Category: Talks & Events

Lewes Flood Exhibition – Call for exhibits

Do you have photographs or memorabilia of the Lewes Floods? Did you write a poem or paint any pictures? This October is the 25th Anniversary of the 2000 Lewes Floods when over 600 homes and 300 businesses were devastated, as following days of very heavy rain the river Ouse burst its banks and flooded large areas of Lewes.

The Friends of Lewes are organising an exhibition of flood memories and experiences, and we would like to hear from people who can loan photographs/ memorabilia etc. We would also like to audio record people’s memories of the time, and reflections 25 years on.

We are particularly interested to hear from any children or families who slept in the Town Hall or Malling Community Centre, and hear their memories and reflections 25 years on.

Harvey’s Brewery Yard 3pm 12th Oct 2000

Winterbourne Festival 1st – 9th March 2025

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Sponsored by The Friends of Lewes

Community initiative Love our Ouse and local partners have been awarded funds to deliver a festival on the 1st to the 9th March dedicated to the Winterbourne Stream that flows through Lewes

Read the press release here:

Winterbourne Festival Programme releaseDownload

Energy Efficiency and Retrofitting Listed Buildings and Older Buildings in Protected Settings. Zoom talk on Tuesday 18th February 2025 at 7.30pm – Alex Moojen

The presentation will address some of the primary issues and questions associated with retrofitting or upgrading listed buildings and older buildings sited in protected settings such as conservation areas:

What can owners do without listed building consent and/ or planning permission?

What are some of the acceptable materials and methodologies?

What permissions might be required?

Where to seek advice?

These are a just a few of the questions that often arise and that can sometimes overwhelm and create confusion with those seeking answers and guidance.

This is an extensive and sometimes complex issue, so the presentation aims to cover some of the more salient points within this topic, and address the more frequent enquiries that are received by the Local Planning Authority. The presentation will be around 30 mins with Q and As welcome afterwards.

Alex has been in post as Conservation Officer for Lewes and the surrounding area for over 2 years since graduating in 2022 from Kent Uni with an MSc in Architectural Conservation. He has relished his first job in conservation in Lewes. The diverse and extensive architectural landscape and the protected Lewes Conservation Area have given him the opportunity to work with a varied and wide array of buildings and applications – all of which have involved him in the challenges of improving energy efficiency and retrofitting older and historic building, both listed and not listed. 

Friends of Lewes Members free, Non members £4 (Via Ticket Source)

Climate Change: Implications for Coastal & Fluvial flooding in Lewes and the lower Ouse valley – 19th June – YouTube recording now available

Climate Change: Implications for Coastal & Fluvial flooding in Lewes and the lower Ouse valley – 19 June

Lewes Priory – Guided Tour, Saturday 28th September 2024

Guided walking tour of one of England’s largest and most successful monasteries

Saturday 28 September

Over 450 years, between c.1080 and 1538, Lewes Priory became the richest religious house in Sussex and the most important of the English Cluniac foundations – in architecture, influence, art and learning. This tour brings to life the splendour and colour of the Priory as we walk through the remains of its massive buildings – plus the rare opportunity to see inside the Gundrada Chapel at Southover Church.

Assemble at 2.30pm prompt:
Trinity Church, Southover, Southover High Street,
Lewes BN7 1JH.

Tour duration:
Approx 2 hours. Sturdy walking shoes advised. Wheelchair access on paved slopes. No public toilets. Bring umbrella if wet. Dogs on leads.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL
£10 (£8 for members of Lewes Priory Trust) 
Sorry, no refunds, all income to Lewes Priory Trust.

Buy in person or by phone
with credit/ debit card:

Lewes Tourist Information Centre
187 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2DE
6 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD – (Temporary Location)

Tel 01273 483 448

Celebrating 30Years of the European Federation of Cluniac Sites

https://lewespriory.org.uk/?location_id=313&item=528

 

 

 

 

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A Summer with Swifts, Swallows and Martins. Zoom Talk on Wed 13 November 2024 at 7.30 pm by Paul Stevens.

An overview of the four summer visitors, their identification, nesting biology and conservation.

Paul Stevens is a respected ecologist, specialising in Swifts and hirundines and advising on handcrafting and supplying house martin nest cups around the UK.  He will outline how the natural world functions in relation to habitat management especially the chalk downland, wildflower meadows and wetland ecosystems.

Friends of Lewes Members free, Non members £4 (Via Ticket Source)