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 message for the New Year 29th December 2018 Damian writes a regular column for the Petersfield Post and below is his 2018 New Year message: "There is no doubt that 2018 - our politics, news and indeed... Local News
Outstanding Ofsted report for TPS 18th December 2018 Damian was delighted to join Principal Mr Marande and staff at The Petersfield School to celebrate their recent 'outstanding' Ofsted report, and was impressed... Local News
Visit to Prismatic in Alton 18th December 2018 Damian visited Prismatic Limited last week and met with Managing Director Paul Brooks, and other team members, to see the work underway on the solar powered... Local News
Small Business Saturday 3rd December 2018 As part of the annual Small Business Saturday event, Damian met several business owners in Alton on Saturday. The first visit was to Austen's Cafe on Lenton... Local News
Brexit Public Meeting in Alton 1st December 2018 Hundreds of local residents came along to Damian's Brexit Public Meeting in Alton this morning, and had the opportunity to hear more about the EU Withdrawal... Local News
Statement on final Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration 1st December 2018 "EU leaders have now approved the legally-binding Withdrawal Agreement which sets out the terms of the UK's exit, and also the Political Declaration which sets... Westminster News
Small Business Saturday 29th November 2018 Damian wrote a short article this week for the Herald group of papers about high street trading to coincide with Small Business Saturday: "We’re all aware of... Articles for the Herald and Post
Statement on the draft Brexit deal 18th November 2018 "We are now close to a deal on exiting the European Union, and the outline of our future relationship agreement. The next steps are the European Council meeting... Westminster News
Remembering our past 14th November 2018 Damian writes a regular column in the Petersfield Post, with the centenary of the end of World War 1 the focus of today's piece: "100 years ago, Lloyd George... Local News
