This evening I will be deploying Old Faithful.

Thank you so much to Dr Dawn West Cansfield 💀 for a fascinating talk tonight about an extraordinary woman. I suspect we will be hearing more about Elizabeth Barlow, a Georgian antiquarian and archaeologist, in the months to come.

Not just a marvellous book (courtesy of the lovely people Petersfield Bookshop ) but some excellent newspaper cuttings within, featuring Danebury (1972) and Avebury (1938) 😍

It’s hard to miss the blue shield with yellow birds dotted around West Sussex. But why is Sussex associated with birds? Where did it come from and how has it changed over time? Check out our new blog on the history of these little martlets at: westsussexrecordofficeblog.com/2023/02/17/sus…

Every Friday lunchtime Pilates class I do leaves me floating on air…and realising how much I normally ache everywhere. It’s definitely helping, though💪🏻

Well I for one am quite excited about tonight's megalith special on In Our Time, featuring Dr Susan Greaney Julian Richards and of course Vicki Cummings, who did the really excellent introduction to The Old Stones. And the book's in the show's reading list. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Thoroughly absorbing talk by Judith Jones last night Petersfield Bookshop about Petersfield’s Lawrence of Arabia, Gerard Leachman

Huge thanks to Dr Katy Whitaker has left X for taking the Hampshire Field Club on a sarsen fest in West Woods today - fascinating and much enjoyed by all. And the link to Katy’s talk at our AGM on Sarsen Stone Industries in Southern England can be found here: youtu.be/CCfvoDjOL9w

Standing stone/boundary stone? in Oakham common, West Sussex

Woke to the sound of a cuckoo this morning, so Spring has officially arrived in this corner of West Sussex😊

The South Downs National Park Authority has issued an update on plans to shore up the Midhurst buildings damaged by the recent fire. You can read this update here: southdowns.gov.uk/south-downs-na…

Demo in my home town of Midhurst. Majority of participants arguing to knock down the remains of the listed Angel hotel (which would of course be against the law)

Want to hear me ramble on about plants in cemeteries for 20-30 minutes this evening? Free tickets still available!

Who knew? #MyTwitterAnniversary

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Very much looking forward to finding out how to read a tree with Tristan Gooley 🌳 this evening! 7.30 pm in the South Downs National Park memorial hall in Midhurst - all welcome!

Tomorrow, join us online as we go with Dr Dawn West Cansfield 💀 in search of a lost Antiquarian, Elizabeth Barlow. Click thr link for more details from the @sussex_society sussexpast.co.uk/event/autumn-t…

At the launch of the marvellous new book by Callum James Books Landscape Magic last night Petersfield Bookshop ‘The South Downs: Paths of the Dead’ is endorsed by David Southwell and Justin Hopper no less and deservedly so. Published by Broken Sleep Books I’m off up to the Devil’s Jumps…😉