A LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT WORTHY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AND THE HISTORIC TOWN OF LEWES
LEWES PHOENIX RISING MASTERPLAN
Lewes Phoenix Rising Team C.F. Moller Architects Ltd Alan Thompson RIBA AoU FRSA William Anderson
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Consultants
Lewes Phoenix Rising Team Chelsea Renton
Director
Adrian Cole
Director
Andrew Simpson Will Anderson
Juliet Oxborrow
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Richard Moore
Sheila O’Sullivan Liz Mandeville
Jennifer Chibnall
Amanda Deadman Hussein Dickie Sian Thomas
Victoria Cadogan-Rawlinson Patrick Holmes
Director Lead on design/building surveys Campaign manager & publicity Finance, administration Surveys and research
Affordable housing research Industrial heritage research Business strategy Business strategy Cultural strategy Fund-raising
Property development adviser
With special thanks to: Paul Harrison, Arthur Brown, Paul Andrew, Mike Pattison, Julia Waterlow, Karen Dobres, Guillaume Lyons, Dan Johnson, Lilliana Gibbs, Cathy Darcy, Hazel Bennington, Molloy Banerjee, Chris Smith, Norman Baker, Alec Swinburn, Susan Murray, Paul Bellack, Lynda Durrant, Ruth O’Keefe, Damian Wood, Wendy Baker, Tom East, Pete East, John May, Oliver Lowenstein, George Sinclair, Dirk Campbell, Colin Tingle, Jan Cadle, Kirsten Firth, Dax Debice.
Alan Thompson RIBA AoU FRSA
Architect and planning consultant
Rolf Nielsen MAA ARB
Associate C F Moller Architects UK Ltd
Teva Hesse MArch MAA
Gianpiero Bianchi Bob Heald Jo Fone Dominic Lawson Conrad Peberdy Ian Carradice
Clive Newberry Knill James Accountants
Head of London Office C F Moller Architects UK Ltd C F Moller Architects UK Ltd
Partner, Gardiner and Theobald, Chartered Quantity Surveyors Partner, Montagu Evans, Property Consultants
Dominic Lawson Bespoke Planning Director of Development, The Ethical Property Company Director, Arup Engineering QC, specialist planning & environmental lawyer
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2 Background to the Masterplan
31 Key to Phoenix Place
11 A sustainable approach to housing densities 13 The Lewes Phoenix Rising Masterplan 14 LPR scheme diagrams 16 Views
20 Building typologies and accommodation schedule 22 Ecological approach 24 Phoenix Place Copyright © 2014 by LewesPhoenix Rising or LPR hereafter.
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25 Delivering affordable homes 26 Phoenix: past and present 27 Industrial heritage
Phoenix Place: architectural survey Workshop refurbishment
Work/live micro house design Phoenix Homes
Potential construction method
44 Site acquisition/development model
45 Financing the development/ regeneration priorities/construction management plan Signatories
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5 The Phoenix Estate: employment & com- 32 munity at the heart of our town 38 7 What’s on the estate? 40 8 Creating Phoenix Place 42 10 Study of existing housing densities 43 within Lewes
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Contents
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Background to the LPR Masterplan Phoenix Estate development area 1 Phoenix Causeway 2 Tesco 3 The Pells 4 The Waterside Centre 5 Gosnells Soap Factory
Lewes Phoenix Rising Ltd is a non-profitdistributing community development company. It was established in March 2014 by local Lewes people in response to the third public consultation of the Santon development plan for the ‘North Street Quarter’, known to us as the Phoenix Estate.
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The Santon/LDC proposal
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Forty percent of the Phoenix Estate is owned by Lewes District Council (the land to the west of North Street). The remainder, including Phoenix Place, is owned by Santon, apart from the privately-owned Waterside Centre and Gosnells Soap Factory.
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The Santon/Lewes District Council plan is to demolish the entire estate (14.5 acres of land and buildings) and erect a flood wall, for the purpose of building approximately 400 houses (32% of which would be available at 80% of market rate according to the last information from Santon). There would be substantially increased car parking, a health centre and a small centre for retail, offices and workshops. No further detail has been seen since March, although we are led to believe that some changes have been made to these proposals. Concerns about the proposal
Considerable public concern was raised at that time regarding:
- the lack of genuinely affordable housing (80% of Lewes market rate is not affordable);
- the inadequate provision of affordable or suitable workspace for the businesses and enterprises currently on the site and the consequent loss of a vibrant and unique manufacturing, creative and social enterprise community; - the ethics of bulldozing the entire site and the loss of the historic buildings comprising the old Phoenix Ironworks; - the questionable economic, social and environmental sustainability of the proposed development; - a lack of understanding of the historical context of the site within Lewes and the community’s aspirations for how it should be developed. An alternative plan
In May 2014 Lewes Phoenix Rising (LPR) presented its outline plan for a community development of Phoenix Place (the renovation of 3.5 acres of the old Phoenix Ironworks), to provide substantially more work space and considerably more affordable homes, within the context of the wider development (the Phoenix Estate). In July 2014, LDC and Santon, as coowners of the site, asked LPR to produce a fully developed Masterplan showing how it could deliver its proposals while remaining consistent with the emerging Joint Core Strategy Policy SP3. LPR have also ensured its plans are consistent with saved policies E1 (Planning for Employment), H3 (Building of Local, Visual or Historic Interest) and H5 (Development Within or Affecting Conservation Area).
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Phoenix Estate: Santon/LDC development area
The LPR Masterplan provides more housing than that required by the SP3 Local Plan (390 houses) for the Phoenix Estate site, with additional affordable homes and substantial space for workshops and community enterprises.
Phoenix Place: LPR community development area
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- On Phoenix Place (3.5 acres): 47 additional work-live homes, 1/2 bed apartments and 6,800+ m2 for workshops and community enterprises. Procuring the land:
LPR proposes the acquisition of the 3.5 acres of Phoenix Place for a communityled, not-for-profit development. This will be for the provision of affordable rented work space and housing, to be held as an asset for the community in perpetuity.
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Important considerations:
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1. Lewes Phoenix Rising has repeatedly requested further clarification from Santon and Lewes District Council on their site-wide development plans, in order to dove-tail our proposals with theirs. However, nothing has been forthcoming. Consequently this Masterplan addresses the entire Phoenix Estate site, not just Phoenix Place.
3. LPR believe that development on a flood plain should be built to flood. We have therefore followed the principle of flood resilient design. There is no residential space at ground level in our proposals. The Pells Flood Cell, as an existing development, would be defended as required by existing policy. Our proposal – a new joint venture
We recommend that Lewes Phoenix Rising, Lewes District Council and Santon form a Joint Venture to deliver a robust planning application for the redevelopment of the Phoenix Estate. LPR believe that by working together, an opportunity exists to build a truly innovative flagship development. This will showcase how a community and developer can work together delivering both fair profit for the landowners (LDC/Santon) and genuine community benefit for the town. Together we can create a benchmark for economic, social and environmental sustainability, of which both Lewes and the South Downs National Park can be proud.
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- On the Phoenix Estate (11.5 acres): 413 homes; a substantial number of parking spaces; a health centre and multipurpose groundfloor space throughout.
2. We have had to make certain assumptions regarding infrastructure and services to create a development that works site–wide and within the wider context of the town.
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The Lewes Phoenix Rising Masterplan
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The three main venues for the young people of Lewes are on the Phoenix Estate: the Skatehouse, the Dance Academy and Starfish Music Studios. There are an estimated 650 young people using these services every week. The Estate provides space for charitable enterprises to train and educate, and venues for all to attend or hire for classes, cultural events, and workshops.
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Many of these businesses depend on low rents to survive and they form a web of interconnections whereby knowledge, skills, machinery and facilities are shared.
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The Phoenix Estate is home to a creative community of businesses, educational, arts and social enterprises plus light industry, manufacturing, workshops and cultural venues. As a recent visitor from the Arts Council said “there is nothing quite like this in Britain�.
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The Phoenix Estate: employment & community at the heart of our town
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In July 2014 Lewes Phoenix Rising conducted a comprehensive survey of all the businesses on the Estate, excluding CA Car Parts, Coach Company, Wenban Smith, Gosnells Soap Factory and Storage Containers (North St), two of whom intend to relocate to the extension of Malling Brooks Estate when the site is demolished.
- 7 centres for the arts, comprising 83 workshops/studios and 13 cultural venues; - 10 community/charitable/ educational enterprises; - 13 manufacturing and design businesses; - 11 service businesses; - 2 light industrial businesses; - 2 construction businesses; - 1 retail business.
Between them, these businesses support in excess of 450 jobs and on average attract 3,900 customers and users per week.
The future outlook for these businesses is bleak. We understand that just two businesses are in discussions with Santon regarding new premises on the redeveloped site. Twenty-five per cent of businesses have had discussions regarding relocation, but have not had anything confirmed or been offered affordable alternatives. Three-quarters of businesses on the Estate have never been contacted.
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Our survey showed that the site is home to 50 different businesses, occupying a space of 13,829 m2.
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What’s on the Estate?
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Creating Phoenix Place Lewes Phoenix Rising intends to give security to as many of the current businesses on the Phoenix Estate as possible and provide space for those of the future. By retaining and renovating the workshops of the old Phoenix Ironworks on Phoenix Place, we will:
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- provide affordable space for businesses, workshops, training, creative and social enterprises to be held as a community asset for the town in perpetuity;
- preserve the architecture of the town’s industrial heritage; - build 47 affordable rental homes, some of which will be available as live/work micro homes;
- open-up Phoenix Place to the town as a vibrant centre for people to visit, work, learn and have fun.
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GENUINELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
The following pages will show how LPR can develop Phoenix Place for community benefit, whilst ensuring that Santon/ LDC achieve their aims for housing and facilities on the remainder of the Phoenix Estate development area.
