What’s On?
Your guide to what’s on in and around Storrington. There are many community groups, organisations, societies and sports clubs which meet regularly and hold public events. These listings are created by them and include film shows, markets, live music, and other community events.
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Wilder Horsham District is a ground-breaking five-year initiative between Horsham District Council and the Sussex Wildlife Trust and is expected to become a ‘blueprint’ for how to boost nature recovery in the county.
We are delighted to announce the next indoor meeting of Sussex Wildlife Trust Storrington and Arun Valley Regional Group will take place on the 29th October at Pulborough Village Hall. Richard Black and Chloe Harrison from the Wilder Horsham District Team will be providing insight into this thrilling project.
The meeting is open to the public. Tickets cost £5 from Eventbrite see Tickets above.
Most people agree that wildlife and wild places are valuable for their own sake. We now know from research across the globe that a healthy, wildlife-rich natural world is essential for our wellbeing and prosperity.
But wildlife has been in decline, on land and at sea, for decades. Wild places are more scarce, smaller and more isolated. There is less nature and greenery in the places where we live and work. And not everyone has equal access to nature or the benefits it brings. To reverse this decline, better and more connected habitats are needed.
Developing a Nature Recovery Network (NRN) underpins the Wilder Horsham District Project, which is a partnership between Sussex Wildlife Trust and Horsham District Council. The goal of the Project is to work with land – managers and communities at all levels, right across the district to help integrate nature recovery and connectivity into the many land-uses which exist across the District.
The Horsham NRN map demonstrates what could be achieved and where actions could be targeted to reverse the biodiversity crisis. Richard and Chloe are the project officers tasked with developing the project and we have invited them to present the very latest developments in the Wilder Horsham District Project.
Come and learn more about this exciting project.
Sussex Wildlife Trust Storrington and Arun Valley Regional Group
Sussex Wildlife Trust Storrington & Arun Valley Regional Group are delighted to invite you to an online event on March 22nd during which George Reekie, one of our group members, will talk to us about his pre-lockdown visit to Costa Rica and show us some of his stunning photographs from this trip.
For anyone who has been to Central America this will bring back some fantastic memories and, for those that haven’t yet, this is a great opportunity to find out more about this part of our natural world.
Please register for the event using the link HERE. It is free to join and please only register once per household.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica has an amazingly abundant and diverse ecosystem. It sets a good example of managing its bio-diversity to the rest of the world. For the photographer there are wonderful opportunities.
This talk aims to give a flavour of the country and its wildlife. In Costa Rica one cannot fail to be overwhelmed by the colour and sheer number of different species. In this respect the talk covers numerous species but concentrates on the exuberant colour to be found everywhere you look.
George Reekie
George has been a serious amateur photographer for many years. He has won many national and international awards in salons of photography. He is involved heavily in the camera club scene, both as a judge and as a lecturer. He has used his photography to give talks to all kinds of local organisations, raising money for charity.
George has achieved Distinction level with the Photographic Association of Great Britain and is an Associate of British Photographic Exhibitions.
George’s interests in photography are wide ranging, but his favourite area is wildlife. This started while living in Zambia and he wishes modern equipment had been available at that time! More lately he has travelled to many countries in the world to photograph the local wildlife and has experienced much of the amazing diversity this planet has to offer.
Recently George has moved to West Sussex from Somerset and is enjoying exploring the area and photographing the wildlife.
The groups email address is: swtstorringtonregion@gmail.com
Website: Storrington & Arun Valley Regional Group | Sussex Wildlife Trust
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/
“An Introduction to Insect Pollinators” – an online talk by Alice Parfitt, presented by Sussex Wildlife Trust (Storrington & Arun Valley Regional Group)
There are over 6000 species of Insect Pollinators in the UK including bees, flies, butterflies, moths and butterflies. Join us to learn more about the diversity of these insects, some tips on how to identify them, the threats facing them and what we can all do to help. You need to register to attend this free event using the highlighted button above.
