Mon 20th Feb
John Rhyder from the Woodcraft School will be hosting an interactive evening talk on Monday 20th February from 6 – 9pm and it's FREE! 'Connecting with our Ancestors' we plan to explore the relationship these people had with nature and how t... read more
Local small business www.walkandcycle.co.uk have kindly produced three walking and cycling trails for you to enjoy, you can use our site as a base for walking and cycling in the South Downs:
3 cycle rides:
htt... read more
Fri 25th Nov
Our very own 'Santa's Elf' (we call her Dawn) has been busy creating something special for Christmas. We now have gift vouchers to buy that can be used against any course in 2012. Just give her a call on 01730 823166 to place your order!... read more
Mon 22nd Aug
The Sustainability Centre has replaced the original brick Naval sewage works with a Wetland Ecosystem Treatment System to treat and purify all the waste water and sewage from the site. It was installed in May 2011 by Biologic Design and pro... read more
Mon 25th Jul
Watch our new film made by Stories4change filmaker on our Youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/sustainabilitycentr?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/ZKG9b4T0jbE read more
Tue 12th Jul
On Tuesday 12th July the Elizabeth Fitzroy group who are based at the Centre had their official launch.
The Charity's trustees and funders, along with carers and family members were invited to attend the event to give them the opport... read more
I've just had the distinct pleasure of being a course delegate on the inaugural eco-film making training course at the Sustainability Centre, delivered by Undercurrents co-founder Paul O'Connor.
I first heard about the course taking ... read more
Tue 5th Apr
A new website for our South Downs Green Fair on the 8th May 2011 has been launched:
The website has all the information about what's on, how to fin... read more
Volunteer Centre Assistant (learning opportunity)
This is a great opportunity for someone to gain work experience at the
Sustainability Centre and to train in sustainability related subjects free of
charge f... read more
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Tue 25th Jan
The Sustainability Centre is looking for enthusiastic volunteers with the time and skills to become Trustees. We currently have two specialist vacancies on our Board of Directors:
Finance - including practical accountancy skills to s... read more
Tue 11th Jan
"At the end of January we will launch 7 new themed days for Primary Schools making the schools section even more exciting and offering teachers a greater choice of programmes to choose from. Topics for the days range from water in "Watery W... read more
Tue 21st Sep
A stunning sunfilled autumn day saw the opening of the Woodland Classroom and the launch of the Roundwood Timber Framing book and DVD. The chestnut shingles shone in the sunshine and the building seems to glow in its clearing in the beech w... read more
Fri 18th Jun
Thanks to Sura Detox, Paul Barney at Edulis Nursery and a local customer of Paul's, Doug Smith, we have over 20 new plant species in our forest garden. As they grow they will add much needed variety and interest to the beds at the entrance ... read more
Sun 9th May
Hampshire Green Fair at the Sustainability Centre
Sunday 9th May 2010, Adults £4 Children £2 (under 5s free)
The Hampshire Green Fair is set to expect record attendance this year, placing itself as the local gree... read more
Sun 9th May
The Hampshire Green Fair relies on a huge volunteer effort to run smoothly. We are looking for willing hands to help manage the event on Sunday 9th May, and especially to help set up and take down the Centre in the days before and after.... read more
Thu 11th Mar
We are pleased to announce that The Sustainability Centre has been granted £46,000 from RDPE (Rural Development Plan England) by the Winchester and East Hants Fieldfare Local Action Group.
We will use this to buy a minibus run o... read more
Mon 1st Feb
A big thank you goes to the Mamie Mollan Trust for funding our new website. It gives a fresh, exciting new look for The Sustainability Centre and for 2010. We are now able to accept credit card payments and bookings via the website and by t... read more
Fri 1st Jan
The Sustainability Centre has recently received a generous grant from the Mamie Mollan Trust in order to improve our facilities for education. With this funding we plan to build a Woodland Classroom, which will improve our capacity to educa... read more
If you come to our site any day from Thursday to Sunday the first thing that will strike you as you approach is a sandwich board perched at the entrance next to the South Downs Way. Under the name of 'The Beech Cafe' it promises fair-trade,... read more
Tue 27th Oct
Climate change is urgent, it is an issue for this generation and we need to act now.
This message was delivered by none other than Jonathon Porritt of Forum for the Future at The Sustainability Centre in October 2009. Eighty people, ... read more