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Benefit for all
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CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
SUSTAINABILITY
APPROPRIATE DESIGN AND DENSITY
LDC HOUSING TARGETS
COLLABORATION
JOBS
LDC LAND VALUE
FAIR PROFIT FOR SANTON
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Masterplan: Study of existing housing densities within Lewes Left: Comparative density of 7 recent developments in relation to LDC’s benchmark of 45 dwellings per hectare
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The Santon/LDC development plan promotes housing densities similar to that of a suburban cul-de-sac (45 houses per hectare). By increasing the density of the housing, but not the number, we will have a more sustainable development. An appropriate urban density would be closer to 100 houses per hectare in accordance with CABE/BioRegional’s guidance on design of EcoTowns (2008).
Increasing the density of the housing on the Phoenix Estate allows for:
- a walkable and cycle-friendly neighbourhood;
- better neighbourhood interaction;
- less pressure to build on previously undeveloped sites;
- efficient use of land and infrastructure; - a development more in keeping with Lewes’s historic town centre;
Higher density housing will release land for workspace and community enterprises on Phoenix Place without any net loss of housing on the overall Phoenix Estate development area. Enabling people to work and live in the same place further reduces the need to travel.
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- close-knit smaller homes and greater affordability. A higher concentration of people creates demand for local services and allows for shorter travel distances between home, work and shops;
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Left: Exemplary precedents for higher urban densities.
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A sustainable approach to housing density
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LPR Masterplan: south east aerial view
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We recommend that the whole site, excluding Phoenix Place, be designed with a housing density of 85 homes per hectare. This will enable space for:
The LPR Masterplan offers considerable room for adaptation and increasing densities. There is potential to: include more individual houses and fewer apartments and flats; infill new housing for future generations; or change use of ground floor space, so long as residents have ‘escape’ routes upwards in case of flood.
This Masterplan has received positive informal design review from: Head of Design for Berkeley Group Head of Urban Design for Levitt Bernstein.
Please note: The Masterplan has been designed for flood resilience i.e. no residential space on the ground floor.
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- 413 homes (1-4 bed); - a health centre and extensive green spaces throughout the development; - adequate car-parking; - multi-purpose groundfloor space under all residential; - new market square.
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LPR Masterplan
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LPR scheme diagrams Above left: Town Development
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It is important to acknowledge the longterm development possibilities on the east bank of the River Ouse. Plans need to anticipate the links that may one day be required to these new neighbourhoods. At present, both Tesco and the windowless ends of the Phoenix workshops turn their backs on the opposite bank, and the river creates a divide. The LPR Masterplan turns the development around with buildings that look across the river and two new pedestrian bridges.
Below: Cross-section of Masterplan Height: Pells to The Ouse
Below left: Zoning Diagram
The density and height of the buildings are designed to relate and integrate with their neighbours. The buildings include low-rise innovative terracing adjacent to the historic housing of the Pells; medium height/traditional building forms that merge into the town; and wharf-style development along the river to reflect the traditional tall buildings around Cliffe Bridge. The Pells
The Ouse
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Far left: Place Making
It is important the development should not be a cul-de-sac solely for residents. Instead, visually distinct streets and public spaces will encourage circulation and use of facilities:
Near left: Circulation
Circulation is designed to keep a flow throughout the development. Curving streets reflect central Lewes and reveal views gently rather than presenting straight corridors. The Masterplan has potential for a second road bridge for future generations.
Parking: the Local Plan requires no net loss of current car parking on the Phoenix Estate when the site is redeveloped. The LPR Masterplan provides for these with convenient on-street bays (168), undercroft car parking (225) and garaged spaces (120), thus avoiding suburban on-drive parking.
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- Traditional terraced streets; - A new market square sunk deep into the development to draw people in; - A number of communal green spaces; - A river bank park; - A varied experience along a new riverside walk – wharfs, restaurants and bars.
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LPR scheme diagrams
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Masterplan: north west aerial view
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Small shifts in the line of the streets, the rotation of buildings and the height and variation of the roofs are designed to produce the same lively engaging townscape found in the historic centre of Lewes.
1 New Square 2 Low-rise homes adjacent to Pells 3 Terraces reflecting Lewes’s historic urban fabric
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4 Second bridge and waterside quay 5 Phoenix Place 6 View from Phoenix Causeway towards Phoenix Place
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Masterplan: south east aerial view
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Masterplan: long views
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1 View of the Downs from Pells Neighbourhood
4 Castle view from Malling Field
2 Downs view axis
5a Castle view across bridge The streetscape is carefully composed to frame distant views of the Downs and Lewes Castle.
3 Downs view past Phoenix Homes
5b Castle view from Phoenix Homes
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10 River front looking south
8 Entrance to Phoenix Place
11 View from Malling Field
9 View from Tesco
12 River front looking north
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7 Market Square
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Masterplan: street views
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Typology floorplans
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Sixteen different building block typologies are used in the LPR Masterplan to create a varied and visually interesting urban streetscape of 413 housing units. This reflects, but does not parody, the collage of building styles and materials in central Lewes.
At a density of 85 homes per hectare, the LPR Masterplan schedule of accomodation comprises: One bed homes Two bed homes Three bed homes Four bed homes
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These buildings are not on Phoenix Place, the proposed LPR community development area. They are accurate massing blocks to show there is room for 413 homes on the rest of the site. The plots await architectural designs.
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Building typologies
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Ecological approach
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Eco-habitat and reed beds along edge of Pells
Ouse Valley Cycle Network connection along Phoenix Estate river bank
Bio-diversity plan illustrating urban drainage/watercourse between the Pells and the Ouse. A green ecological corridor runs the length of the site, connected by roof top gardens and open spaces.
Watercourse between the Pells and the Ouse
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Environmental impact: LPR proposes a development that looks to mitigate its environmental impact and is energy and resource efficient.
Use the Ouse: revitalise the River Ouse for use as an amenity with a new working quay and slipway for transport and tourism. Restore natural ecosystems to create interesting riverside access. 3
1 & 2: permaculture garden by Pop-Up Studios, Phoenix Estate. 3: allotment in The Yard, Phoenix Estate
Bio-diversity: green spaces, allotments and gardens throughout the development site. Introduce reed beds and water purification services for both grey and black water from houses and businesses. Increase tree cover throughout the estate as appropriate (based partly on outcomes from i-tree survey and Lewes Urban Arboretum Project). Robust infrastructure: build with capacity to carry additional load in future, e.g. the pedestrian bridge can become a road bridge for future generations; leave gap sites for future infill; install a district heating system to offer cleaner cheaper heating, with potential for expansion to additional areas and buildings in the future.
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Flood resilience: build to accommodate flooding and not to disperse water into other parts of town. Implement mouth to source flood management plan through natural management rather than reliance on engineered solutions, other than flood defence for the Pells Cell.
Open Future: don’t build to capacity. Allow for future ‘in-fill’ (the ‘back-casting’ approach) thus promoting historic continuity rather than to-capacity ‘blocks’ of development. Promote ecological connections though green infrastructure.
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Ecological approach
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PHOENIX PLACE By increasing the density of the housing on the remainder of the site, we release 3.5 acres for a community development of Phoenix Place, for the benefit of the town. Lewes Phoenix Rising aims to provide affordable places to live, work, learn and have fun through the renovation and refurbishment of the old Phoenix Ironworks. This will provide 6,800+ m2 for businesses, workshops, community and educational enterprises, with 47 affordable homes along two new streets.
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WEEKLY RENTAL COST
MARKET RATE @ 9.11.14
80%
SOCIAL RENTS
BEDSITS
£ 144
£ 115
£ 60.25
1 BEDROOM FLAT
£ 160-£173
£ 133
£ 71.92
2 BEDROOM FLAT
£ 200-£277
£ 190
£ 81.23
Lewes Phoenix Rising will build 47 affordable rental homes on Phoenix Place to mitigate the lack of adequate provision on the remainder of the site.
The gap in Lewes between local wages and local house prices and rents is one of the widest in the country. This rules out home ownership for a majority of local people and puts rents beyond the means of many. In 2013 the average price of a house in Lewes was £359,400 and has continued to rise. To be affordable, rents would have to be no more, and preferably less, than 60% of market rents.
According to the Housing Revenue Account Budget 2014/2015 – Report to LDC Cabinet (Feb 2014) - these figures (above left) represent the average rents for social rents on lettings by the Council. These are district-wide figures; no separate figures for Lewes town are available.
Homes will not be sold to private purchasers, but will remain assets for the people of Lewes District with criteria for occupation based on income. Phoenix Place will be an industrious centre. Some of the homes will be work/live spaces, others have access to space where tenants can carry on small businesses or store their equipment.
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Lewes District Council wants 40% of all housing in new developments to be ‘affordable’. However, we understand Santon is only planning 32%, the majority of which will be available at 80% of market rate - an unaffordable cost for many local families, even those in full-time work.
On Phoenix Place, we will build 47 work/ live, 1/2 bed affordable homes that can be internally adapted by residents to suit their needs. Modern sustainable building technologies will reduce costs and allow flexibility of design and self-finish. High energy efficiency will reduce living costs. All this can be achieved without cutting corners on quality. LPR will provide as many homes as possible at social rent levels by cross-subsidising with others at a slightly higher rent.
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Foundry Workshops NOW
Foundry Gallery NOW
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William Hardie Workshop NOW
Phoenix: past and present
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Industrial Heritage The Phoenix Place workshops are the remains of our industrial heritage. Behind the cladding and under the leaky roofs are the solid Victorian iron structures, gantries, brickwork and architectural detail of the old Phoenix Ironworks.
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In 1861 John William Every built a new ironworks as his work expanded beyond the original premises established by his father John in the 1830s. In the 19th century, Every’s was the largest employer in Lewes. The premises were adapted as technologies changed and the ironworks developed into an iron and steel works. Every’s not only made small items such as drain covers and gratings (still to be seen marked ‘Every’ or ‘Phoenix’ on almost every street in Lewes) but also great quantities of cast ironwork and steelwork. These can still to be seen at Lewes and many other train stations, on Brighton seafront and on Eastbourne pier and bandstand. Every’s products were sold around the world, even the nuts and bolts of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco are said to have come from Lewes.
