Archive of: Appeal

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  Why I love a Plover by Dr Tony Whitbread

  27 March 2020

  Former Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Dr Tony Whitbread, now Trust President, tells us why he’s bought a ‘Plover’ to help the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre Appeal

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  Help us kit out our new education zone

  16 March 2020

  Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched a crowdfunding campaign, to help us kit out the environmental education facility at the Discovery Centre at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

  The Discovery Centre will allow the learning and engagement team to host school excursions and adult education, meaning visitors of all ages can learn more about the rare and special wildlife at the reserve.

• Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve 833 Lottery

  07 January 2020

  The Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve have established a small lottery to support the running of the Discovery Centre.

• We speak to Tracey and Simon Kenward at The Old Vicarage

  20 December 2019

  We speak to Tracey and Simon Kenward of The Old Vicarage B&B in Rye Harbour about what it’s like to run a business that overlooks the nature reserve

• We interview wildlife artist Bob Greenhalf

  27 November 2019

  Wonderful wildlife artist Bob Greenhalf is a great supporter of the Discovery Centre, is designing the mural for the Buy-a-Bird contributors, and is donating half his profits from a beautiful print of Rye Harbour to the project. We speak to him about his work

• Success of 'hard hat' tours of the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

  14 November 2019

  On Tuesday 12th November, it was a pleasure for Sussex Wildlife Trust to welcome two groups for ‘hard hat’ tours of the Discovery Centre build, expertly led by Baxall Construction.

• Limited edition - Rye Harbour Oystercatchers

  02 October 2019

  Local wildlife artist, and supporter of the Discovery Centre, Bob Greenhalf has a created a fantastic image called Rye Harbour Oystercatchers.  A limited edition of 100, it's a five block linocut, 280mm square. Each copy has been printed by hand by Bob, and signed. The cost is £115 unframed with 50%
• Rye Harbour Quilt Project

  15 August 2019

  A group of friends are coming to the end of a project, involving 30 people, to create a Rye Harbour Nature Reserve quilt as a fundraiser for the Discovery Centre

• Andy McConnell talk a great success

  15 July 2019

  Antiques Roadshow’s Andy McConnell’s evening in support of the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre in St Leonard’s a great success

• Ekiden Relay a huge success

  14 June 2019

  The first ever Ekiden Relay took place on the reserve on Friday 31st May, raising over £4000 for the Discovery Centre.