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
Petersfield Infant School visit 3rd November 2018 Damian was delighted to be invited to meet Year 2's newly elected councillors at Petersfield Infant School last week, and to have discussions with Headteacher... Local News
Future Skills Centre celebrates 1st anniversary 24th October 2018 Damian had the real pleasure to be back at the Future Skills Centre in Bordon last week to celebrate its first anniversary and meet some of new cohort of... Local News
Visit to Froxfield Primary School 23rd October 2018 It was a pleasure for Damian to accompany East Hampshire District Council Cllr Nick Drew to Froxfield C of E Primary School recently to see the stunning mosaic... Local News
Brexit talks entering final phase 10th October 2018 Damian writes a regular column in the Petersfield Post, and he talks about the final phase of Brexit negotiations in the latest one published today: "The party... Articles for the Herald and Post
Charity Walk for Peace cheque presentation 8th October 2018 Damian was delighted to present cheques to local charities benefiting from the Charity Walk for Peace held earlier in the year. Organised by the Ahmadiyya... Local News
Interview on Wey Valley Radio 1st October 2018 Damian was delighted to visit Wey Valley Radio's studio in Alton, and be interviewed about the up-coming New Directions event. Wey Valley Radio is just one of... Local News
Google Digital Garage comes to Alton 24th September 2018 Damian was delighted to open the recent digital marketing workshop in Alton, being run by the team at Google Digital Garage and one of only 15 training sessions... Local News
Alton short-listed in Great British High Street Awards 17th September 2018 Damian was delighted to meet Pete Earp, who has been nominated as the High Street Hero as part of Alton's submission to the Great British High Street Awards... Local News
Time to take a New Direction 12th September 2018 Damian writes a regular column in the Petersfield Post, and the talks in this latest one about the New Directions event coming up in October: "September often... Local News
