BBC South East have picked up on Friends of Lewes concerns over discharges of untreated Sewage into the river Ouse at Lewes and our call for an embargo on Housebuilding until the infrastructure is able to cope. Here is their investigation into the Ham Lane Pumping Station discharges.
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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
Climate Change: Implications for Coastal & Fluvial flooding in Lewes and the lower Ouse valley – 19 June
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 7.30 pm, Council Chamber, First floor, Lewes Town Hall, High Street entrance (Disabled entrance & lift on Fisher Street) – John Gower, Friends of Lewes
A recording of this talk is now available to view on YouTube.
Climate change is bringing increasing rainfall and building development is paving over green surfaces causing more and faster runoff which makes its way into our streams and rivers. Sea levels are rising and the landmass of the South of England is sinking by 1.5mm a year. All this combines to increase flood risk to Lewes and the lower Ouse valley.
John Gower, the Flood Lead for the Friends of Lewes, will be giving a talk on the 19 June on Climate change: implications for coastal & fluvial flooding in Lewes and the lower Ouse valley.
John has recently retired after a lifelong career as an environmental scientist and climate change/ flood risk manager with the Environment Agency. John will explain the risks around ever-increasing flood risks, what we can do to mitigate these and how we will need to adapt in the future.
This talk is free for Friends of Lewes. Non-members can pay £4.00 on the door to attend or join here.
See the Diary page for a list of forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Lewes
FoL Talk: Marcus Taylor: Lewes Heritage Open Days 2024: a preview of some of the venues and events this year – 20 August 2024
Tuesday 20 August 2024, from 7:30 pm, Eastgate Baptist Church Hall, Eastgate Street, Lewes, BN7 2LR – LIVE & ON ZOOM
Note: We will be in the meeting room upstairs, so please use the side entrance, which will be signed and has disabled access.
Heritage Open Days has been a popular series of national events since 1994. Friends of Lewes has been centrally involved in this annual celebration of our heritage for many years, taking on the primary responsibility for organising the weekend about 10 or so years ago.
This year’s offering is again a tempting selection: Lewes, with over 500 Listed buildings, offers plenty to choose from and web have a mix of new places and long-standing favourites. This includes a chance to see the impressive new extension to the Friends Meeting House in Friar’s Walk.
The programme, spread over 13th to 15th September, includes free access to 14 different buildings, some with special tours. In addition, five different guided walks will take place in the town with different start times to cater for what historically has been high levels of interest.
Some of the venues and events are for limited numbers and require online booking, so keep an eye out for the leaflets and posters.
This talk is free to members of the Friends of Lewes, and £4 to non-members on the door. Non-members can buy a ticket (£4) from TicketSource, which will then provide a link for this Zoom talk.
Members will receive an email with a Zoom link.
Please click on that link to attend the talk 5 minutes before it starts.
We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our Zoom talks.
Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Chat box in Zoom.
See the Diary page for a list of forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Lewes
FoL Talk: The River Ouse: Current condition, pressures and what we’re doing about it – Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust – 20 February 2024
Tuesday 20 February 2024, 7:30 pm by ZOOM
With Peter King, Director of the Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust (OART).
The River Ouse catchment contains a diverse range of streams, brooks and lakes which flow through both urban and rural settings, offering different ecosystems and habitats for a variety of wildlife and a wonderful resources for people to enjoy. The Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust (OART) believe in the importance of understanding and data-drive science. Only by being out and about on the ground, collecting a variety of information and monitoring the condition of the Ouse can we focus our efforts where they are most effective.
In his talk Pete will provide an insightful overview of the river, the state it’s in, the pressures it’s under, and some of the solutions available including a summary of some of the projects OART has under taken in the Ouse catchment over the past few years and those planned for the future.
Photo: Courtesy of OART
This talk is free to members of the Friends of Lewes, and £4 to non-members. Non-members can buy a ticket (£4) from TicketSource, which will provide a link for this Zoom talk.
Members will receive an email with a Zoom link.
Please click on that link to attend the talk 5 minutes before it starts.
We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our Zoom talks.
Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Chat box in Zoom.
See the Diary page for a list of forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Lewes
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