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Brainy ways to beat climate change - Community owned windfarm operational

 

 

The first community-owned windfarm in southern England is now generating clean green electricity. Construction of the five turbines finished this month .

Adam Twine is an organic farmer near Swindon in Oxfordshire. He also established the first community owned windfarm in southern England his own land.

Countryside debate rolled out

 

 

Bill Bryson, president of Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), has sparked a national debate on England’s countryside.

Fairtrade Fortnight - get involved

 

 

Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 25th February until 9th March - and there's plenty you can do to get involved, aside from buying Fairtrade tea and coffee. There's a whole range of goods available now - how about buying Fairtrade presents, like wine or cotton products? Get your workplace to buy Fairtrade. Bank with ethical banks like the Co-operative and Triodos which support Fairtrade. Find out more about what you can do at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Love birds?

 

 

According to tradition, Valentines Day is when birds start pairing up before settling down to nest - and so each year, this date kicks off National Nest Box Week, organised by the British Trust for Ornithology. This campaign encourages the public to put up nest boxes for birds, as loss of their natural habitats is a real cause for concern. Find out more, including how to make your own nest box, at http://www.bto.org/nnbw/index.htm

TALES OF THE DOWNS AND BEYOND…

Enjoy an early evening talk at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum on a range of fascinating subjects relating to the local area.

A steeplejack’s unique view of the world, the experiences of a war artist, the art of dowsing, and award-winning wooden structures are just some of the engaging topics in a new series of early evening talks taking place between April and September 2008 at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex.

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

 

 

Sussex Food and Farming: The Festival of Local Food and Downland Farming at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May 2008

Come and celebrate the very best tastes of the south east this May Day Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum in Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex. England’s leading museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life will be hosting its ever-popular Food Fair in and among the historic buildings on its beautiful 50 acre downland site.

Royal International's premier trophies now open to male and female riders

Prize money boost for Longines King George V Gold Cup

The King George V Gold Cup, the premier award at the Longines Royal International Horse Show since it was presented in 1911, will this year be open to lady riders.

Winter Week

 

 

Put on your winter woollies this half term and come to our beautiful site in the South Downs to enjoy a week of creative activities and countryside skills. There’s lots of hands-on activities to interest children of all ages: follow the Museum trail, have a go at brass rubbing and lace making, watch the blacksmith at work, and much much more!