There are currently 450 people working on the Phoenix Estate, much the same number employed by Every’s in the heyday of the Phoenix Ironworks.
Our intention is to continue the process of adaptation and development that Every practised and can be read in the alterations made in the present structures. Through bold renovation and refurbishment LPR will provide provide workspace that fits the requirements of Lewes’s making and cultural economy, both now and into the future.
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These buildings are not only valuable because they are structurally sound and can be reused, they are also a continued connection with the town’s industrial history. The development of this site parallels that of industry in this country. In the 18th century, reed beds supported basket making. After this, maps show a paper and sawmill in the area. The wooden beams from this period are still in place in the old Hammonds warehouse.
In its last regeneration in 1951 the works became the East Sussex Engineering Company. After the closure of the company in 1976 a small foundry remained on the site until 1986. A number of small businesses subsequently occupied the area, establishing a vibrant, industrious community of manufacturers, artisans, creative, social and educational enterprises.
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Zu Studios , Skatehouse & William Hardie Workshop NOW
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Examples of Every’s products 1 (far left) Queen truss roof structure in Hammonds Warehouse. See survey drawing page 36 3 Windows to be seen at Zu Studios, see page 27
4 Iron column capitals still in abundance throughout the workshops
5 Coalhole cover to be seen throughout Lewes 6 Lewes Station
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Illustrations from Every catalogue 1903. Original Photographs by Reeves.
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2 Staircase still in situ in Foundry Workshops
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Phoenix Ironworks in the 19th and 20th century
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1 Phoenix Homes: 1/2 bed affordable rental homes for people on low incomes. These will be built using new and sustainable technologies, with an element of self-finish to allow people to make their home their own.Residential accommodation starts at the first floor for flood resilience, ground floor area is for workshops, retail, cafes etc.
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3 Phoenix Workshops: 6,800+ m2 of workspace for small businesses, artisans, community and educational enterprises and arts/performance venues. 4 Communal garden and allotments.
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5 ‘Mooring’ facility: for 6 live-in vehicles with hook-ups to services. The cheapest of all housing allowing people to live near their workspace.
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7 Roof structure: with electrical points for pop-up stalls, cafes, bars and outdoor workshops. 8 Parking spaces: for car/van club and site users. 9 Slipway.
LPR homes will be built to high energy efficiency standards, with particular attention to insulation. Existing workshop buildings will be upgraded for energy efficiency.
Sustainable transport and parking: LPR strategy is to discourage car use through promotion of: park and ride for visitors; cycle/pedestrian routes; car/van clubs; river transport route for tourism, trade and commuting.
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2 Work/live micro homes: compact rental homes with multi-purpose/workshop ground floor space.
Renewable energy: Solar panels for electricity and hot water will be included wherever suitable. Investigation into a water-source heating system will be undertaken to determine its viability.
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Key to Phoenix Place
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Phoenix Place: architectural survey
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Lewes Phoenix Rising has comprehensively surveyed all the original structures of the workshops on Phoenix Place using laser technology.
There are eight ancillary units housed within two primary buildings. The two complexes are principally structured from the surviving building fabric of the Phoenix Ironworks. The historic roof trusses and iron framework are sound. They can be retained to support the renovation of the roofs, the remaining original brickwork and new facades. The existing infrastructure has the capacity to provide highly flexible and adaptable space with different internal arrangements, very similar to its current usage.
LPR will make good the buildings to provide 6,800+ m2 of practical and suitable work and venue space. This will allow businesses and enterprises to be based affordably in the heart of town.
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Phoenix Place overview
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Phoenix Place Arcade
Compact work/live houses above an arcade of workshops. Both can be accessed from the street and internally from the neighbouring building.
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Street view to the Ouse
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Foundry Workshops
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Wooden cross frames in Hammonds workshop
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William Hardie workshop
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Workshop refurbishment
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Workshop refurbishment options
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Work/live micro house design
Built-in storage
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Fold-out bed Computer desk space
Workshop access Micro kitchen
Storage under stair Ventilated lobby Micro kitchen Juliet balcony
LPR will provide 23 homes designed for people who need the flexibility of living next door to where they and others work. This facilitates the sharing of skills, knowledge and equipment and the creation of a supportive community. These homes are inspired by canal boats and caravans. Each home has a high internal volume facing the street (living area), and a high volume facing the workshop (mezzanine/sleeping area).
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Phoenix Homes: accommodation schedule
Phoenix Homes 25 one/two bed affordable apartments with work space on ground floor. Living room
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The construction method LPR are considering for the affordable housing is a sustainable panel system. The 400mm wide panels are constructed from a timber frame with straw bale insulation. The panels are finished with a breather board, to which battens are attached to accept the final external finish. The panels will be made on site, in one of the existing workshop buildings, and then assembled in situ on a prepared base with a damp-proof course. If appropriate the panels will be made from locally sourced materials.
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Site acquisition Forty percent of the Phoenix Estate is owned by Lewes District Council (the land to the west of North Street). The remainder, including Phoenix Place, is primarily owned by the Santon Group. Lewes Phoenix Rising would like to acquire the right to develop Phoenix Place and retain it as a community asset in perpetuity.
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The options available to do this include the following: 1. LPR buys the site from Santon.
2. As the site is potentially an asset of community value, Santon and Lewes District Council (LDC) negotiate a land swap using LDC’s land-holding within the Phoenix Estate. LDC would then be in a position to transfer the asset to LPR, at little or no cost, within its powers to generate community value from its assets. LPR, or another community body, could then own and operate the site as a community asset.
3. LPR is granted a long lease on the site from Santon, at a peppercorn rent, as part of the section 106 developer contribution. This subsidy should take into account that enlivening the centre of the development will add commercial value to the surrounding houses.
Development model There are many precedents for developers and/or local authorities working in partnership with community development organisations for the purpose of generating additional community benefit.
A recent example in Brighton is the redevelopment of the old covered market to create affordable workshops and residential development. This was achieved via a partnership between a local Community Interest Company, Brighton and Hove Council and Cathedral Group, a commercial developer.
The proposed Phoenix Place development has different characteristics: 1. Micro housing, to provide low-cost accommodation for individuals with workspace on the site.
2. Affordable apartments, to provide more spacious accommodation for small families or co-living.
3. Low-cost workspace, aimed at small businesses with tight margins or startups, in particular artisans, manufacturers and social/educational/charitable enterprises.
4. Higher-cost workspace, aimed at more established businesses, or businesses with requirements for higher specification workspace. 6. Ground floor space for workshops, retail, cafes etc.
These parcels all carry different investment and risk profiles, and the development model is being constructed to reflect these varying requirements.
Investment for community developments is currently available from three principal sources:
Loans from social investment funds. This market is now maturing with ÂŁ200 million currently available for community development. Commercial investment. For the commercial elements of the scheme, investment will be sought from appropriate investment partners who share the objectives of Lewes Phoenix Rising to provide cross-subsidy to the affordable elements of the development.
Grants. These are available from UK and EU government sources and there are a number relevant to the LPR plan: youth facilities, social enterprise, creative workspace, cultural activities, self-build homes, training and social inclusion etc. Lewes Phoenix Rising will develop a business plan in order to look for finance from these sources.
The LDC regeneration priorities are: - Attracting investment - Promoting enterprise - Inspiring learning - Welcoming visitors - Strengthening partnerships
The process of developing Phoenix Place will require a sophisticated construction management plan. We need to ensure that, so far as possible, there is minimal disruption to the existing businesses on the site and those on the wider North Street development area that intend to relocate to Phoenix Place. Ensuring business continuity will involve a complex relocation strategy as outlying buildings are demolished and there is a staggered renovation process within Phoenix Place.
We have made the assumption that the site infrastructure (drainage, energy generation, roads, landscape etc.) will all be installed in the context of the sitewide redevelopment. We need to ensure that the phasing programme is consistent with a managed investment process to ensure that cashflow is positive, creating a financially viable development. LPR are about to engage RPM, a programme management company, to assist us with the construction management plan. In order to proceed, however, we need greater detail about the Santon/LDC proposals so that we can dove-tail our plans with theirs.
Some principles are already clear:
1. The LPR development of Phoenix Place will be incremental, with some of the existing buildings being used to provide temporary homes for businesses while new accommodation is upgraded in a progressive programme of works.
2. The residential component of Phoenix Place will be constructed using modular construction methods, with the components of the residential accommodation being constructed in the existing vacant industrial buildings on the site. 3. Infrastructure construction will be programmed to be consistent with the incremental nature of the wider development, being informed by detailed joint planning with Santon/LDC. This development has the potential to be a ground-breaking partnership between Lewes District Council, Santon Group and the local community through Lewes Phoenix Rising, harnessing the expertise and enthusiasm of the three partners and creating benefit for all.
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Community shares. This is the model adopted by Lewes F.C. to finance its development and is now a well established route for attracting investment to generate community benefit.
LPR proposes to work with LDC/Santon to enable a community development of Phoenix Place. This will meet LDC’s regeneration priorities, through the provision of affordable space for workshops, businesses and cultural, educational and social enterprises.
Lewes Phoenix Rising Feb 2015
LPR has prepared a development appraisal model with the advice of Gardiner and Theobald, Montagu Evans and the Ethical Property Company.
