Category: "in-your-area"
Seasonal Seafood
Billingsgate Seafood School invites you to choose the best seasonal fish and use the recipes on their website to make delicious meals and snacks. Their first Seasonal Newsletter tells you about the best seafood to choose in any season and, more importantly, why. To download a copy of the newsletter... read more »
Brian Waters steps down
The Manhood Peninsula Partnership has announced that Brian Waters, one of its two project leaders, is to resign after 11 years with the organisation. The part-time Partnership was formed under the chairmanship of Councillor Peter Jones in 2001, with local resident Carolyn Cobbold as the other leader. Carolyn had... read more »
RSPB and Pagham Harbour
The legal paperwork transferring the day-to-day management of core areas of Pagham Harbour from WSCC to the RSPB was completed on the 1st February 2012. It has taken a long time, but it has enabled a great working relationship to develop between the two organisations, who agree that this gives the... read more »
Pagham Harbour Questionnaire
Fieldworkers working for Chichester District Council will be at Pagham Harbour over the next couple of weeks, inviting visitors to take part in a questionnaire that is seeking to understand how local residents access the countryside around where they live and how access patterns may change in the future.... read more »
Leave some holly for wildlife
The RSPB are asking people to take care when decking the halls this winter, and leave some holly for the wildife that need these prickly bushes for food and protection. Richard James, from the RSPB’s wildlife enquiries team, said: “You can’t beat a bit of holly around the house to make... read more »
Getting Ready For Winter
The Government has just released its latest Winter Readiness Report based on figures gathered earlier this year from local councils, who were asked how prepared they were for another winter onslaught. Thankfully the latest research by those looking after our highways shows a number of ways in which councils, including West... read more »
Foreshores Consultation
A consultation has started asking for views on how Chichester District Council manages activities on its foreshore between Pagham and Chichester Harbours. Activities are incredibly varied, including horse riding, fossil hunting, swimming, and sailing among others. The variety, unfortunately, can result in conflicts of interest and the consultation aims... read more »
Medmerry October update
The Environment Agency has released the most recent update about progress of work on the Medmerry Realignment Scheme, and a proposed timetable for future works, including breach of the Medmerry shingle embankment. Read more in the October Update provided by the Environment Agencyread more »
Selsey Fireworks
The 2011 Selsey Firework show will take place on Saturday 15th October. This year there will be a sports theme because 2011 is so near to both the World Cup and the UK Olympics. Gates open at 6pm, and the bonfire is at 8pm. Fireworks start at 8.30pm. For more details... read more »
Medmerry
The Environment Agency have announced that work will begin shortly on the Medmerry realignment scheme. Events due to take place shortly are described below, but more information can be found on the Environment Agency website: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/medmerry. Access Road Construction: work on the access road to what will be the... read more »
The Natural Choice
A new white paper was launched in June this year outlining the UK government's ambitions for the natural environment over the next 50 years and beyond. Under the white paper, The Natural Choice, Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs) would be set up to allow local partnerships to take forward opportunities for restoring biodiversity and... read more »
The Boat Project
The Boat Project is using the latest yacht building methods to turn wooden objects donated by people from across the South East into a 30 foot day sailing boat, a seaworthy archive of stories and memories. People are being invited to contribute wooden items with a history to the project... read more »
Measure Your Carbon Footprint
Your carbon footprint is a gauge of your CO2 emissions or the impact your activities have on the environment measured in carbon emissions. Your carbon footprint is measured in units, tonnes or kg of CO2. Our carbon footprint is mainly produced through burning fossil fuels for heating and transportation,... read more »
Climate Week 21-27 March
Climate Week will shine a spotlight on the many positive steps already being taken in workplaces and communities across Britain. The power of these real, practical examples – the small improvements and the big innovations – will then inspire millions more people. Thousands of businesses, charities, schools, councils and others... read more »
Join The Big Pond Thaw Survey
Sussex Biodiversity Partnership invites you to join the big pond thaw survey. Figures from the Met Office have confirmed that December 2010 was the coldest December across the UK since the national series began in 1910. This led to an extremely rate amphibians that could be prevented using a... read more »
Sussex Biodiversity Partnership
Community Wildlife Action. Do you dig, cut or build for wildlife? If you are involved with a community group that is working to improve the natural environment in your patch, Sussex Biodiversity Partnership would love to hear from you. read more »
Sea Defence Work at Medmerry Beach
Bulldozers have once again moved onto Medmerry beach to provide continued sea defence to the Medmerry bank this winter. The bulldozers will reshape over 15,000 tonnes of shingle, protecting local infrastructure such as local caravan parks, the B2145 and the local water treatment works. Operations began in October 2010 and will... read more »
Manhood Wildlife & Heritage Group
One aim of the MWHG is to encourage people to value their local environment, to put them back in touch with the wealth of wildlife around them and thus stimulate them to care for species and habitats by involving the local community. Several sites in the town of Selsey are... read more »
Beachwatch 2010
Saturday 18th September 11:30 – 13:30. Meet at East Beach Car Park, Selsey. BBQ at 13:00. The Beachwatch litter survey and clean-up is a National Event that has taken place on the third weekend of September every year since 1993. Thousands of volunteers from around the UK spend a... read more »
Top Tips from the Countryside Code
Natural England are promoting their top tips from the Countryside Code. The aim is to help people get more enjoyment from the countryside using the Countryside Code for guidance. We are asked to please respect the working life of the countryside, as our actions can affect people's livelihoods, our heritage, and the... read more »