Writing Our Legacy @ Downs To The Sea - Creative Water Day

Join Writing Our Legacy for the first Downs to the Sea Water Day at Falmer Pond in Sussex. Explore the local setting of this body of water with a history stretching back to the Saxon times. What connections do we find here on the South Downs beside a village pond that is filled primarily by rainwater and sometimes known as a ‘dewpond?’

During this workshop, there will be opportunities to follow creative prompts from our artist/writer, explore the local environment and share ideas and refreshments.

Refreshments and all materials will be provided.

This is an inclusive, participatory workshop for adults welcoming BPOC folk, people of our LGBTQ+ and disability communities, creatives, supporters, friends, newcomers and all. No previous experience required.

Unfortunately, dogs cannot be accommodated for at this event.

Date: Saturday 6th September 2025

Location: Falmer Pond: Brighton BN1 9PB

What Three Words

Times: The workshop will run 12noon to 3pm

Transport

A free accessible minibus will be available for up to 16 people from and to Brighton Station. Booking is required; book your seat when choosing your ticket.

Please contact Writing Our Legacy if you require fully wheelchair accessible transport at access@writingourlegacy.org.uk

• Pick-up time: 11:20 am
• Drop off time: The minibus will drop off back at Brighton Station by 3:30 pm 

Getting there

For those using public transport, the nearest train station is Falmer Station, which is just a short walk from the pond. Buses also frequently service the area, with stops close to the pond.

• Train from Brighton Station to Falmer Station: https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/brighton-to-falmer
• Bus from Brighton to Falmer: number 25: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/25
• Walking from Falmer Station to Falmer Pond: 15 minutes

Accessibility

This event may include optional gentle flat walking on pathways and grass around Falmer Pond. There are also benches available.

About the Downs to the Sea Partnership

Downs to the Sea brings together a partnership comprising the South Downs National Park Trust, South Downs National Park Authority, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Western Sussex  Rivers Trust (formerly known as Arun and Rother Rivers Trust), Brighton and Hove City Council, and Writing Our Legacy.

The partnership focuses on the two following strands:

• Water in the landscape, focused on restoring and improving vital wetlands, ponds and rivers, and increasing the landscape’s resilience to climate change and other threats;
• Water in people’s lives, focused on connecting people to natural heritage and the water in their lives, to benefit their health and wellbeing, to develop skills and knowledge, and to help protect precious freshwater resources that are vital to our communities.