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
National Citizen Service in action in Alton 16th July 2021 Damian was delighted to join the group of 15-17 year olds working together through their National Citizen Service programme in Alton, and to see some very... Local News
A visit to Nationwide in Alton 16th July 2021 Damian was pleased to meet the team at the Alton branch of Nationwide, and to discuss the opportunity for them to get involved in community projects and... Local News
Step 4: approach with caution 16th July 2021 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "By the end of last week, more than 80 million vaccines... Articles for the Herald and Post
The question of the 'cloak of anonymity' in social media 15th July 2021 Following the vile racist abuse of England players, Damian raised the role of the 'cloak of anonymity' in the House, and the minister's reply was encouraging: Westminster News
DCMS Select Committee on influencers 13th July 2021 The new DCMS Select Committee inquiry is on Online Influencers. What is an Influencer? How many people have it as their actual career? Here's what they heard... Westminster News
Expanding the sports and activities plan for schools 13th July 2021 Having introduced the School Sports & Activity Plan in 2019 when Education Secretary, Damian raised the issue of expanding the plan during Oral Questions with... Westminster News
The growing opportunity of the wine sector 8th July 2021 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "It was a pleasure to pay another visit to East Hampshire... Articles for the Herald and Post
Visit to Hattingley Valley Wines 5th July 2021 Damian was delighted to be back at Hattingley Valley Wines last week to hear more about the on-going success of English wines, acknowledging the industry to be... Local News
Children must remain our priority 1st July 2021 Damian spoke this week in the House about the support needed for children, and the case for a better way to do school funding: Speeches in Parliament
