Category: "in-your-area"
Project FLOW
The Manhood Wildlife & Heritage Group (MWHG) is delighted to announce that HLF has awarded it funding to support Project FLOW - Fixing and Linking Our Wetlands. The project was designed by MWHG to enhance and improve the environment on the Manhood Peninsula and to help reduce flood risk. MWHG now has permission... read more »
Selsey Festival 2015
Selsey Festival takes place this August and features a huge variety of events. Shows, talks, exhibitions, fetes, pop-up cinema, fairs and sport ending with the Bank Holiday weekend Selsey Carnival. This year there is a special East Beach Weekend on East Beach Green, Selsey from Fri 21 - Sun 23... read more »
Blue New Deal
The Blue New Deal sets a vision for revitalising coastal communities and protecting the natural resources they depend on. Their aim is to balance the economic and social needs of communities with those of our marine environment, ensuring their return to prosperity. The UK coast and seas are assets to... read more »
East Head Adaptive Management
East Head is one of the fastest moving sand and shingle spits in the United Kingdom, and one of the last surviving pieces of natural coastline in West Sussex. The sand dunes of East Head are important features at the entrance to Chichester Harbour, which are used for recreation... read more »
RSPB Medmerry Map
The RSPB have issued a new map showing the path round Medmerry. Although a path has been created round most of the reserve, the RSPB are keen to point out that agreements with landowners have not been obtained for the whole route. People are asked to respect the section... read more »
Flooding Reference Guide
The Home Owners' Guide to Flood Resilience is written especially with the home owner in mind. The guide illustrates the variety of ways a home can be protected and aims to reduce the worry about what flood protection products to use. It also explains when it is appropriate to use them. The guide has... read more »
Novium free entry from 17th Nov
From Monday the 17th of November, entry to the Novium Museum in central Chichester will be free. Their collections span thousands of years of human history - from Prehistoric stone tools to protest banners from the 1990s. Collections of social history artefacts, archaeology and geology collections catalogue the history of the district and directly connect local... read more »
Keep It Real
Keep it Real is a new toolkit to help tourism businesses to sell sustainability as part of their unique offer, something many organisations on the Manhood Peninsula do already for their visitors. It is designed for those businesses who have already taken action to be more sustainable and want to maximise the... read more »
Rare birds at Medmerry
For the first time in nearly thirty years, rare Black Winged Stilts have hatched at two sites in the UK, one of which is Medmerry. The RSPB announced this amazing fact a few days ago. Black Winged Stilts are found rarely in northern climes, but climate change and increasing... read more »
Medmerry
Most of the new paths have been open in their unfinished state this winter, and many people have taken the chance to try them out. Many people have been delighted, even in this condition. A temporary leaflet to help you find your way around Medmerry is available at the... read more »