As the world shuts down around us the uplifting role that wildlife plays in our lives becomes more vital than ever. So, for my own sanity, I’m going to keep a daily diary of what I find around my garden. Photograph the wildlife you can see from your window or in your garden and post […]
Michael Blencowe Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Senior Learning and Engagement Officer will be writing a daily blog to raise people’s spirits as we go through these difficult days, helping make sure we don’t lose touch with nature and wildlife as spring arrives, even if we are self–isolating. Here’s day one of the blog… As the world shuts […]
Later this week Peter Chowney will stand down as leader of Hastings Borough Council, today he launched his new blog A View from the Hill, that’s Maze Hill, where he lives. He says the blog will include politics ‘of course’, and will cover topics ranging from microbiology to chickens and gardening. As a former microbiologist […]
by Susan Gilbert When we stand by the beach huts at West St Leonards and look out to sea, what are we looking at? We can see waves, gulls, clouds; we watch the rise and fall of the tides. Sometimes there are stormy breakers thundering on the shingle, pounding the water to a frenzy of […]
‘Our surveys enable us to gauge the health of the ocean from what washes up.’ Andy Dinsdale has lived in Fairlight all his life. He’s been a juggler, worked for an engineering firm and has covered temporary posts at Sussex Wildlife Trust as a Learning and Engagement Officer. He’s been leading riverbank and beach cleans […]
Local residents made it very clear how much they care about their neighbourhood… Working towards a better future for west St Leonards is the key theme of a campaign that has got off to a flying start. The West St Leonards Forum has received funding support from Common Treasury and Locality, launched its campaign to […]
Friends of Combe Valley have received a £500 donation from Sussex Police. The donation is through the Police Property Act Fund (PPAF) and comes from monies received by the police from property confiscated by order of the courts and then sold. PCSO Daryl Holter, the Heritage Crime Officer and Advisor who secured the donation for Combe […]
People in East Sussex are being urged to play their part in reducing food waste this Christmas – and save themselves a few quid while they’re at it. Across the county, food accounts for more than a third of waste in black bags, with bins bulging even more during the festive season when families come […]
Dog walking, cleaning and childcare top Christmas lists in Sussex this year yet we will still bin up to 136,000 rolls of wrapping paper over the holiday season. A recent survey in Hastings revealed that the majority of adults would prefer to receive ‘help’ rather than a gift this Christmas. The survey, conducted by Hastings […]