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Financing the development Regeneration priorities
Construction management plan
Signatories Chelsea Renton, Lewes resident, artist/teacher at Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est) Andrew Simpson, Lewes resident, Community Planner Adrian Cole, LDC resident, Engineer (ex. Environment Agency) Sheila O’Sullivan, Lewes resident Elizabeth Mandeville, Director of Ovesco, board member Lewes District Homelink Juliet Oxborrow, Lewes resident, member of TTL Hussein Dickie, musician, economist Jennifer Chibnall, Lewes resident Julia Waterlow, Lewes resident, TTL Steering Group Robin Van Creveld, MD Community Chef CIC (Phoenix Estate) Wendy Baker, owner of the Dance Academy (Phoenix Est) Lisa Bagguley, Lewes council tenant Tracy Dyball, Lewes council tenant Phyllida Stewart Roberts CVO OBE, former President of Friends of Lewes Sarah Ann Neels, Manager and Founder, Malling Food Bank Sherry Bowles, Lewes council tenant Sharon Goble, Lewes council tenant Ed Wade-Martins, Director Movingsounds -creative arts facilitation & environmental education (Phoenix Estate) Phil Butterfill, Lewes Car Valeting (Phoenix Est.) Keith Taylor, Green party MEP Merlin Milner, local resident, Town Councillor, Dir. of an electronics manufacturing company Catherine Darcy, Lewes resident, owner of local business Tim Renton, Chairman of the South Downs Conservation Board 1997-2010 David James, Lewes resident, General Director of New Sussex Opera Kath Kane, Lewes resident, working in Affordable Housing Jonathan Tait, Lewes council tenant Howard Johns, Lewes resident and MD of Southern Solar Dan Johnson, Another Fine Mesh (Phoenix Est) Ashley Kempton, Lewes resident, private tenant, student Nick Davies, Lewes resident, journalist
Jeannie Darton, Lewes resident, volunteer at Furniture Now (Phoenix Est.) Alexis Rowell, Director ‘Cuttingthecarbon’ Climate change & peak oil consultancy, Transition Town Lewes (TTL) steering group Carmen Slijpen, resident, The Depot development Lewes District Green Party Ian Freeston, volunteer builder and creative director, the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est.) Ian McKay, local resident, environment conscious architect Martin Thomas, artist, Director of Zu Studios (Phoenix Est) Daniel Holloway, Lewes resident, co-director DH Solar Engineering (Phoenix Est.) Max Machin, co-director DH Solar Engineering (Phoenix Est.) Sarah Logie, LDC resident, teaching assistant Sophie Orloff, Lewes resident, shop /business owner, cook and caterer Deborah Slott, Lewes resident, local primary school teacher Roger Ross, Lewes lover and owner of Rodmell Food Forest Tanya Laporte, proprieter of local café and produce store Emma Montlake, Lewes resident, legal officer at Environmental Law Foundation Toby Fenwick-Wilson, LDC resident, travel agent Georgina Ashen, LDC resident, supporter of the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est) Malcolm Swann, Lewes resident Arabella Sim, artist (Phoenix Est) Councillor Susan Murray, local resident, Town Councillor, transition activist Antonia Price, LDC resident Mark Gray, plumber, manager of Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est) Jane Henderson, Lewes resident, teacher/artist Revd Peter Owen Jones, LDC resident, writer Molloy Banerjee, consultant engineer, treasurer of Lewes Community Land Trust Marylin Thomas, Lewes resident, retired arts administrator Janet Lovegrove, Lewes resident Alice Renton, LDC resident Ros Brewer, secretary of Lewes Community Land Trust
Chris Williams, Lewes resident, TTL member, New Economics Foundation Chris Rowland, Lewes resident and supporter of TTL Sarah O’Kane, Lewes resident, Art Gallery director Carinan Blijdenstein, artist/therapist, Foundry Workshops (Phoenix Est) Shaun Bagguley, businessman (can’t afford to rent unit in Lewes) William Nicholson, LDC resident, writer Virginia Nicholson, LDC resident, writer Hattie Ellis, ex resident of Lewes and frequent visitor Ursula McGeoch, Lewes resident, architect Keith Ellis, Swing Zazou Recording Studios, Pop Up Studios (Phoenix Est.) Belinda Burton, Lewes resident, retailer Mark Mansbridge, Mental Health/ Drug/Alcohol worker Christian Thompson, Director Café des Artistes, Chair ‘Artistickey’ (Phoenix Est) Alinah Azadeh, artist, Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est) Dan Renton, LDC resident Jane Burton, Lewes resident, shop assistant Sarah Nicoll, Snug Draught Busters Sally Miller, Artistic Dir. Wishworks Puppet Theatre Richard Sachs, Lewes resident, retired journalist Magali McKay, Lewes resident, architect, mother & lover of Lewes Sara Grisewood, Lewes resident, owner of ‘Pleasant Café’ Andrew Stewart Roberts, LDC resident Thomas Daniell, artist, organiser & landscape architect Anna Hardy, LDC resident, attended classes at Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Estate) Johnathan Hardy, LDC resident Julian Bell, artist, art writer, teacher, Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est) Karen Dodd, mother, landlord, developer Kathy Bor, Lewes Rowing Club, teacher Tol Christie, Lewes resident Gill Short, Lewes resident, educational consultant Dom Ramos, Lewes resident, artist at Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est)
Oli Bell, Company Director, gallery owner Sharon Watts, Lewes resident, teaching assistant Lilliana Gibbs, Lewes resident, coach, counsellor Kirsten Firth, Lewes resident, housing and sustainability professional Chloe King, Lewes resident Michael Keane, Lewes resident Emma Blume, Lewes resident and restorative movement teacher Gill Kay, Lewes resident, music producer Will Fuller, writer Claire Fuller, retired teacher Emma Carlow, Lewes resident, designer Anne Kennedy, LDC resident, ex creator of Clothkits Finn Kennedy, LDC resident, ex creator of Clothkits Alec Swinburn, Lewes resident, publican ‘The Lamb’ James Otway, LDC resident, pest controller Alison Bury, Lewes resident, musician Charlotte Faber, Lewes resident, artist Lesley Rennie, Lewes resident Neil del Strother, Lewes resident, writer, journalist and journey practitioner Neil Turner, Business owner, NTD Internet Solutions Ltd Pippa Dames-Longworth, LDC resident and musician Harriet Lear, LDC resident Raphaella Sapir, Lewes resident, Arts Projects coordinator Martyn Barker, Lewes resident, musician, composer, producer Elizabeth Klyne Martin Surgey, ex Lewes resident and business, graphic designer Carola van Dyke, LDC resident, Dir. Carola van Dyke Ltd David James, LDC resident, Dir. Carola van Dyke Ltd Jo de Boer, Lewes resident Lucy Lapere, Lewes resident Mark Williams, Lewes resident Persephone Deacon, LDC resident George Sinclair, Lewes resident, part 1 architect Isobel Smith, LDC resident, Artistic Dir. Grist to the Mill
Signatories Collette Goodwin, Lewes resident, dance teacher and Chr. of Paddock Art Studios Nicola Fee, artist/designer/maker, yoga practitioner Tony Rowell, Lewes resident John Bleach, Lewes resident Jo Bleach, Lewes resident Alistair Fleming, Lewes business owner and LDC resident Jeremy Page, Lewes resident teacher/writer Victoria Thompson, Lewes resident, theatre director, story-teller Mary Bredin, Lewes resident, counsellor Penny Jones, Lewes resident, arts educator Guillaume Lyons, Kaigami Studios (Phoenix Est) Julia Wright, Lewes resident Alison Field, Lewes resident Vladimir Vesselinov, Lewes resident Katey Rowland, Promotions/Arts Coord. Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Jamie Bulman, Lewes resident/student/musician (The Ouse Valley Collective) Susanne Wolf, local resident, textile designer Miriam Moss, local resident Alexandra Jenkins, LDC resident, photographer, art student (Phoenix Theatre) Eka Morgan, Sussex resident, Lewes enthusiast Chris Smith, local resident, editor of Travel Log Lewes Chris Tipper, wooden boat builder, heritage building restorer, Lewes Rowing Club Vanessa Newman, Lewes resident, frequent visitor of Phoenix Est. Gerry Cortese, retired art teacher Monica Parkin, Lewes resident Philip Carr-Gomm, local resident Andi Mindell, Rep. Cliffe Residents Assoc. on Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Martin Kay, Lewes res. social work, education, community development Sue Fleming, TTL Steering Group, St Anne’s Community project team Alexandra Gage, LDC resident Councillor Roger Murray, Green Party, Castle ward Judith Colquhoun, Lewes resident, news producer, garden designer
Topsy Jewell, Lewes resident, potter, Dir. of Common Cause Cooperative, a Lewes community development organisation Maia Eden, Lewes resident, creative practitioner Alexandra Loske, Lewes resident, art historian (Sussex University/Royal Pavilion) Grace Archer, Creative Movement practitioner, registered nurse John Frizell, Lewes resident, Greenpeace Erika Pepe, LDC resident, Lunar Organics publisher Cary Creed, designer, local business Cornelia Faulkner, LDC resident Susie Deadman, Lewes resident, Co. Dir. of local CIC Sew Fabulous Mark Hooley, LDC resident, artist, musician, workshop leader Ian Owings, artist, educator Miranda Kingsley, Co-Director. Lucid Incident Theatre Co. Foundry Workshops (Phoenix Est.) Matt Birch, LDC resident Sacha Allistone, LDC resident, facilitator Holly Aquilina, LDC resident, freelance copywriter Ben Aquilina, LDC resident, graphic designer Lin Heyworth, Lewes resident, writer teacher Andrew Fitchett, Lewes resident, painter, postman Jane Merfield, Lewes resident, artist Howard Pilott, Lewes resident, former teacher/ trainer, politico Annabel Pilott, Lewes resident, film maker, activist Thomas Christen, Dir. at Musumba, music teacher at Café des Artistes & Starfish Music Studios (Phoenix Est.) Andrew Stirling, Professor, SPRU; Co-Director, Steps Centre; Sussex University James Forster, local resident Tessa Forster, local resident Jos Colover John Webber, Lewes resident, professional learning and development manager, Sussex Downs College Clare Mitchison, Lewes resident Gail Davidson, artist/web consultant at Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est.) Guyan Porter, Multi-media Installations Louisa Thomsen Brits, Local resident, writer Bob Boulton, Lewes resident
