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Shared Identity Projects Agenda Item 11 Appendix 1 SHARED IDENTITY PROJECTS KEY Little Butser, Hampshire Arundel Castle, West Sussex Cissbury Ring, West Sussex View from Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex The Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex Seven Sisters, East Sussex South Downs National Park Railway Wrecclesham M23 Lingfield South Downs Way Godalming Charlwood Smallfield Countryside sites Milford South Downs Way ALTON Settlement (footpath only) Alice Holt TUNBRIDGE Railway Stations WELLS Binsted Cranleigh CRAWLEY EAST Four GRINSTEAD Marks Hindhead A31 Chawton A26 M3 New Bordon M23 Alresford Selborne Haslemere A22 3 Liphook Crowborough 16 6 A325 A23 WINCHESTER Itchen Monkwood Abbas 8 Horsham 2 Northchapel A31 1 Fernhurst A264 A272 Liss Wisborough 9 A26 Milland Green A22 River Itchen Billingshurst Cuckfield PETERSFIELD West Meon East Meon 12 Tw yford A29 Haywards A265 M3 l 4 5 A272 Heath River Rother A272 13 A272 Buriton 14 A272 Upham 15 11 Petworth Burgess A272 Uckfield A32 g MIDHURST A283 Eastleigh Bishopstoke South Hartin Pulborough Hill Heathfield Droxford Hurstpierpoint Bishop’s Cocking A275 A22 Waltham River Meon Henfield Hambledon A29 A281 22 23 A267 Shirrell Storrington A26 A285 A283 A23 Ditchling Heath Rowlands Castle Singleton 21 Steyning Fulking Ringmer SOUTHAMPTON 19 24 18 A27 A24 32 10 LEWES A284 33 River Arun 25 20 A29 Findon 16 Hailsham A3(M) Lavant A285 17 Arundel 30 M27 A3 Havant River Adur Mill Hill River Ouse A27 A22 A27 A27 A22 FAREHAM 26 34 CHICHESTER Barnham BRIGHTON & HOVE on behalf of the Cont Su This map is based upon Ordnance Rottingdean 27 Cuckmere River WORTHING A259 ro ller of her majesty’s Stationery Office © Cr ller of her majesty’s LITTLEHAMPTON EASTBOURNE 28 rv ey GOSPORT Su material with the permission of Ordnance N Newhaven 29 A259 BOGNOR REGIS Seaford East Dean own co PORTSMOUTH 0 10 km p yright 100050083 2011 rv ENGLISH CHANNEL ey C URRENT PROJECTS POTENTIAL PROJECTS PARKWIDE/COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS • Beautiful Outdoors campaign inc. signage/publicity (WSCC) 1 Winchester City Mill gateway interpretation (NT) 14 Iping & Stedham Common site interpretation (SWT) 27 Newhaven Library Visitor Information Point (LDC) • SDNPA/SDNP website 2 Winchester City Visitor Guide (WCC) 15 South Downs Centre Exterior Signage (SDNPA/MTC) 28 Seaford Library Visitor Information Point (LDC) • Updated Sense of Place Toolkit Selborne site intepretation(National Trust/Gilbert White Museum) Malling Down NNR site interpretation (SWT) Seaford Visitor Map (LDC) 3 16 29 • Landrover/pool car/events van livery 4 Meon Valley Trail RoW signage and interpretation (HCC) 17 Southerham Farm site interpretation (SWT) 30 Brighton & Hove rail-linked interpretation (12 panels) (BHCC) • Food and Drink Portal 5 Petersfield Rail Station totem signage (HCC) 18 Ditchling Beacon site interpretation (SWT) 31 Egrets Way signage and interpretation (ESCC/OVCN) • Updated Shared Identity Toolkit • Embedded behavioural change work (eg. Fresh Perspective campaign) 6 Haslemere Rail Station totem signage (SCC) 19 Weald and Downland Museum VC/site interpretation (WDM) 32 Offham Chalk Pit site interpretation (Friends of Lewes) • Updated publications (eg. PT Guide, Walk & Ride series, Serpents Trail) 7 Arundel Rail Station totem signage (WSCC) 20 Eartham Woods site nterpretation/signage (FC/NT) 33 Updated Battle of Lewes site interpretation (LDC) River Meon, Hampshire • Updated events marquees/materials 8 Liphook Rail Station LST interpretation signage (HCC/EHRP) 21 Storrington village gateway signage/website (Storrington PC) 34 Alfriston Village site interpretation/VIP (Alfristion PC) • Various SCF projects 9 Liss Rail Station LST interpretation signage (HCC/EHRP) 22 Ditchling Museum Visitor Information Point (LDC) 10 Rowlands Castle Rail Station LST interpretation signage (HCC/EHRP) 23 Ditchling village gateway/marketing (Ditchling Society) 11 Queen Elizabeth Country Park gateway interpretation (HCC/FC) 24 Saddlescombe Farm site interpretation (NT) 12 The Mens site interpretation (SWT) 25 Lewes Hike & Bike Festival (ESCC) 13 Ebernoe Common site interpretation (SWT) 26 Big Parks Cafe Visitor Information Point (LDC).
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