Viva Lewes Issue #156 September 2019

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Lancing College Senior School & Sixth Form Open Morning Saturday 5 October 10.30am – 1pm Registered Charity No. 1076483
Into the Trees Back to the wild So Sussex was set up ten years ago, with one question in mind: how do you get families to spend more time outdoors? In its early days, Managing Director Nigel Greenwood tells me, they concentrated on organising days out. “Alex Leith came on a number of these, and wrote them up in Viva Lewes…” Their first adventure in organising a festival was setting up Elderflower Fields eight years ago. “Festivals are great”, Nigel says; “a brilliant way of getting a lot more families out doing a lot more together – which was always our aim. They are a real catalyst.” Into the Trees is the second So Sussex festival; this month will see its fifth year. “It’s a bit different again”, Nigel explains. “It’s a lot smaller and quieter. It’s more around the woods, and is focused on environment and habitat – a much more laid back experience than our Elderflower Fields festival. “Into the Trees takes place just before the summer is ended. A last chance for chilled camping out as a family – or you can just visit on a day ticket – in a highly-protected, beautiful corner of the Ashdown Forest. We think it’s really special.” The weekend is host to a rich range of activities – from pond dipping, to whittling and fire lighting to tree climbing. From visiting a geodesic moth dome, to a ‘Twisting space marble run’; to sports like kayaking, and disc golf. Or what about creating mud monsters? Or ‘rambling rhymes’? Something for everyone, and lots based around noticing nature and the environment. “The food’s excellent, too”, says Nigel. “An amazing range and real quality. We don’t use chains, but cherry pick small, local vendors. So, The Grey Earl has been bringing us coffee from day one. Manjula provides the most amazing Asian and vegan dishes I defy any carnivore to turn their nose up at; and Pizza Wagon does the best traditional stone baked pizzas.” In the evening, once the day trippers leave, about 5 or 6pm the site closes for the night. “Around 1,500 to 2,000 people spend the night”, Nigel tells me. “We have a central campfire, and there’s a small stage for singer-songwriters and storytellers. It’s lovely. We’re back at grass roots, doing what we love best: creating an atmosphere, and doing most of that work ourselves – where Elderflower Fields now is on a scale we’re more in the background managing. Into the Trees is very special, for us, then.” One more highlight. Nigel tells me they have Arts Council funding for two years to create and co-create (with visitors) the So Sussex Schools Without Walls Art Trail – so if your children fancy being part of that, Into the Trees should be on your calendar. Greenwood is just the right name for your job, I comment. “Yes, we were a family of foresters once…” Charlotte Gann 13-15 September, Pippingford Park, Nutley. into-the-trees.co.uk
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