25 October. If there is a specific area of work you’d like to see covered, please email us using the same address. Answering this month is: Margaret Paren, Chair of the SDNPA […]

You say: Footpaths

October 10th, 2017

Do you have a story you want to tell about the National Park? A burning issue that you think needs to be raised publicly? We publish one story or comment about the National Park in our newsletter South Downs News each month and a response from the SDNPA. Maria Funnel from Amberley asks I am […]

Do you believe in magic?

October 10th, 2017

Memories of holidays visiting her grandmother in the South Downs have helped to shape Cressida Cowell’s new book ‘The Wizards of Once’. With Halloween around the corner it seemed like a good time to ask the ‘How to train your dragon’ author about the magic of our landscapes. Words by Cressida Cowell It is easy […]

On the Ground in September 2017

October 10th, 2017

Don’t forget to say hello if you spot our rangers and volunteers out working in the National Park. Here’s a taste of what they achieved in September 2017: Talked to 250 year 6-7 pupils at Avington and Bereleigh Estate about how farmers make room for rough grass strips and associated wildlife. Continued open access land […]