Patricia Boulton, Lewes resident Jana Jacobson, Lewes resident, artist, writer, Ovesco investor Daisy Bruce, Open Sky Coaching, Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est.) Jim Entwistle, Lewes resident Helen d’Ascoli, LDC resident, environmental education Mark d’Ascoli, LDC resident, carpenter Anni Townend, leadership consultant, coach, author, South Downs Way ranger Jill Parsons, forest school leader, artist (Phoenix Est.) Serena Penman, Lewes resident, artist, teacher Sarah Hawksworth, Lewes resident Mick Hawksworth, Lewes resident Manek Dubash, Lewes resident, journalist Seth Allan, Lewes resident, aerialist/rigger Jennifer Leeburn, Lewes resident, psychotherapist Mel Zeki, LDC resident, carpenter Piers Adams, Lewes resident, musician Prof. David Peters, Lewes resident, physician Paul Tucker, Lewes resident, tutor, business owner & employer Marina Pepper Dinah Morgan, LDC resident, Kingston parish councillor Jenny Carey, local resident Sam Christie, LDC resident Jan Hunter, Lewes resident, consultant and volunteer Richard Waring, Lewes resident, drama teacher, writer Stephanie Carr-Gomm, Lewes resident Catherine Rees, psychotherapist, writer Anthony Dicks, member Lewes Community Land Trust Paul Harrison, inventor, maker, musician, Foundry Workshops (Phoenix Est.) Tony Monnington, LDC resident, farmer Cherry Baden-Powell, Lewes Pells resident, retired architect Marianna Lampard, Lewes, resident Nathan Parkin, environmentalist, entrepreneur Sarah Burges, Lansdown Gallery Frances Lord, Lewes resident, arts consultant Kevin Burns, Lewes resident, counsellor
Rachel Bennington, Lewes resident, environmental educator, storyteller Simon Turner, LCD resident Paul Johnson, LDC resident Tina Deubert, Nutritional therapist, provider of salads at the Friday Market Pippa Johns, LDC resident, permaculture designer Lauren Dowse, LDC resident, dancer/performance artist Jo Wunsch, Lewes resident Chris Drury Jill Goulder, Lewes resident, archaeologist, ecohouse owner Belinda Chapman, Lewes resident, artist, eco selfbuilder, founder member of largest co-housing community in GB Jan Mortimer, Lewes resident Nicki Myers, LDC resident, supporter of Transition Town Lewes (TTL) Ruth Thomson, Lewes resident, writer, knowtrash exhibition curator Neil Thomson, Lewes resident, knowtrash exhibition curator Angela Wigglesworth, B&B owner, journalist Ann Link, Lewes resident Jan Newbury, LDC resident Caroline Pick, Lewes resident, film-maker, artist Meg Griffiths, Lewes resident Sherie Gabrielle, Lewes resident, medical herbalist, decorator Tony Leonard, co-owner the Snowdrop Inn Dominic McCartan, co-owner the Snowdrop Inn Alanagh Raikes, Lewes resident, Lill Stugan Tourism Marcus Edwards, Lewes resident, dance instructor Alexandra Skinner, teacher at East Sussex Dance Neil Merchant, Lewes resident Barbara Merchant, Lewes resident Tim Rabjohns, LDC resident, member of TTL Enterprise Group Alison Bell, Lewes resident, Museum Education Officer Nick Darton, Lewes resident Linda Calvert, Lewes resident, ceramicist Richard Moore, Lewes resident Chris Horton, Director of Magnified Learning Phillida Stapylton, Lewes resident
Signatories Susan Thompson, LDC artist, Director of Artbox Design, Egrets Way enthusiast James Gardner, Charity worker Sally Nicholl, Lewes resident Gill Sullivan, LDC resident, artist Colin Sullivan Des RCA, LDC resident Sarah Lomax, Lewes resident, owner of local business Flo Flowers, Lewes resident Dr Wendy Maples, Lewes resident, Academic – environmental geography Jane Carleton, Lewes resident Annemarie O’Sullivan,basketmaker and willow artist, Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est) Tim Bullen, Owner of the Secret Campsite Hazel Fell, LDC resident, Clinical psychologist Damon Fisher, Lewes resident, Graphic designer Linda Beddow, Lewes resident, nurse at Lewes Victoria Hospital John Thurley Cecily Brunner, friend of the Skatehouse Helen Hockin, Lewes resident Ned Entwistle, Lewes resident, user of the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est.) Michael Kay, Lewes resident, user of the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est.) Damian BB Wood, film-maker, story-teller Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Gaynor Entwistle, Lewes resident Noel Painting, Lewes resident Chris Loveland, Lewes resident Nick Bush, artist, Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est.) Nimmy March, Lewes resident Mufti Berridge, LDC resident Patti Broome Sara Furse, friend of Lewes Nigel Worlidge, Lewes resident, carpenter Annie Etherington, Lewes resident, student at the Dance Academy (Phoenix Est.) Shane Snow David Anderson, Lewes resident, film producer Iain Paxon, music tutor Richard Burrows, Lewes resident Patrick Coulson, Lewes resident, retired Steiner teacher Paula Black, Lewes resident Juliet Mackenzie, Lewes resident, teacher Orde Etherington, Lewes resident, student
Kimberly Reczek, LDC resident, conservator Tanya Moller, Lewes resident, gardener Nevil Hutchinson Anita Walker, LDC resident, teacher of the deaf Tom Walker, LDC resident, artist, teacher, user of Foundry Gallery (Phoenix Est.) Dirk Campbell, Lewes resident, composer Zoe Hewetson, Lewes resident Hugh Anderson, Lewes resident Tracy Anderson, Lewes resident Martyn Dunne, Lewes resident Susan Head, Lewes resident Gaye Wolfson, Event Director Rebekah Kortokraks, soon to be Lewes resident, artist Lex Titterington, artist, Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est.) Adrian Briggs, Lewes resident Konrad Brits, Managing Dir. of Falcon Coffees (Lewes based green coffee trading co. focused on poverty alleviation) Alexandra Phillips, Green Party Councillor Sarah Hitching, Lewes resident, Green Party Clare Blezard, Lewes resident Abbey Gersten Jane Lee, Lewes resident Sharifin Gardiner, Rodmell resident, Acting Chairman Pelham House Associates Ltd. Nicola Furner, Director Nicola Furner Architects Fred Furner, senior manager Wave Leisure Michi Mathias, Lewes resident, musician, illustrator, Starfish Youth Music parent Caroline Gold, Lewes resident, artist Margo Gunn, Lewes resident, drama teacher Lili Simonsson, Lewes resident, film maker Maria Gibbs, Lewes resident Barbara Gratton, Lewes resident Gwilym Williams, Lewes resident Patricia Williams, Lewes resident Prof. Jane Holder, Lewes resident, academic Hermione Elliot, Lewes resident, Director Living Well Dying Well Trish MacCourt Tom Hammick, ex resident and lover of Lewes Sue Enfield, Social Development Consultant, Pells resident Stephen Thompson, Lewes resident, Malling Down
Imogen Makepeace, Lewes resident Elaine Lawrence, Lewes resident, Director Varda UK Ltd, environmental consultancy Rita Ellis, Lewes resident Alison Grant, Lewes resident, theatre Michael Wilson, Lewes resident Jane Johansson, Lewes resident, architectural glass designer and mother Dea Campbell, Lewes resident Graham Mayhew, Lewes Town councillor, Priory Ward Dahlan Lassalle, local resident, film director Istafiah Galeano, Lewes resident, osteopath Simone Lane, Lewes resident Mia Scott, Lewes resident, student Paul Bellack, local resident Iain Sanderson, entrepreneur, Clean Technologies Nigel Austin Lorne Armstrong, Company Director Louise Fordham, River Clinic Paul Newland, Lewes resident Caroline Croft, local resident, Patina Co-Ordinator Bridget Flowers, Lewes resident Jennie Roberts, Lewes resident, psychotherapist Alan Read, Lewes resident, local entertainment promoter Sam Holden, Lewes resident Peter Chasseaud, Lewes resident, artist, printmaker, writer Carolyn Trant, artist Amanda Deadman, Lewes resident, B&B owner Fran Davies, Lewes resident Suzie Davies, Lewes resident Esther Watts, Lewes resident Ruth Wharton, Lewes resident, osteopath Sally Galloway, naturopathic chef and nutritional therapist Krystyna Weinstein, Lewes resident Mica Lamb, Lewes resident (Landport Estate) Hanna Evans Christine A Brett, LDC resident Oliver Lowenstein, founder of ‘Making Lewes’ Joanna Carter, Lewes resident, conservationist, Natural England Pippa Campbell, Administrator, Pippa’s Group Nursery and Parent Support Group Titus de Boer, LDC resident, businessman Jackie Blackman, LDC resident, retired gardener