Our guest speaker is a local (Storrington based) ecologist and conservationist, Alice Parfitt, who has over 20 years of experience working for a range of nature conservation organisations such as Buglife, Sussex Wildlife Trust and RSPB. She is currently a Conservation Officer with Buglife working on a project called Changing Chalk on the Eastern Downs advising landowners, farmers, and communities how they can get involved with pollinator conservation. Alice is passionate about biological recording, and loves all invertebrates, especially hoverflies.
There will be time at the end of her talk for any questions, which Alice will be happy to answer.
Alice Parfitt
Environment Day at the Shoreham Centre
A choice of guided walks in the morning (New Salts Farm: 9.30am & 11.30am and Steyning Downland Scheme: 9.30am) to showcase some community projects, followed by an afternoon summit of talks and round-table discussions (including Jon Alexander discussing his book “Citizens”). The key message is to change mindsets from being an exploiting Consumer to a contributing Citizen: that way we change everything in the way we approach life and our attitude and connection with the natural world.
Environment Day: Guided Walks – New Salts Farm 9.30am
Environment Day : Guided Walk – Steyning Downland Scheme 9:30am
Environment Day: Guided Walks – New Salts Farm 11.30am
The afternoon program described below has been postponed
How to engineer change and strengthen resilience.
Session 1: Citizens: Jon Alexander discusses his book with broadcaster Jane Mote. He argues the ‘Consumer Story’ that has dominated society for the last eight decades is in collapse, but the ‘Citizen Story’ is rising in every aspect of society. Read Jon’s book “Citizens“.
Session 2: Breakout groups: with examples of community action on:
- Renewable energy
- Regenerative agriculture
- Urban greening
- Forest Gardens and Forest Schools
- Respecting Water
- Sussex Green Living
Session 3: Going Zero: author Kate Hughes shares her story of an ordinary family’s journey to a zero-waste and sustainable lifestyle.
Session 4: Developing a New World View: – Tony Whitbread
Plenary Session: led by the President of Sussex Wildlife Trust.
5pm: Close of Environment Day
Further information at:
https://shorehamwordfest.com/event/environment-day-summit-citizens-not-consumers/
“The Story of Our Flower Meadow” an online talk by Sarah Abercromby, presented by Sussex Wildlife Trust (Storrington & Arun Valley Regional Group)
A local resident will share with us her journey of a wildflower creation at their home in Storrington, Pulborough. In the last 75 years a staggering 97% of flower-rich meadows have been lost. Across our landscape, we are fortunate that small fragments of wild meadows and grasslands still survive. Sarah is a strong advocate for the re-establishment of wildflower meadows in our area.
Please join us online to hear more of her personal journey with Q&As afterward.
Sarah Abercromby:
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were encouraged to sow a wildflower meadow on an area of land we had recently acquired, which had previously been used for grazing horses. We had no previous knowledge of botany, the local flora, or how to go about creating a wildflower meadow and we had a lot to learn in a short time. During the first summer of flowering, we were totally captivated by the sea of colour and its magnetic effect on both humans and wildlife, encouraging us to continue the development of the meadow and a variety of different habitats. This presentation will follow our story and then will be followed by discussion and a Q & A session hosted by people with proper knowledge of this topic!
I am delighted to share the story behind the creation of our wildflower meadow. My primary goal is to enlighten those folk who are considering a similar venture and help you avoid some of the pitfalls we encountered. I also hope to inspire uninitiated people like us who have a small area of unused land, to sow a wildflower area not only to benefit wildlife, but also to help them understand the value of nature to us all.
This is a free online event.
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 20:00 – 21:30
Join us for this interactive nature quiz about butterflies, other pollinators and wildflowers! No prior knowledge is needed – just come along for the fun!
Book up your free ticket for this online event now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/483084056417
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The Sussex Wildlife Trust Regional Group member’s meeting is on Saturday morning 3rd June (10am-1pm).
The AGM business is followed by an update on our 4 projects (Green Spaces for Nature, Swifts, Churchyards and Himalayan balsam invasive species).
Dr Tony Whitbread will give us a talk on the SWT Nature Reserves and we then amble around the Woods Mill Nature Reserve – headquarters of the SWT.
We offer home-made refreshments half-way.
Please book in advance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/558893925777