The group visited Pebsham Riding Stables which has a new Olympic sized dressage arena. The stables are run by the Rodriguez family and offer people with disabilities the chance to ride. The group also visited Whites Micro-Brewery nearby.
A visit to Seven Sisters Country Park showed the group how East Sussex County Council has created partnerships at the restaurant and cycle hire centre, as well as using car parking charges to fund important conservation work. Group members then visited Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway, run by the Wadey family.
Chair of the Pebsham Countryside Park Steering Group, Councillor Matthew Lock, said: "I was impressed by how so much could be achieved by the enthusiasm of family enterprise working in partnership with local councils, and how much the community can benefit.”
Notes to editors
The Pebsham Countryside Park Project seeks to develop a high quality, sustainable park in the 600 hectare green space between Hastings, Bexhill and Crowhurst. It is designed to create a recreational area for local people and to attract visitors, thereby helping to regenerate the area.
The project is a collaboration between East Sussex County, Hastings Borough and Rother District Councils. The early stages are part-financed by the European Union’s ERDF fund and run in partnership with countryside initiatives in the Lille and Somme regions of France.
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