Tania Lindon, Lewes resident, Video Producer Robert Senior, Chair, Lewes Community Screen Hayley Bayes, LDC resident, publican Sarah Hunter, Lewes resident Alice Keens-Soper, ex LDC resident and lover of Lewes Gemma Monnington, LDC resident, student Ray Ashen, student at the Dance Academy (Phoenix Est.) Christy Cairns, LDC resident Russell Maher, registered nurse, consultant educator/instructor (Phoenix Est.) Isis D’Ascoli, LDC resident, student Finn D’Ascoli, LDC resident, student John Burrows, Lewes resident Jane Sallis Gus Skidelsky, LDC resident Fiona Bioletti Marion Hughes, LDC resident, graphic designer Jayne Williams, Lewes resident, Co-operative worker Pearl Bates, Lewes resident, artist, writer, theatre designer Agata S Cebral Peter Feltham, Ethos Valuable Outcomes Yan Thompson Stephanie Ellis, artist at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Ree Melody, activist, user of facilities on Phoenix Estate Michelle Saunders, Brighton resident Mike Dodd, LDC resident Tim Vize-Martin, LDC resident, gardener Donna Vize-Martin, LDC resident Kevin Moore, Lewes resident Crispin Williams, Lewes resident Malcolm Cornwall, Lewes resident Nick Mellor, furniture maker and artist (Phoenix Est.) Adrian Sunderland, engineer (Phoenix Est.) Helen Wrigglesworth Liz Brimilcombe, LDC resident Eva Brimilcombe, LDC resident, student Mia Brimilcombe, LDC resident, student Robyn Stevenson Gus Christie, Chairman of Glyndebourne Opera Bryan Hunter Mike Smithson, Lewes resident
Signatories Jo Hughes, teacher, poet, gardener and lover of all that is Lewes Peter Cole, Lewes resident Luke Ripley, student, user of the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est.) Mike Pattison, theatrical engineer, Foundry Workshops (Phoenix Est.) Gian Walker, Lewes resident Nick Goodman, metal worker and sculptor (Phoenix Est.) Paul J. Clowser, caravan restorer (Phoenix Est.) Ian Hilder, LDC resident, genealogist, local historian Thomas North, patron Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Peter Murray, would like to live in a sustainable, non-speculative, affordable, co-habitat in Lewes Myriam Murray, ditto Raffey Symes-Knight, LDC resident, student Edgar Symes, LDC resident, stained glass craftsperson Terrie Knight, LDC resident, user of facilities at Zu (Phoenix Est.) Tamsyn d’Arienzo, Hamsey Parish councillor, Lewes area children’s centre volunteer Tony Rowland, frequent visitor of Café des Artistes and the Foundry Gallery (Phoenix Est.) Alison Frearson Nick Bodimeade, LDC resident, artist Jane Andrew, LDC resident, book editor Judith Shepherd, local resident, literary agent Kathy Tutton Rikki Tarascas, artist, theatre producer, director Louise Brigden, Brigden & Bayliss, Lewes resident, artist Jane Cawdell, Lewes resident, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton Geoff Rob, LDC resident, musician William Hardie, William Hardie Design (Phoenix Est.) Emmy Thompson, student, user of Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Morgan Szymanski, classical guitarist Adrian McCarthy, visitor and supporter of Phoenix Est Pete Nash, visitor of Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Rupert Parry, patron of Café des Artistes
Jim Crowther, patron of Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Alex Hudson, visitor and supporter of Phoenix Est Dalia Mcmillan, supporter of the Phoenix Est. Lee Godfrey, works in the creative arts industry Amanda Bolt, Lewes resident, Head of Academic Affairs, London Contemporary Dance School Jodi Crispin, LDC resident, gardener Lucas Adamson, Lewes resident, actor, director, writer, studio at Pop-Up (Phoenix Est.) Charlotte Shorthouse, LDC resident, singing/ voice coach, supporter of the Arts Malcolm McGeorge, Lewes resident, grower Martin Spence, supporter of the Phoenix Est. Moyra Anne Huxtable, Lewes resident Charlotte Curtis, Lewes resident, B&B owner Gabriella Munoz Frias, Mexico City, patron of Café des Artistes, performer (Phoenix Est.) Sue Fasquelle Oliver Darlington, Lewes resident, retired University Lecturer Tom Lockyer, LDC resident, user of facilities at Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Nick Benjamin, Lewes resident, craftsperson, Benjamin Guitars Jane Foot, Lewes resident Ian Noakes, Design Associate, LHC Architecture and Urbanism Lucy McAskie, Lewes resident Bryan Perry, Waterside Architects Ltd (Phoenix Est.) Patricia Farchy, Lewes resident Marina Bury, LDC resident John & Teresa, Back to the Grain, furniture strippers (Phoenix Est.) Niyati Barlow, local resident, artist Michael Cooper, Lewes resident Deborah Jane, Lewes resident Dave Ryan, North Street Garage (Phoenix Est.) Jack Broadley, prospective Lewes resident Nick Johnson, Lewes resident Liz Johnson, Lewes resident Fiona Whitfield, Fitness and Wellbeing Coach Carina Morrisy, Lewes resident, former solicitor Gill Emerson, Lewes resident, teacher Peter Haydn-Smith
Augusta Ogilvy, London based artist and frequent visitor of Lewes Vic Ient, member of Save Lewes Architecture and South Downs Society Chris Lindesay, publicans in Surrey Yvonn Lindesay, publicans in Surrey David Rhys Jones, Lewes resident, artist Ollie Pendered, LDC resident, Communities Matter Michael Munday, Lewes resident, designer, artist, musician Kim Hall Sophie Cameron, Lewes resident, garden designer Jenn Green, Lewes, midwife Maya Luthra, Lewes resident, student, former user of Starfish Music Studios (Phoenix Est.) Louise Bell, Lewes resident Fred Pullan, Lewes resident, user of Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix Est.) Brian Russell, local resident, artist, musician Anya Conceicao Silva, Lewes resident, student Nathan Conceicao Silva, Lewes resident, user of the Skatehouse (Phoenix Est.) Hannah Hill, Lewes resident, jeweller Tina Smith Jolyon Hammond, Lewes resident, Agent of Transformation Sera Seddon, Lewes resident, homeopath and artist Mark Bexon, oil and gas drilling personnel supplier Jennifer Maksymetz, artist and small business owner, based in Brighton Joanna Johnson, women’s yoga teacher, Lewes John Warburton Madeleine McLellan, user of enterprises on Phoenix Estate Jon McLellan, user of enterprises on Phoenix Estate Inigo McLellan, student, love Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Raffi McLellan, student, love Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Luke Tywman, patron of Café des Artistes (Phoenix Est.) Beatrice Monaco, former Lewes resident, lover and supporter of the Arts Ian Cairns, LDC resident, Director Incamedia Ltd.
Peter Pick, local musician, writer Sophie Dundas, LDC resident, businesswoman David Ford, LDC resident, teacher Lily Ford, LDC resident, student Sarah Soutar, Lewes resident, psychotherapist Nicholas Conrath, Hove, chartered surveyor Deborah Harris, Lewes resident (Pells) Arthur Brown, LDC resident, user of Phoenix facilities, musician Gary Campbell, Lewes resident, College lecturer at Central St Martins/ freelance theatre designer Susan Burrell, Lewes resident Nick Cooper, Lewes resident John Letton, architect (affordable, sustainable housing), Foundry Workshops (Phoenix Est.) Silvia Macrae Brown, Sculpture Summer School teacher at Foundry Gallery (Phoenix Est.) Mark Divall, LDC resident, gardener Leo Eyles, Lewes resident, transport planner/ economist Caroline Dorling, Lewes resident Giles Dickins Mark Glassman Daniel Etherington, Lewes resident, writer, baker Kevan Clarke, IT consultant with business in Lewes Abigail Norris, Lewes resident, artist, filmaker Holly Atkins, Lewes resident, actor Anthony Shuster, Lewes resident, actor Ben Court Louise Bentinck Pennington, local writer, Lewes John Marsh, Lewes resident, software developer, former trustee Lewes Community Land Trust Penelope Leach, Lewes resident Rosie Taylor, Lewes resident Chris Taylor, Lewes resident Joy Preston, Lewes resident Peter Appleton Michele Moatt, Lewes resident Rahl Moatt, Lewes resident Dee O’Connell, Lewes resident Hilary Golden, Lewes resident Alex Anderson, Lewes resident Hazel O’Hare, Lewes resident Susan Adams, Lewes resident, retired (previously in industry) Fiona Robinson, Lewes resident Jill Brown
Signatories Sophia Hartland, Lewes resident Geraldine Pass Anita Goodchild, Lewes resident Clare Brown Jo Bakharia, Lewes resident Sheila Pilgrem Alison Bimmell Andy Holzer, Lewes resident, Labour party member Tom East, set-builder, prop-maker, Old Foundry Studios (Phoenix Estate) Caroline Tower Victoria Cadogan Rawlinson, Lewes resident Parvis Behdad, Kingston Lewes resident, retired company director Matthew Geraghty, creative director and art strategist, Lewes Anni Rehin, Lewes resident, peace campaigner, socialist Julia Hathaway Mark Stafford, Lewes resident, maker from reclaimed wood and other materials Kate Macintosh, retired architect, formerly employed by East Sussex County Council Anna Taylor, North Chailey, retired Lou Glandfield, North Chailey, lived in Lewes as a child, freelance musician and writer Akasha Dryden, Lewes resident, artist and aerial teacher Matt Furneaux Amanda Barton, Senior International Officer (Student Recruitment), University of Sussex Rosalie Nickerson, local resident, actress Helen Ford, LDC (Piddinghoe) resident Marcus Hamblett, musician, East Sussex Julie Sellars Jon Waring, Lewes resident, woodworker Yana Valcheva, Lewes resident, therapist, artist Elena Pan-Sesar, local resident Hazel Collinson, retired teacher and counsellor Jeffrey Craig, Lewes resident, commercial property consultant Denzil Jones, Lewes resident Thomas Collett, Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology, University of Sussex Janet Collett, Lewes resident, biologist Jimi Marshall, Lewes resident, sound engineer/ musician
