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
Why we need political parties 28th September 2016 Damian's column in the Petersfield Post comments on the role of political parties, ahead of this year's Conservative Party Conference: "Party conference season... Articles for the Herald and Post
Employment numbers continue to break records 15th September 2016 Damian welcomes the latest ONS employment numbers that show a record 31.77 million people are now in work - an increase of 2.7 million since 2010 – with the... Westminster News
Discussions with the local NFU 14th September 2016 Damian had a good and useful discussion with representatives of the local NFU, considering the outlook for farming and hopes for the sector post Brexit on trade... Local News
Catching up with Energy Alton 14th September 2016 Damian had the pleasure to catch up with John Hubbard, Eleanor Hill and Jenny Griffiths from Energy Alton at Alton Library and get an update on the great work... Local News
Visit to Eggar's School 14th September 2016 Damian paid a visit to Eggar's School in Holybourne last week and was shown around by Head Teacher Mr Sullivan. During the visit, Damian was introduced to the... Local News
TAG start new consultation on revised flightpath 5th September 2016 Although the CAA has yet to make a final decision, TAG is now holding a further consultation on an amended part of their Airspace Change Proposal (ACP), which... Local News
Record-breaking levels of inward investment 5th September 2016 Damian comments on the recently published numbers for foreign direct investment in the UK, with Britain benefiting from record-breaking levels in the last year... Westminster News
Latest column in the Petersfield Post 1st September 2016 You never forget the moment you find out how you’ve done in major exams, whether it was opening a letter, reading results on a board at school or even receiving... Articles for the Herald and Post
Column in Petersfield Post focuses on tourism 27th July 2016 The theme for Damian's column this month in the Petersfield Post honours the literary heritge of East Hampshire, with details of six published walks that enable... Local News
