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DFS confirms continued support of the Hickstead Derby

 

 

Furniture giant DFS has confirmed its continuing sponsorship of Hickstead’s world famous British Jumping Derby competition for this year, Hickstead’s Golden Jubilee.

HIGH BEECHES NOMINATED AS BEST RHODODENDRON GARDEN IN 2010

High Beeches Gardens has been recommended as the best garden in the UK in which to see Rhododendrons growing in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Rhododendron, Camellias and Magnolias Group 2010 Handbook. The RHS group comprises the most knowledgeable experts and authorities on the subject in the country.

ENJOY EASTER AT THE WEALD & DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Activities for all the family: Easter Sunday and Monday 4 & 5 April; and Wednesday 7 & 14 April 2010

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, is always a popular venue during school holidays, and this year there are four special days of events and activities planned for the Easter break. The activity days are a focal point for families to enjoy the Museum, with arts, crafts, games, and entertainment designed to appeal to all ages. There will be demonstrations of traditional Tudor Easter preparations and cooking in Winkhurst Tudor kitchen, and in other buildings there will be similar demonstrations from Stuart and Victorian times.

Milford on Sea Food Week starts Easter Monday!

The Milford on Sea Food Week starts on Easter Bank Holiday Monday with music, food & stalls on the seafront. This will be followed by over 100 individual events taking place throughout the week, with the final event being a Food Market held in the High Street & on the village green.

Hickstead box office now open

 Tickets for this year’s two shows at Hickstead are now available, either online or by telephone.

PASSPORT TO GREAT GARDENS OF SUSSEX LAUNCHED

 

 

VISIT THREE OF THE GARDENS AND ENJOY THE FOURTH, FREE OF CHARGE

Enjoy a free visit to one of the beautiful gardens of Sussex when you use a Passport from Great Gardens of Sussex.

TALES OF THE DOWNS AND BEYOND…

Enjoy an early evening talk at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum on a range of fascinating subjects relating to the local area.

Magic and ritual for protecting the home, the wonderful world of natural navigation, and the Mary Rose: a floating parish are just some of the engaging topics in the 2010 series of early evening talks taking place between April and September at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex.

EXCITING RUBY ANNIVERSARY YEAR PLANNED FOR MUSEUM OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS

 

 

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum Celebrates 40th Years of Opening

2010 is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex. The Museum is England's leading museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life, set in the heart of the new South Downs National Park. There are many activities planned throughout the year to mark the occasion, involving the Museum staff and volunteers, schools, and visitors past and present.

TV star is new Royal International president

 

 

Actor and television star Martin Clunes is the new President of the Longines Royal International Horse Show.