Following the formal business the first of our speakers is Jonny Morris MRICS [pictured right], rural surveyor and member of the South Downs National Park Land Managers Group, who will give us his thoughts on farming, particularly on the South Downs. This is a particularly apt topic in view of CPRE’s recent publication “Vision for the future of Farming”.

His roles roles with both public and private sector clients has given him both a balanced view of, and a keen interest in, the issues facing the South Downs; from the sustainability of farming, estates and rural communities to ensuring ongoing protection of the landscape. His role requires him to assist in the management of two Estates on the South Downs, which have a combined acreage of just over 16,000 acres. He also sits on the executive committee of the South Downs Land Management Group.

Our second speaker will be Jane Cecil [pictured right] from the National Trust, who will tell us about her work in Sussex and South East England in general. As General Manager for the National Trust in the South Downs, she is responsible for their spectacular countryside sites from Black Down on the Surrey Border to the cliffs at Birling Gap.

Prior to joining the National Trust in 2010, Jane led the wildlife and landscape team for Natural England in London. Before her two children arrived she led national landscape and recreation policy work at the Countryside Agency, responsible for a portfolio that included the designation of the South Downs and New Forest National Parks, AONBs, inheritance tax, community renewables, planning, transport and the coast.

How to book your place
Please download the booking form and return it to: CPRE Sussex, Brownings Farm, Blackboys, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5HG by 25 May 2012