Green and Pleasant Land

Swanbourne Lake

Swanbourne Lake, Arundel

A five week WEA course on the great South Downs estates to be taught by Janet Sinclair at Penfold Hall in Steyning, Tuesdays 2:30pm–4:30pm, from 3rd February to 3rd March 2015. Topics to be covered include the great families, their homes and estates (Arundel, Petworth, Goodwood); demise and rebuilding (Cowdray, Stansted Park, Uppark House, Parham, West Dean, Pallant House); those who worked and lived on the estates (Stansted Park, Petworth); etc. More information and booking details here.

Rampion briefing

E.ON ICE
If you have a technical interest in the difficulties that beset the construction of an offshore wind farm like Rampion, then the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is running an event that may be worth your time. It will cover:

  • Engineering challenges
  • Ground model and concept selection
  • Multi vessel geotechnical and geophysical ground investigations
  • 3D ground modelling

It takes place on 23rd September from 6:00pm–8:00pm at the Holiday Inn in Gatwick. You don’t need to be a member of ICE to attend, but you do need to register with them and book. More here.