Past events
Come and Join Us! CPRE Sussex Event at Billingshurst Community Centre Saturday 17 May
Written by CPRE Sussex
17 May saw Billingshurst Community Centre buzzing with campaigning groups, CPRE members and local people fired up in their shared love of the Sussex countryside and their desire to protect it. Local campaigning groups’ stalls lined the hall, showcasing their cause whether to protect against a second runway at Gatwick, stop a new town being built in unspoilt Sussex countryside near Haywards Heath or to register residents’ opposition against Fracking in West Sussex. Inspiring speakers from Hands Off Henfield and Locals Against Mayfields Building Sprawl (LAMBS) shared their campaigning stories and top tips for successful grass roots mobilisation against the loss of cherished countryside.
Wootton Manor visit June 2014
The childhood home of Elizabeth David, the Cookery Writer. Mr Colin Brent gave us a very informative account of this beautiful 17th Century house. An additional wing was added in the early twentieth century.
Members enjoying a sumptuous lunch prepared by Sabrina Harcourt, the current owner of Wootton Manor and niece of Elizabeth David. She devised a menu based on the recipes of her aunt.
Relaxing on the terrace in front of the house.
This year we return to Plumpton College, the expanding and thriving home of East Sussex land-based education. Established in 1926, the College’s 800-hectare estate is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the South Downs, it offers the ideal setting for our 2014 AGM.
Saturday June 14th 2014 at 2.45pm
LEWES DISTRICT CPRE
A visit has been arranged to Charleston Farm, Firle BN8 6LL
by very kind invitation of Mr Tom Gribble
Charleston Farm is on the right of the A27c oming from Lewes signed to Charleston Farmhouse just past Middle Farm. On the approach the road is marked in red.
It is a family run farm at the foot of the Downs which keeps a herd of 160 autumn calving Holstein/Freisian milking cows (milking will be in progress). On their adjoining farm in Beddingham the family have a beef herd and sheep.
The farms are in the Entry Level Conservation Scheme and pay careful attention to the preservation of hedges, and field boundaries etc.
Please let us know if you intend to come by returning the slip below to Mary Greenwood, Lilac Cottage. Norlington Lane, Ringmer BN8 5SH or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Photo © JR P
This talk and tour took place in March 2014. Photos from the tour are in the gallery below.
