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Latest News of Local Interest
Christmas Craft Fair
The third of these, following the great success of the first two, will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday November 29th from 11:00am to 3:00pm. If you want a stall please ring Jen Green on 01273 857552. Tea and cake (and possibly mulled wine) will be provided. Entrance free.
Chris Gildersleeve
No Shepherd, no Fox, no Oak, no Plough, no Jack, no Jill, ..
The area between Amberley and Ditchling is what Americans call a ‘dry county’. That’s why pub-based South Downs walks are not possible in this benighted region. Or so The Telegraph would have you believe. [Confused Telegraph readers who find themselves on this page should look here.]
Galloping off into the sunset
RWE bailed out of the Atlantic Array last November. ScottishPower Renewables abandoned the Argyll Array the following month. SSE withdrew from Galloper back in March this year. And now RWE has followed suit. The Adonis Blue caterpillars and the Bronze Age cross dyke on Tottington Mount may yet survive.
Preloved whippet puppies
On the market
Fulking Fair shortlisted
Congratulations are due to Bob Rowland and the whole Social Committee team: Fulking Fair has been shortlisted by The Argus panel of judges for the Community Event of the Year at The Argus Stars Awards 2014 to be held at the Theatre Royal Brighton at 3:30pm on Saturday 1st November.
Mapping the woods [update 2]
Our two earlier posts on the LiDAR-based archaeological research into what lurks within the wooded areas of the South Downs were in July 2013 and March 2014. The SDNPA is now calling for volunteers to (i) poke around in the woods [field surveys], (ii) poke around in dusty boxes in Chichester [archive research], or (iii) interrogate elderly locals [oral history]. More information here and at the WSCT.
Mountain Bikes on the Downs
We’ve all seen them. Youngsters on fearsomely expensive mountain bikes skilfully descending precipitous trails on the Downs around Fulking…
Well if you look closely, you may find that some of those youngsters aren’t that young, the bikes aren’t that expensive and the trails may not be a fearsome as you imagine.
Fulking has some great MTB trails for riders of all standards to enjoy – many that only the locals know about. So to encourage more of us out, we’ve put some of the lesser known and shorter circular routes on the website. More will be added in future. Take a look and if you’re already into mountain biking, please contribute your own favourite routes by emailing webmaster@fulking.net.