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
New focus on health and exercise 10th August 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 6th August: "Ask someone what they think are the upsides to the pandemic... Local News
Disinformation: a lesson from America 3rd August 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 30th July: "The long-awaited Russia Report from the Intelligence and... Local News
Celebrating the best of Hampshire 26th July 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 23rd July: "Last week the Hampshire flag was raised outside the... Local News
Politics South programme will remain 21st July 2020 Damian welcomes confirmation that BBC Politics South will be returning in September, but am concerned at other plans for regional current affairs. His question... Westminster News
Damian to object to Veolia incinerator proposal 21st July 2020 Local County Councillors, Mark Kemp-Gee, Andrew Joy and Adam Carew, together with Damian, have indicated that they will each be lodging objections to Veolia’s... Local News
More capacity for local electricity demands 20th July 2020 Damian met with the local team from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to see the progress on their upgrade of local electricity capacity for... Local News
Jobs in East Hampshire hit by pandemic 17th July 2020 The latest unemployment figures show a significant increase in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits across the UK as well as here in East... Local News
Restoration of Parliament debated 16th July 2020 In Parliament this week MPs debated Parliament itself, and the imperative for affordability and value in its restoration. Westminster News
Time for everyone to act 15th July 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of newspapers on the 9th July: "Last week over 30 East Hampshire residents joined a... Local News
