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
A new term begins - at home 18th April 2020 This article was written by Damian and publshed in the Herald Group of papers on the 16th April: "Next week, we will have the strange experience of Back to... Articles for the Herald and Post
Covid-19 Bulletin #13 News from the last 24 hours 17th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Government announced that the lockdown will continue for at least another 3 weeks, with details of five conditions that must be... Local News
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An infodemic as well as an epidemic 10th April 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 9th April: "You’ve probably seen one – the ‘Stanford internal memo’,... Local News
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