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
Damian welcomes £30 billion Plan for Jobs 10th July 2020 Damian has welcomed the Plan for Jobs set out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week, which outlined a range of initiatives to help re-vitalise hard-hit sectors... Westminster News
Select Committee hearing on sport 7th July 2020 During a DCMS Select Committee hearing this morning, Damian raised the importance of local leisure centre and swimming pools being open for the school holidays... Westminster News
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Reopening schools is vitally important 29th June 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 25th June 2020: "It would be hard to over-state the effect of this... Local News
the restoration and renewal of Parliament 26th June 2020 Damian answered on the principles of reviewing plans for Parliament's restoration & renewal in the House yesterday, reinforcing that there must be uninterrupted... Westminster News
Raising the issue of online harms regulation 23rd June 2020 In a DCMS Select Committee hearing this morning, Damian pressed Ofcom on the scope of online harms regulation, and felt it was clear from the limited answers... Westminster News
Damian welcomes investment plan for Hampshire NHS 22nd June 2020 The recent news that health services across north and mid Hampshire are set to undergo a major modernisation programme has been welcomed by Damian. The scheme... Local News
