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
Construction starts on QA hospital's new A&E 19th January 2023 Damian was pleased to join fellow Hampshire MPs at the QA Hospital in Portsmouth last week to mark the start of construction for the new A&E department. Damian... Local News
The importance of numeracy 19th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "A couple of weeks ago the Prime Minister set out key areas of... Articles for the Herald and Post
Local tree planting scheme underway 13th January 2023 Damian was delighted today to join Kevin and the team from Penfold's Woodand Management to see the large scale tree planting scheme (17,000 trees in all) they... Local News
Vaccines are the best defence against covid 12th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "The recent news on rising covid cases in China is a stark... Articles for the Herald and Post
What the Census tells us 5th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "Everyone knows the Christmas story is inextricably linked with the... Articles for the Herald and Post
MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio 3rd January 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and this is the latest one for December: https://shineradio.uk/2023/01/new-year-mp-update-for... Local News
A fitting tribute to Her late Majesty 29th December 2022 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "The recent unveiling of the gift from parliamentarians to the late... Articles for the Herald and Post
A message at Christmas 22nd December 2022 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "Looking back at my article from a year ago, there was optimism at... Articles for the Herald and Post
New Cabot system to help carers 20th December 2022 Damian was pleased on a recent visit to try out the Cabot system being used by staff at the Marlfield Care Home in Alton. Hampshire County Council was the first... Local News
