Swan Walk has had its ups and downs over the years. Brands that were once commonplace on High Streets across the country have gone, with the loss of Topshop and BHS keenly felt in Horsham. The town’s Wilko store was among the last in the UK to close in 2023 and its...
It is a week until the next auction; a relative period of calm at Toovey’s, the leading auctioneers of fine art, antiques and collectables in the south east... Tom Rowsell uses natural light to photograph a jade pendant dating back to the Qing dynasty. He has...
For the past 20 years, Knepp has embarked on a pioneering rewilding project. The 3,500-acre estate, stretching from Dial Post to West Grinstead, is now home to longhorn cattle, Exmoor ponies and Tamworth pigs. Knepp also plays an important role in reviving the...
Huxley’s Bird of Prey Centre has been established in Horsham for more than 30 years, yet remains a hidden gem for many. Three years after the passing of its founder Julian Ford, the centre is now writing a new chapter with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers....
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened the newly-restored Bagging Shed and Loading Bay at Amberley Museum on Thursday 5 December 2024. Having met volunteers at Shoreham’s National Coastwatch Initiative and toured the Rolls-Royce plant at Goodwood in...
On the rural fringes of St Leonard’s Forest in Colgate sits Rangers Lodge, a unique wildlife hospital. It is owned and run by Jane and Ross Burrows, who dedicate not only their time but also a large percentage of their home to caring for sick and injured...
Riverside Farm Camping in Rudgwick is one of the best kept secrets in the Horsham District thanks to its tranquil location on the River Arun. Now, the family-run campsite has collaborated with a vehicle restoration specialist to offer unique glamping units for...
Textile Design students at The College of Richard Collyer need to be at their most creative as they embark on their final A Level projects. Their brief is to demonstrate ways in which the industry can move away from destructive methods of ‘fast fashion’ and become...
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the British Lawn Mower Racing Association (BLMRA) staged a special endurance race on 12 - 13 August, with 51 mowers competing at high speeds in a field in Five Oaks. Traditionally held annually, this was the first time the event has...
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) has opened its new training centre and fire station in Horsham. The site, commissioned by West Sussex County Council, has dual purposes. As well as being the new home of Horsham Fire Station, which had been based at Hurst...
There’s a gap in the wooden split rail fence that runs along part of Water Lane as it winds through the tiny hamlet of Buncton, in the Parish of Wiston. From this gap, a public footpath slopes down into a wooded hollow, crossing a stream before the pathway, largely...
Years ago, when I was taller than my children, we occasionally enjoyed family walks by the Wey & Arun Canal. We would park near the Canal Centre in Loxwood and follow the tow path, crossing the scenic Barnshill Bridge before trekking through bluebell woods and...
The Knepp estate is home to one of the most successful re-wilding projects in the country. Having been intensely farmed for generations, longhorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, Exmoor ponies and red and fallow deer now freely roam the 3-500-acre estate. Knepp Castle is home...
It remains to be seen how COVID will shape our daily lives in future. Will face masks become commonplace in theatres and sporting events? Will vaccine passports be mandatory for overseas travel? Will booster jabs become as routine for children as MMR jabs? Whatever...
Farlington School celebrates its 125-year anniversary in 2021 and its third as a co-educational school. The arrival of the first boys in 2018 was followed this September by the first Headmaster, James Passam, after 11 Headmistresses dating back to 1896. As its 125th...
When it comes to choosing the greatest car chase ever committed to celluloid, there are several leading candidates. Motoring movie fans could make a case for the high-speed chase through Paris in Ronin, or the thrilling getaway that introduces more recent hit, Baby...
In 2007, an extraordinary thing happened in Paris. A clock maker and an underground ‘cultural guerrilla’ group devoted to maintaining France’s national heritage, broke into the Pantheon, one of the city’s most famous monuments. From a secret workshop under the dome,...
There are some watches so lavishly decorated that they command extraordinary sums of money. There’s the extravagant Hublot Big Bang, which contains more than 1,280 diamonds and counts musician Jay-Z among its owners. The other-worldly Louis Moinet Meteoris reputedly...