Learning the ancient craft of coppicing Thursday, 18 September, 2025 “So, you just need to hold the hazel branch and then pull the blade down firmly, and make sure you don’t take your fingers off!” To give you some context, I was at Butser Ancient Farm for the official opening of the Hazel Centre – a stunning oak-framed building designed to support volunteering and workshops at this historic site. There I met Darren Hammerton, a veteran in the world of coppicing... Articles for the Herald and Post
Around the table with NatWest 10th February 2023 Damian thanked NatWest for organising today's business roundtable, hosted by The Trooper Inn, Froxfield. Damian said: "It was helpful to hear perspectives from... Local News
Apprenticeships offer skills for life 9th February 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "This week is National Apprenticeship Week, and I’m looking forward... Articles for the Herald and Post
Championing the needs of people with arthritis 8th February 2023 Damian was delighted to meet East Hampshire resident Brenda in Westminster this week, ahead of her handing in the World Arthritis Day letter at Downing Street... Westminster News
A visit to BizHub in Bordon 2nd February 2023 Damian was pleased to join the SiGNAL business community event, BizHub, last week, held at the BOSC in Bordon. The talk covered T Levels and Apprenticeships as... Local News
Networking is good for business 2nd February 2023 This article was written by Damianand published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "I had the pleasure last week to attend two local business... Articles for the Herald and Post
Gigabit in Grayshott 31st January 2023 Project Gigabit is a major government investment to make sure really fast broadband comes to more rural areas that aren’t covered by commercial programmes. Cllr... Local News
Business East Hants meeting at Gilbert White's 30th January 2023 Damian was a guest speaker at last week's Business East Hants meeting, held at the Gilbert White Field Studies Centre in Selborne. For attendees. this was a... Local News
MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio 30th January 2023 My first MP update on 2023 for Petersfield's Shine Radio, on the start of a busy year: https://shineradio.uk/2023/01/damian-hinds-mp-update-for-petersfield-6/ Local News
Holocaust Memorial Day: time to remember 26th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "The moving tributes given for Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper, who... Articles for the Herald and Post
