Previous events

Waterlevels Walk 2

Friday 3 July, 10am-2.30pm

Join Charlotte Still and Clare Whistler (Watercycle) on a walk exploring the water levels around Pevensey – past, present and future...

Waterlevels Walk

Saturday 16 May, 10am-1.30pm

Join Charlotte Still and Clare Whistler (Watercycle) on a walk exploring the water levels around Pevensey – past, present and future...

Spring Fair – celebrating our precious water

Saturday 9 May, 10am-3pm

We’ll be sharing a stand with Strandliners at the Spring Fair on Western Lawns organised by Plastic Free Eastbourne –...

The BIG Futures Show

Tuesday 28 April, 9.30am-3pm

Members of the Blue Heart team will be at BIG Futures to share their own experiences and talk about the...

Tail of the River Bourne celebration weekend

April 24-26, 11am-3pm

Join us for a long weekend of making, sharing, demonstrations and more. We’ll be screening our first four animations inspired...

Blue Heart Community Conversation

Friday 20 March

We’re inviting all the projects supported by the Blue Heart Community Fund, the groups we’ve worked with (and the groups we’d...

Tails of the River Bourne animation workshops

January 16th, 6pm - 9pm; January 23rd, 6pm - 9pm; January 30th, 6pm - 9pm

Snapped Arts CIC are continuing with their old-school stop motion animation project – fancy joining in? We are creating a...

Visit the Museum of Water

Ongoing

Do you know where the water in your local water source comes from, and where it goes? The Museum of...

OCEAN with David Attenborough, screening and director’s talk

Wednesday 26 November, 6pm - 9pm

Join us for a special screening of OCEAN — the stunning David Attenborough documentary — followed by an exclusive talk...

Celebrating water

Tuesday 14 October, 7pm

Celebrating the final Watercycle event of 2025 at The VOLT gallery, with an eclectic evening of watery music, film, ritual...

Tugwell Park Family Fun Day

2nd August, 11:30am-2pm

We’re excited to be joining this year’s Tugwell Park Fun Day – a brilliant local event packed with family fun,...

Rooted in Resilience: Growing a Climate-Conscious Community Garden in Eastbourne

24 August, 10am-1pm

Tucked away on Gorringe Road, a quiet Eastbourne allotment is blooming into something extraordinary. Thanks to support from the Blue...

Help shape our flood warning service

Thursday 10 July, 5.30pm - 6.30pm

We’re looking for volunteers to share their thoughts about a new flood warning service we’re developing for Eastbourne and southern...

Modern Flood Myths

Saturday 7 June - Sunday 29 June, 2025

Imagining the future of Eastbourne in the context of climate change Modern Flood Myths is a powerful and imaginative exhibition...

Submerged: Eastbourne’s Lost Treasures

Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May, 10am-5pm; Sunday 11 May, 10am-4pm

Dive into Eastbourne’s watery past, present, and future at Submerged: Eastbourne’s Lost Treasures – a pop-up shop experience exploring flood...

Craft and conversation with Watercycle

Friday 9 May, 1.30pm-4.30pm

Join Watercycle (artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still) for hands-on creative activities and conversations around water. Including jelly printing, origami...

Bourne into this

Saturday 10 May, 11am

A leisurely one hour walk from the Beacon to Motcombe Gardens, along part of the known course of the Bourne...

Bourne to be Wild

Sunday 11 May, 11am

Join local folklore enthusiast Jonathan Seaman for this relaxed one hour wander from the Beacon to Motcombe Gardens while ruminating...

Climate Change and Water: the next 100 years in East Sussex

Wednesday 19 March 2025

An audio recording of a live conversation about the impact of rising global temperatures on our water – in nature...

Flowing through Time: The Bourne’s past, present and future

Wednesday 27 November 2024

An audio recording of our panel event about the Bourne; an ancient water source that weaves its way (mostly underneath)...

Eastbourne DigiFest 2024

Thursday 10 October 2024

We have a stand at this year’s Eastbourne DigiFest event. Come and visit us to find out more about our...

The Flow: rivers, water and wildness

Wednesday 2 October 2024

Amy-Jane Beer shares some of the stories and themes explored in her book, The Flow, which won the 2023 Wainwright Prize...

Reclaim the Green on World Car Free Day

Sunday 22 September, 10am-4pm

Come and see us at Hyde Gardens to find out more about Blue Heart or just have a chat!

Experiencing water – a Watercycle workshop

Sunday 15th September, 2.30pm-5.00pm

With this afternoon event, we aim to provide you with an outdoor experience close to the bodies of water in...

Foraging and Storage workshop

Sunday 11 August, 2pm-5pm

The Pevensey and Westham Forest Garden is an ideal place to do some foraging for healthy fruit, nuts, herbs, and...

Beavers and Rewilding

Wednesday, 25 June 2024

If you missed Derek Gow’s talk at Towner on June 5th, you’re in luck – we recorded it! Listen to...

Pevensey Community Information Day

Saturday, 18th May, 10am-12.30pm

We’ll be at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall to chat about Blue Heart and being ‘flood-ready’. Please come along to say...

Visit our stand at the Spring Water Festival EcoFair

Saturday, 11 May, 10am-4pm

We’re having a stand at EcoFair24 on Saturday 11th May, part of the Eastbourne Spring Water Festival. Come down to...

Studio at the Allotment

Wednesday, 15 May, 1pm-7pm

Join Watercycle, one of our Community Fund recipients, along with Compass Arts, Strandliners and Pete the Pond for an afternoon...

Suburban Forest Gardening Workshop

Saturday 6 April, 2024, 2pm-5pm

Do you want to know how to create a forest garden in your own garden? Then join us for a...

A Slice of History

Monday, 1 April, 10am-4pm

Postponed from Tuesday 13 February. The oldest tree in Motcombe Gardens is a gnarled old beech tree that’s been standing...

A Tree as Old as Eastbourne

Monday, 4 March, 10am - 4pm

Postponed from Monday 12 February. The oldest tree in Motcombe Gardens is a gnarled old beech tree that’s been standing...

Sussex Biological Recorders’ Seminar

Saturday 10 February 2024, 10am-3pm

Come and have a chat with us at the Blue Heart stand where we’ll be introducing ourselves to the recording...

Polegate Prepared

Saturday 23 September, 11.00am - 2.00pm

Have you experienced flooding, or are you worried about it? Join us to reflect on the flooding in Polegate earlier...

Eastbourne DigiFest

Friday 22nd September 2023

The Blue Heart team have a stand at Eastbourne DigiFest on Friday 22nd September. Come along and find out how...

Imagine a River

Sunday 17 September, 10.00am - 11.30am

This is a short walk full of stories. We will starting off at the corner of The Beacon Centre in...

Water Sounds and Stories at Hampden Park

Listen now!

FREE family workshop exploring water stories and sounds. We recently visited Hampden Park and invited families to create original stories,...

Wild Isles: water and Sussex

Listen now!

The latest BBC programme narrated by David Attenborough, Wild Isles, looked at the dramatic beauty of nature here in Britain...

Eastbourne Spring Water Festival 2023

The festival, held by Plastic Free Eastbourne, was held 12-21 May all over the town. It featured indoor and outdoor events,...