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
record employment numbers continue 16th November 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that employment across the UK continues to run at a record high – with 31.8 million people now in work - and that the unemployment... Westminster News
Tackling climate change remains important 26th October 2016 Tackling climate change is the subject of Damian's column in today's Petersfield Post: I recently had the pleasure of participating in a discussion on climate... Articles for the Herald and Post
Sport England award for member of Bordon club 25th October 2016 Damian was delighted to welcome EJ Magoncia and his family to Parliament this week and to present him with the Sport England South East Satellite Clubs award... Local News
Damian welcomes record number of people in work 20th October 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that the number of people in work across the UK remains at a record high. According to today’s ONS figures there are 331,000 more... Westminster News
Damian attends Citizens Advice AGM 17th October 2016 Damian attended the AGM for Citizens Advice East Hampshire last week, and spoke about the incredibly valuable work they do for people across the constituency... Local News
Opportunities to teach in Alton 17th October 2016 Damian met with representatives of the Alton Cluster of primary schools, and heard about their initiative to help people interested in training to be a teacher... Local News
Dementia Friends session at Conservative Party Conference 11th October 2016 Damian was delighted to chair a special Dementia Friends session at this year's party conference in Birmingham. Organised by the Alzheimer's Society, the... Westminster News
New classroom at Binsted Primary School 10th October 2016 Damian was delighted to visit Binsted Primary School last week to open their new classroom, which was supported by many local fund-raising events. Local News
Bentley Business Club 5th October 2016 Damian joined the inaugural gathering of the Bentley Business Club recently, on a panel alongside Steve Pearce from East Hampshire District Council and Ian... Local News
