A fallen Sussex apple tree has led to an exciting discovery, the last remaining Bossom apple tree in Graffam has been found to be one of two. Last year an old apple tree at the Blue Idol Quaker Meeting House at Coolham, near Billingshurst, fell without being uprooted. Although very old – quite possibly over…
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Brighton Permaculture Trust’s annual Apple Day event takes a dedicated team to bring it together. Meet some of the people behind the scenes and find out what they love about Apple Day.
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More information ...A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF NEIL SMITH BY KIRSTY SLOMAN
Neil Smith aka ‘Bongo Neil’ to his friends was one of Brighton’s zany characters who I met over 20 years ago when I first came down this part of the world. He was a part of the alternative music scene where a collection of weird and wonderful people would congregate in the pubs and bang…
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You can “give” a Brighton Permaculture Trust course or event to someone special in one of two ways: 1. You can purchase a gift voucher valid towards the purchase of any course or event run by Brighton Permaculture Trust. Gift vouchers are available in any amount and are valid for one year after the date of purchase. Vouchers will be delivered by…
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You are eligible for the concessionary rate on our courses and events if you are a full-time student or receive one or more of the means-tested benefits below: Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Employment & Support Allowance (ESA): Work Related Acitivity Group (WRAG) Universal Credit Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit…
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Sallis Benney Theatre University of Brighton Grand Parade Brighton BN2 0JY A location map can be found on the Visit Brighton website. – RAIL – The venue is a little over half a mile from Brighton Station. For rail information, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk From Brighton railway station, walk along Queens Road towards the sea. Take the second…
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Apple Day Brighton
Apple Day is taking a rest for 2020 and re-launching in 2021 as a celebration of apples throughout the year
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La Blutellerie Organic Orchard Over the last eighteen months people from Sussex and Lower Normandy have exchanged orchard skills, knowledge and enthusiasm. On two of our trips, Orchard without Borders visited La Blutellerie, near La Ferté Macé, home to an organic orchard of dessert apples. This was of particular interest to those visitors who were…
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Guest post by Dora Clouttick Orchards without Borders, or Vergers sans Frontières in French, is a collaboration between Collines Normandes (CPIE), Brighton Permaculture Trust and Brighton & Hove Food Partnership. It is predominantly funded by INTERREG, an EU fund to promote collaboration between different regions within Europe, and its overall aim is to promote orchards as part of…
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Article covering Normandy trip, from French newspaper l’Orne combattante Orchards without Borders was selected under the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England, co-funded by the ERDF
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Peter May reports on the Orchards Without Borders visit to Normandy in November 2013. The area of Lower Normandy near the town of Flers, where our visit was based, is gently undulating with small fields, hedgerows and woodlands with the occasional larger forest. Nearby the river Orne flows north towards Caen and the Channel. The…
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Apple Day Exchange Article in Ouest-France, published Tuesday 17 September 2013 (translated) A delegation from Bocage will travel Saturday to an apple festival in Brighton, England, as the first step in a European exchange project. On Saturday, a delegation of five people – consisting of Évelyne Ramon from Collines Normandes CPIE, two representatives of the Bocage association Les Croqueurs…
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Brighton Permaculture Trust is unable to provide overnight accommodation for people attending our courses. If you intend to book accommodation, please check availability before booking a place on one of our courses or events, as accommodation in Brighton can be hard to find, especially over the summer months. Please be advised that camping is banned…
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Event co-ordinator – Green Architecture Day
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Learn about the sustainable and green technologies used in the construction and operation of Earthship Brighton, a venue for many Brighton Permaculture Trust courses, in this 1-hour tour.
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PiP is taking a break – we’ll be back in 2020 in a different format.
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2016/17 Financial Year View a slideshow of the activities we engaged in over the past year. View the Plot team presentation about the year. View our summary of accounts. View our financial statement for 2016-17. Read the minutes of the 2017 AGM.
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2015/16 Financial Year View our -:- financial statement for 2015-16. Read the -:- minutes of the 2016 AGM.
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2014/15 Financial Year -:- View a slideshow of the activities we engaged in over the past year. View the -:- report by the trustees and management committee. View our -:- summary of accounts. View our -:- financial statement for 2014-15.
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2013/14 Financial Year -:- View a slideshow of the activities we engaged in over the past year. View our -:- summary of accounts. View our -:- financial statement for 2013-14.
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2012/13 Financial Year Find out what went on at our -:- 2013 Annual general meeting. View our -:- financial statement for 2012-13. Please note that this financial statement is for a 9-month period due to a change in the accounting period.
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Position:
Sustainability consultant, tutor
Susan White
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Name: Robin van Creveld Position: Leads workshops and does cookery demonstrations at Apple Day About Robin: Robin van Creveld runs Community Chef, an organization based in Lewes that offers community food consultancy, cookery training, cookery classes, cookery workshops and cookery demonstrations in a variety of settings. Courses: Robin has taught on the following courses: -:- Fruit…
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Position:
Tutor on Self-building an Earthship course
Pam Watson
Name: Pam Watson Position: Finance officer & bookkeeper About Pam: Pam joined us in 2012 as our bookkeeper and finance officer. She is AAT qualified and has over 15 years experience in her area of expertise. In her spare time, Pam enjoys gardening and voluntary charity work.
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Name: Ian Brown Position: Tutor About Ian: Ian Brown has been teaching low impact building and sustainable construction for many years. He currently teaches carpentry at Sussex Downs College Eastbourne. He has built various low impact projects specialising in straw bale building and now heads up ecobuilding projects for Hartley Quinn Wilson. Courses: Ian teaches on the…
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Position:
Volunteer coordinator
Jon Kalviac
Name: Jon Kalviac Position: Tutor About Jon: Jon Kalviac has worked on Earthship Brighton and also on the Zwolle Earthship built in Holland last year. He is a regular tour guide of Earthship Brighton and has much experience of working with rammed tyres. Courses: Jon teaches on the following courses: Self-building an Earthship Building with…
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Name: John Coote Position: Trustee and Orchard projects About John: Starting with a Permaculture Design Course in 2007, John’s involvement with Brighton Permaculture Trust has included teaching on the Intro course and setting up Worthing Eco Open Houses. He now works mostly on orchard projects and became a trustee in 2019. An advocate for cycling…
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Trustee
Duncan Baker-Brown
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Speaker, Green Architecture Day
Rowland Keable
Name: Rowland Keable Position: Tutor About Rowland: Rowland Keable has been building earth structures since 1985 and has worked extensively in Africa and the UK. He has worked for public and private clients and published two books, including Rammed Earth: design and construction guidelines. He is a founder and Project Officer of Earth Building UK(EBUK). He is…
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Position:
Tutor
Christine Wiltshire
Catherine Lawrence
Position: Administrator
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