Dinah Godfree, Lewes resident, Policy Advisor in health professional regulation Susan Jappie, resident of Landport Est. Lewes, part-time Associate Lecturer at the Open University Stephen Meakin, artist & designer at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Fred Possegger, waiter in Lewes Rachel Cooper Karen Zeff, LDC resident, estate agent in Lewes Harry Beeney-Bennett, local resident, CNC CAD designer/draughtsman Nick Campeau, local resident, shop owner Louise Taylor, Lewes resident, performance poet, comedian, Creative Dynamics Coach Sarah Denison-Hunt Joseph Trudgeon, musician Matthew Nash, Lewes resident, office manager Julia Polybank, local resident, complementary therapist Mark Golding, Lewes resident, artist at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Tara Perry, local resident, alternative therapist and teacher Jasmine Glover, seamstress at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Carrie Phoenix, local resident, artist Tim Clifford, local resident J Thorn, local resident, therapist Charlotte Every, Lewes resident, business owner Alison Smart, mother and doer in Lewes Fade Manning, owner of Tattoo Studio, Lewes and art studio at Zu (Phoenix Est.) Rob Wilson, LDC resident, managing director of Events company Graeme Taylor, Lewes resident, musician at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Darryl Black, local resident, Darryl Black Eco makers Emporium, Brighton James Serreccia-Burt, Lewes resident, music producer, session drummer, DJ Helen Mill, LDC resident, artist Sue Knight, Lewes resident, lecturer Anastasia Stamos, Forest Row, yoga teacher Rebecca Vine, Lewes resident, receptionist Michelle Doll, local resident, dyslexia coach James Elphick Helge Purtscheller, local resident, teacher
Sarah Roberts, architecture Ella Osborne, musician Julia Fairfax, healer, teacher, writer Jo Eales Cara Brennan, local resident, teacher Stephen Heenan, retired Anita Graham, local resident, medical herbalist Michelle Doyle, owner/manager Emporium Antiques, Lewes Luisa Serrechia, Resource officer, Neighbourhood Support Team, East Sussex County Council Cindy Potter Maria Sophia, local resident, psychotherapist Claire Furminger Paul Andrew, Lewes resident, arts facilitator (Phoenix Estate) Katherine Griffin, local resident, artist/teacher Calogero, local resident, massage therapist Damian Fearns, local resident, psychotherapist Donna Goodman, local resident, carer and creative Marie-Helene Dalila-Boyle, LDC resident, psychotherapist, counsellor, breath-worker David Cornell, Cambridge & Sussex, financial Christopher Christoforou, local resident, photographer and film director Sue Davies, Anthroposophical Art therapist Sapphine Allard, venue manager Patrick Hoad, South coast, neurological rehabilitation Diana O’Connor, Lewes resident, massage therapist Andy Holyer, university lecturer Colin F Ward, building services consultant Sapna Bhatiani, local resident, chocolatier and energy healer Pete Sequoia, film maker, design educator at PopUp Studios (Phoenix Est.) Christine Barker, local resident Catherine Higgins, Shiatsu practioner Liz Prince-Harding, local resident, teacher Amy Brangwyn, LDC resident, organic grower Richard Clark Kenneth Blight, local resident Carlos Gonzales, LDC resident, graphic designer Michael Lokko, osteopath Kirsty Lumm, art teacher Charlie Kininmouth Kirsty Sloman, local resident, agency domestic
Adele Hammond, cook Carmen Dolz Laurence Burrow, musician, psychiatric nurse Lloyd Ryan-Thomas, actor Sarah Al Taib, local resident, designer Lisa Howard, local resident, therapist Kate Murdoch, musician, film producer at Zu Studios (Phoenix Est.) Kate Elliott, actress Ewan Exon, local resident, art student, chef Jasmine Pradhan, yoga teacher Chris Tero, local resident, musician James Grant, LDC resident, freelance designer, forager and bushcraft Lucy-May Tarafder, Lewes resident, mother Cait Simms Collette Nolan, local resident Julian Baker, Lewes resident, builder Liz Walker, Lewes resident, university administrator Jimm Mott, Lewes resident, commercial anthropologist Felicity Carter, Lewes resident, nursery owner Ed Carter, manager, café at Needlemakers, Lewes Kit Corcoran, artist Mark Killick, nutritionist Marcus Read, artist Eleanor Fuller, student Dr Cyril Siorat, Lewes resident, library assistant, anthropologist and author Senka Loosemore, therapist Gini Mags, retired Miles Niemeijer, teacher /translator/DJ Simon Lovelock N Barrett, East Sussex, yoga student Magnus Agugu, Lewes resident, healer (Phoenix Est.) Angie Kerr, owner of sewing business in Brighton Judith Bartlett, ‘the Phoenix Estate is a very special, wonderful place’ Phil Ramsey Karin Seidler, Forest Row, nutritionist, naturopath, scientist Lisa Kingham, Brighton/Hereford, artist Pete Morris, Brighton, teacher of English and Ki Aikido Paul Kennedy, Brighton, teacher
Signatories Chloe Anthony, permaculture designer and teacher, Hoathly Hill community Stewart Boyle, LDC resident, energy consultant Lily Rose Sequoia, film maker, massage therapist at Pop-Up Studios (Phoenix Est.) Ben Schorr-Kon, LDC resident, advocate Dory Ankrah, EFL teacher, Brighton/Andalucia Veryan Greenwood, redundant mental health worker, café crew for Small World Solar Stage Nicky Drake, Lewes resident Julie Caddy, local resident, artist, drum maker, kinesiologist Rowan Sterk, breathy therapist and musician working on the Phoenix Est. Elise Wach, Research Advisor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Eleanor Jassy, Neuro Linguistic Master Practitioner Rachael Adari, LDC resident Jane Coombes, Health promotion, Lewes William Tabary-Peterssen, secondary school teacher of physics and science Beccas Tabary-Peterssen, Lewes/Brighton, children’s centre employee, Mum Martia Katz, teacher Kirsty Norton, local resident, yoga tyeacher Zoe Muffett Mark Lewis, local resident, IT consultant Alistair Whitby, local resident, Policy Officer – international development charity Mog Ford, local resident, mother Lindsay McLeod, local resident, teacher Jean Carroll, local resident, biochemist Christopher le Breton, educator for Sustainable Child-Friendly Communities around the World Aimee Davies, local resident, graphic designer Laurence Pearl, Lewes resident, Sussex University academic Cheryl Hawkins, Forest Row, letting agent Max Brownrigg, local resident Alex Farran, Lewes resident, self-employed Donald McGillivray, Lewes resident, selfemployed Paul John Kench, LDC resident, painter Charles Cornet, Surrey resident, professional driver Maggie Lambert, Lewes resident, member of working poor
Tom Skinner, family connections in Lewes Joy Ward, local village resident Liz McCarthy, Brighton based Lisa Barnard, Lewes resident Chris Ford, Lewes born and bred Judith Hider, volunteer for many charities Alex Pollard, University health researcher, Uni of Sussex Grace Savannah Thomas, Home educator Kana Lea, Social Impact Entrepreneur & Purpose Investor Gavin Thorpe, Lewes Resident, Artist & Painter Oonagh Om Shanti, Writer, Performance Poet – former user of Zu studios (Phoenix Est) Milly Hawkins, Forest schools leader, Lewes Stephanie Crechriou, felt maker Angelina Hjelm, eco gardener Cara Flynn, artist Lewes Sarah Charlton, artist, educator and mother Jan Whitmore, gardener, therapist Christine Edney Chole Gerhardt Chris Hermon, administrator/photographer Nicole Shaw, Lewes resident, expert archive searcher Kara Burke, resident and artist A Graham, Lewes resident M Cramp, Lewes resident Tom Humersen Joy Youngman, healer and Medium Sabine Skrobecz Lidia Brekunske Sam Whatley Michele Javary, Lewes resident Leila McKellar, Lewes resident Chris Shippey, Brighton Janet Kyriacov, Lewes resident Mathew Clayton, Kingston resident Gemma Smith, Lewes resident Lisa Blundell, Lewes resident Carl Sullivan, Lewes resident Roxane Acote, Lewes resident Jade Tidey, Lewes resident T Rabjohns, Rodmell resident Franciscia, Brighton Brian Budd, electrican, NHS Denise Guy Davies Martin Sohn Rethell, Lewes resident
Sharon Jones Katherine O’Brien, Lewes resident Nancy Makin, Lewes resident Kent Thadsen, Lewes resident Jude Hider, Lewes resident Thomas Barker, Lewes resident Damian P, theatre production manager, Lewes resident Ella P, tour manager, Lewes resident Clare P, musician, Lewes resident Kenn Boylan, Lewes resident Niall Christie, works and lives in Lewes Mary Pullen, costume maker, Lewes resident David Matthews, Lewes resident Jo Miller, Lewes resident Daniel Williams, Lewes resident Paul Davis, falconer, Lewes resident Jason Baird, gardener, Lewes resident Emma Pilcher Meredith Bowd, Lewes resident Emma Gatsby Santiago Sartorius, artist David McNab Steve Neylon, Lewes resident Lisette Arnold, Lewes resident, mental health nurse Therri Lahood, Lewes resident, herbalist Eve Brownlow, Lewes resident – used the Foundry to start her business Hilary Buxton, Lewes resident Bernard Buxton, Lewes resident Lita Blechman, Lewes resident Pauline Walter, Lewes resident Esteban Cozemo, Lewes resident Teacher Neil Walter, Lewes resident Toni Peterson, Lewes resident, therapist Holly Woodford, Lewes resident Dominica Buckton, Lewes resident Shantikara, Lewes resident Sraddhadipa, Lewes resident Neil Atkinson, Lewes resident Quantity surveyor Wendy Atkinson, Lewes resident Rona Couper Lewes resident Abi Kellie, Lewes resident, teacher Nick Muriel, Lewes resident Saran, Brighton Sarah King Turko, Lewes resident, jeweller Jeff Turko, Lewes resident, University lecturer
