Tag Archives: South Downs

Eight years old today

Posted on 01/04/2018 by campaignerkate

Happy eighth birthday to the South Downs National Park, born on 1 April 2011 as Britain’s newest national park. I was sorry to miss the celebratory event in Midhurst, West Sussex, yesterday.  It was as usual organised by the indefatigable … Continue reading →

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South Downs celebrations

Posted on 17/04/2017 by campaignerkate

I spoke at the seventh anniversary event of the South Downs National Park and called for agricultural funding to be directed to public access post-Brexit. Continue reading →

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South Downs champion retires

Posted on 28/06/2016 by campaignerkate

A tribute to Phil Belden, who has worked for the South Downs National Park for many years and done a brilliant job for us all. Continue reading →

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South Downs celebrations

Posted on 09/04/2016 by campaignerkate

The Ramblers are today celebrating the sixth anniversary of the wonderful South Downs National Park Continue reading →

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South Downs National Park’s fifth birthday

Posted on 06/04/2015 by campaignerkate

We met on 4 April at Wimblehurst (the name of H G Wells’s Tono Bungay town, Midhurst), at the grammar school where Wells was a pupil and later taught. Now it’s the South Downs National Park’s visitor centre.  The occasion was the fifth … Continue reading →

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Why so silent?

Posted on 25/02/2015 by campaignerkate

Six months before the last election, environment secretary Hilary Benn was thrilled to confirm the South Downs as a national park; he signed the confirmation papers at Ditchling in East Sussex on 12 November 2009. He knew that this result … Continue reading →

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