The Living Coast Undersea Experience at Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven

We’ve teamed up with Ouse Valley Climate Action to present The Living Coast Undersea Experience in community, arts and visitor centres across the region. Book now!

What is it? It’s a unique, interactive virtual reality experience & 360 film that lets users, of all ages, dive in the Marine Conservation Zone, which runs between Brighton Marina and Beachy Head & on to Hastings, without getting wet.

Wearing a VR headset, you can explore a 3.5m square area amidst the area’s unique chalk gullies in the chalk reef, lifting rocks & looking around to find marine life such as the Short Snouted Seahorse, Undulate Rays & Moon Jellyfish.

TICKETS

We are offering this unique experience in 25-minute slots for a group of 4 or a group of 2 .

Tickets are £10 per slot for a group of 4 or £5 for a group of 2.

25 mins per slot for a group up to 4, £2.50 per person.

Please read our Covid-19 guidance and refund information below.

We are running The Living Coast Undersea Experience with slots at the following times from 11am – 4pm:

• Slot 1: 11am-11.30am
• Slot 2: 11.30am-12pm
• Slot 3: 12-12.30pm
• Slot 4: 12.30pm - 1pm
• Slot 5: 1pm-1.30pm
• Slot 6: 1.30pm-2pm
• Slot 7: 2pm - 2.30pm
• Slot 8: 2.30pm - 3pm
• Slot 9: 3pm-3.30pm
• Slot 10: 3.30pm-4pm

Booking for The Living Coast Undersea Experience is highly advised, but people are welcome to turn up and see if any spaces are still available. In the case of cancellations, please check back on Eventbrite, Facebook or our website.

We suggest arriving 5-10 mins before your time slot to ensure smooth running for all.

We will do our best to stick to the timings, but please bear in mind that some slippage may occur due to the wide range of people accessing this experience and unforeseen technical issues.

Our venue is accessible. If you have any queries about access, please let us know when you are booking your slot.

Disclaimer: KP Projects CIC reserves the right to refuse entrance if participants are not behaving appropriately or our equipment is mishandled. This is to protect other participants and to ensure no damage is done to our equipment.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Living Coast Undersea Experience is a project by Karen Poley, Director of KP Projects CIC, created in partnership with internationally renowned artist Simon Wilkinson of BRiGHTBLACK with the support of The Living Coast Brighton & Lewes Downs, Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority, and Sussex Wildlife Trust.

The project is funded by Arts Council England's National Lottery funded Project Grant scheme, Sussex Community Foundation, The Chalk Cliff Trust, Ouse Valley Climate Action, Newhaven Enterprise Zone and South Downs National Park Authority

For more information see: kp-projects.co.uk/the-living-coast-undersea-experience/

COVID-19 GUIDANCE

We want everyone to enjoy The Living Coast Undersea Experience safely, so we’re taking the following steps to protect audiences & staff:

We will:

• Ventilate rooms
• Regularly clean work surfaces
• Sanitise equipment & hands between users
• Ask staff & volunteers to report symptoms or close contacts & to stay at home if Covid-19 is suspected
• Use medical grade FFP2 face masks in close contact situations
• Observe social distancing where practical
• Manage a queuing system to limit contact between audience groups of 2 or 4
• Depending on ventilation in venues & levels of Covid in the area, we may also ask that audiences wear face masks in venues

We ask that you:

• Please do not attend if you have symptoms of illness or respiratory infections, including Covid-19. We will offer a refund if places are cancelled due to illness
• Use hand sanitising stations provided
• Observe social distancing in venues, where practical
• Feel comfortable wearing face masks if you wish
• Be patient with us & others as we try to keep everyone safe

When not to visit

To keep all our staff and participants safe we ask you to not attend if you fall into any of the following categories:

Experiencing primary symptoms of COVID-19 & Flu/cold. These include the following main symptoms.

• A continuous cough
• A high temperature
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Sore throat
• Achy limbs
• A loss of, or change in, your normal sense of smell or taste

A full copy of our Covid-19 measures is available on request.

REFUNDS

We are offering refunds to anyone who reports to us before the event. You will be charged the Eventbrite fees (currently 6.65% plus 59p per ticket) if you haven't rebooked.

If you or any of your group have Covid or any cold/flu symptoms, we ask that you do not come. We can offer a refund if you get in touch one day before.

KP Projects CIC reserves the right to refuse entrance if participants are not behaving appropriately or our equipment is mishandled. This is to protect other participants and to ensure no damage is done to our equipment. A refund will not be given.

Looking after our environment: We encourage participants to consider travelling sustainably where possible such as:

· Public transport - bus or train· If by car, sharing a lift· By bike· Walking

No need to print tickets, just bring the confirmation email on your phone

PRIVACY POLICY

The Living Coast Undersea Experience is produced by KP Projects CIC. The information provided will only use the contact details you have provided for delivering of the experience. Once the event has past and all financial transactions have been completed all personal information is deleted.

To view our full Privacy Policy, see http://www.kp-projects.co.uk/privacy-policy/