Past events
On June 8th a private visit was made to Lullingstone Castle and the World Garden.
Tom Hart Dyke gave a very passionate account of how he created his unique and fascinating World Garden in the grounds of Lullingstone Castle. He vividly described his time in captivity during a plant hunting expedition in the Colombian jungle in the year 2000. It was during this time that he planned his World Garden which has now developed into an amazing collecting of rare an beautiful plants.
On Friday 2 June we held a bug hunt for families, led by the hugely knowledgeable professor Dave Goulson from Sussex University. We met in the grounds of the university and walked to Stanmer Park, collecting and learning about bugs on the way. We found a large number of Bees, beetles and butterflies and even some small frogs at the Dew Pond. A hugely enjoyable day!
Saving the Sussex Countryside - CPRE 90th Anniversary Celebration
Written by CPRE Sussex
Members, staff and friends enjoyed a delicious festive lunch at Tottington Manor Hotel on 7th December to celebrate CPRE’s 90th anniversary.
‘Making Places’ 29 November 2016 at RIBA, Portland Place, London
We had a great turn out a the HQ of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London on 29th November to launch our ‘Making Places’ Manual. This is the result of a one year project commissioned by CPRE Sussex with Action in rural Sussex, Rabble Place and 7 Sussex Parishes to explore what ‘good design’ means for local communities and can be downloaded here.
Our garden party at to celebrate CPRE’s 90th anniversary was a wonderful occasion. We had a fitting 90 guests and enjoyed the lovely setting of Hever Castle. It was also an opportunity to raise our concerns about airport expansion as well as mark 90 years of campaigning to protect our amazing countryside.
All photos by Paul Buckley
