Free minibus tour led by Waterweek artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still to visit ancient dew ponds near Black Robin Farm, part of Towner's 'Digging Horizons' series.
Towner Eastbourne is running a minibus tour up into the Eastbourne downland on Saturday 31 October, from 10.30am to 1.00pm. It's called Dew ponderers, cloud gatherers and road-poets, and it takes you to visit ancient dew ponds near Black Robin Farm. You'll be picked up by minibus just outside the Towner, so you don't need to worry about the drive up.
Leading the way are Waterweek artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still, joined by pond-expert 'Pete the Pond'. Along the route, the group stops for historical stories and refreshments, spending around 45 minutes at each pond. Between the stops, you've got a choice: you can walk the short distance — about 15 minutes — or just stay on the bus. It's a slow-paced morning, with plenty of time to actually look at the ponds rather than just ticking them off a list.
The tour is part of Digging Horizons, a series of autumn talks, walks and events exploring new approaches to landscape, ecology and archaeology. The whole thing is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and these sessions are being used to test and shape future activities for Towner Seven Sisters, the gallery's forthcoming home. Black Robin Farm, where the ponds are, is the future site of that new building, so this is one of the first chances to see the area before it becomes the gallery's permanent base.
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It's free to join, and the whole thing runs from 10.30am to 1.00pm on Saturday 31 October, starting with the minibus pickup outside Towner Eastbourne.
