Happy New Year from Grow

We wish you all a happy, healthy and joyful New Year and new decade. We’re in usual winter hibernation mode at the moment, taking our lead from nature and slowing down a little to restore our energies but if your New Years resolutions include getting outside more and trying new things then we still have a couple of lovely things happening in this quiet time which you might be interested in:

Another heart-and hand-warming Fire-Making and Fire Choir workshop up at Stanmer Park on Saturday 25th Jan and 2 new Wellbeing Walks being led by Julia Gillick of IPSE Wilderness are planned for Sunday 23rd Feb and Saturday 28th March. For more details on these see our Natural Wellbeing days page www.growingwellbeing.org.uk/naturalwellbeingdays

We hope to see you out on the hills soon

Join us for a Winter Wander

Back by popular demand - we’re delighted to announce our annual Winter Wander Walk and Fundraising Open Day is taking place again this year on Sunday 30th December 2018.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to get off the sofa after the excesses of the festive Season and fill your lungs with some lovely South Downs air, while raising some much needed funds for Grow then this is the event for you!

The day will start with guided walks from Devils Dyke Pub Car Park at 11am and 12.15pm down to the National Trust’s beautiful Saddlescombe Farm.  The number 77 bus goes up to the Devils Dyke from central Brighton arriving at 10.46 and 12.01 or you can park in the pub car park.  We’ll also be running a minibus shuttle down to the farm for those that can’t manage the walk.

At the farm there will be hot soup and bread made in the clay oven, the chance to try out some great nature based craft activities and of course there will always be cake! There’ll also be an exhibition of Grow creativity and a chance to find out about our work from those who have participated in the project. We’ll also be selling raffle tickets for the Grow Winter Prize Draw with some great prizes to be won and the day will finish at 3pm.

Tickets for the event are just £6 (+fees) for Grow members and concessions or £12 for non-Growers and are available from https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3914360 or you can just turn up on the day (but it helps if we know you’re coming in advance for catering!)

We look forward to seeing you out on the Downs