Juliet Milward, Lewes resident Aine Walsh, Lewes resident, trainer/storyteller Nicole Simmonds, Lewes resident Lorna Mackay Dr J Sheldon, doctor Polin Pettitt, Lewes resident Dawn Aldridge, Lewes resident Esti Lozano, Lewes resident Adrienne Thomas, Lewes resident, artist and singer Alex Furzer, Lewes resident Andrew Gillette, Lewes resident Chester Brett, Lewes resident Leila Dawney, Lewes resident Mike Howell, Lewes resident, teacher Steve Wilkins, Lewes resident, astrophysicist J Thomas K Foord, Lewes resident Adrienne Soudain, Robin Bath Rupert Selby, Lewes resident Vanessa Thomas Helen Williams John Burt Alexander Warwick, Lewes resident Helen Cockin, Lewes resident Melanie Broker, Lewes resident Ali Knox Eli Knox Laurie Blandford, Blandford Dental Workshop, Lewes Timothy Britten William Anderson, Masters Architecture student Professor Alastair Couper, Emeritus Professor Cardiff University Caroline Darton, Lewes Resident George Fawsey, Musician/artist in and around Sussex Roddy Boulton, Lewes resident Bryan Stonestreet, Lewes resident Wendy Stonestreet, Lewes resident Anne Livesey, Lewes resident, Doctor Nigel Saxby, Lewes resident, charity director Annette Bechett, Lewes resident Kevin McCarthy, Lewes resident Emily Hall, Lewes resident, phoenix estate Enrique Garde-Martin, Lewes resident Robert Divall, Lewes resident
Signatories Alex Heamen, Lewes resident Anna Brook, Lewes, yoga studio manager Luke Haseltine, Brighton Architect Roger van der Matten, Lewes resident Birgitte van der Matten, Lewes resident Sophia Hyde, Lewes resident Stewart Hyde, Lewes resident Rich Bates, Lewes resident Philip Hollywood Yvette Russell Holly Graham, Lewes resident Paul Stevens, Lewes resident, investor? Willo Horsbrugh Matt Horsbrugh Nicki Heywood, Lewes resident Rachel Wyndham, Artist - Southease Peter Masters, Retired Town Planner and Chartered Surveyor Maisie Watts, Lewes resident Jan Bush, Lewes resident Vivienne Drummond, Landport resident Daphne Duncan, Landport resident Andrew Crow, Lewes resident Helen Swayne, Lewes resident Tilly Shadbolt, Nevill resident Jim Tiller, Ringmer resident Sheila Tiller, Ringmer resident Francisco Stafford, Renewables Engineer Mike Robson, Local resident and businessman Marilyn Dodd, Artist and Writer Alison Golicher, Local resident Brian Golicher, Local resident Philip Longhurst, Local resident Dax Debice, Cameraman and Festival Organiser – Newick Tom Jelly, Lewes resident Mary L Murphy, Shoreham resident Liz Bishop, Social worker, Lewes Mark Anderson, Property company manager, Central and Eastern Europe. Resident of Firle Jane Chaloner, Past local resident; Support worker/ex Landscape Architect Nick Chaloner, Past local resident Roxana Raska, Lewes Resident Anthony S.Kalume, Chair Diversity Lewes Andrew Lyons, Media Relations Manager, Insurance
Katrina Rolley, Learning designer and Lewes resident Matthew Robinson, Artist, Court Usher and Lewes resident Simon Gwynn, International Publishing Director, Ivy Press, Lewes. LDC resident Roland de Villiers, film-maker, Lewes Karen Dobres, Lewes resident Anna Crabtree, Lewes resident Lula Rose McGill, Lewes, Yoga Teacher Aaron Swartz, Counsellor, Hove Allie Godfrey, Sound Practitioner Alex Evans Kate Alderton, Actress Sarah Gillings, Inclusive arts Natalie Keegan, Craniosacral therapist, Lewes Linus Gorpe, Ceo Brighton Kevin Costello, Craftsman, Artist, Therapist, Hailsham East Sussex Simon Carey-Morgan, Doctor Tom Mugridge, Journalist, resident in Lewes Nigel Farrow, Construction professional Louise Wilde, Artist Julia Hanscomb, Designer Brighton Nicky Aisher, Counselling Psychologist, Lewes Lawrence Williams, Builder, Lewes Paul Hyde - Natural England Natalie Allwood, Carer and PA, Hove Jo Beth Young, Musician, Alfriston Nigel Huddleston, Teacher and Therapist Soraya Marina, Senior lecturer - Portsmouth John Thorn, Therapist. Hove Lisa Mason, Full time student, Hove Wendy Spencer, Aromatherapist and Natural Perfumer in Lewes Rebecca Tabary-Peterssen, Lewes resident Rachel Rose, Teaching Assistant at Lewes New School Kevin Alderton, chartered accountant, Newhaven Emerald Meisner, Playworker in brighton Katrine Palsager, Firle village Liam Carter, Firle Frances Doherty, Ceramicist, Brighton Joanna Turner, Director Tim Aldous, DJ Philip Spani, Car dealer, Alfriston Anna Yankova Toma Stevenson, Lewes resident, Musician
Conor Patterson, Property Investor, Ditchling Mike Shreeve, Builder /painter : Hurstpierpoint Katie Griffiths, Self employed artist, living in Lewes Rachael de Freitas, writer, Lewes Alison Hadley, Early years teacher and tutor, Brighton Cheryl Roberts, Events Director, Lewes Martin Grimshaw, Freelance consultant Frances Baker Olivia Heminway, teacher and writer Jethro Pettit, Director of Teaching and Learning, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex Hannah McClure, Arts Instructor, Lewes and London Jonathan Kalviac, Eco and natural building artisan and teacher Sophia Efthimiou, Singer - Vocal Facilitator Music Teacher Amanda Berwick, Dance Teacher lives in Ringmer, Lewes Jim Morrow, Designer lives in Ringmer, Lewes Jodie Berwick, Hairdresser lives in Lewes David Randall, Artist Sam Chara, Musician Brighton Charlotte Pulver Fearn Kelson-Kaye, Carer/PA and Writer, Lewes Peter Bourner, Farmer in Hooeville Alice James, Artist Jeremy Le Fevre, Freelance Project Manager Oliver Marlow, Tree Surgeon, Plumpton Green Julia Noakes, Psychologist, Lewes Darron Mark Parrott, Artist, performer Maja Prausnitz Hendrickson, Editor, Lewes Yasia Leiserach, Voice Facilitator Amber Ward, Yoga Teacher, East Chiltington Andreas Kornevall, Director of Operations, Earth Restoration Service, Lewes Paloma Vita, Translator and Herbalist Jed Novick Sarah McLaughlin, Graphic designer, Lewes Francis Briers, Consultant, East Grinstead Howard Taylor, Lewes resident Paul Norris, LDC resident Ann Cawthorne, Ringmer Vivienne Macey, Lewes resident Anke Schwittay, Lewes resident Mike Lank, Lewes resident
Charley Maynell, Lewes resident Maliyah Bustillo Dickie, Lewes Resident JR Mosser, Lewes Resident Heather Brown, Barcombe Huw Wyn, Firle John Hancorn, Lewes Resident Gail Murphy, Plumpton Freddy Gorman-Strong, Lewes resident Oliver Wilkes, Lewes resident Jack Lewis, Lewes resident Leon Colaco Osorio, Lewes resident Nicky Turner, Lewes resident Lisa Goldsmith, Ringmer Alex Renton, Lewes born and bred Hasia Curtis, Lewes resident Michelle Porter, Lewes resident Chris Gilvan-Cartwright, Lewes resident Konrad Adamczewski, Lewes resident Dave Garbe, Phoenix Estate Jacqui Freeman, Lewes resident Claire Beckett, Burgess Hill Janet Kemp, Lewes resident Wendy Chandler, Isfield Jancis Ham, Lewes resident Paul Byrne, Newhaven Martin Carr, Lewes resident Teri Holliday, Lewes resident Bob Davis, Lewes resident Pippa Barham, Lewes resident Peter Dixon, Ringmer Gaby Weiner, Lewes resident, Labour Party Carolyn Morris, Lewes resident Denise Poole, Lewes resident Prisca Swan, Lewes resident Andrew Sherwood, Lewes resident Graham Barber, Newick Robert Cooper, Lewes resident David Nicholson, Associate lecturer The Open University ,Lewes resident since 1996 Thomas Charles Newman-Bruce, freelance worker, Lewes Cameron Philps, Student, Landport Estate Lewes, user of Skatehouse David Saunders, Chartered Forester and developer of timber buildings Thalia Tabary-Peterssen, Translator, Newick James Wallace, Warden of Brighton Quaker Meeting House
Signatories Ariane Plumley, Massage Therapist, Student, Mother, Barcombe Sarah Yearsley, Bowen Technique Therapist, Based in Lewes Morgan Nichols, Freelance writer, Lewes Crispin Rose-Innes, Designer, Lewes Rose Richardson, Designer and company director, Hove Bev Jones, Educational, Hastings Emily Pick, Marketing, Lewes David Redfern, Designer, Lewes Lola Redfern, Lewes resident Darcey West Adam Reeves, filmmaker, massage therapist, pet carer, Brighton Sally Beare, nutritional therapist, author, frequent visitor to Lewes Theresa Burton, Back to the Grain (Phoenix Estate), Landport resident Tony Webb, Back to the Grain (Phoenix Estate), Landport resident Sarah Rideout, LDC resident, Co-ordinator Lewes Organic Allotment Project, Director Common Cause Poppy Hayward, Lewes resident RG Birch, Lewes resident Barry O’Connell, LDC resident Tim Eales, Lewes resident Judy Steward, Lewes resident Philippa Cannan, LDC resident, works in Lewes Geoff Hall, Weekly visits/work Gill Bateman, LDC resident Rosemary Carter, LDC resident Richard Madden, LDC resident (Cooksbridge) Naomi Fry, Teacher, husband Lewes carpenter. Husband grew up in Lewes. We lived in Lewes until couldn’t afford to buy so moved to Hellingly whilst awaiting the opportunity to come home! Jeremy Head, Lewes resident Eve Kelly, regular visitor to arts, spiritual, cultural and creative centres in Phoenix Estate Will Barnes, LDC resident Debbie King, Lewes resident, member of Caburn Housing Co-op Neil Williams, Lewes Eco Open House organiser Anthony Coyne, Lewes resident, regular user of Phoenix estate Simon Scott, Lewes resident, landscaper
Amelia Sampson, Lewes resident, student and local artist Gillian Lacey, Barcombe resident Tom Wunsch, Lewes resident Rick Mason, Lewes resident Tim Cook, Phoenis estate worker and resident Louise Hill-Hottinger, Lewes resident Tony Dowmunt, Lewes resident Paul Hill-Hottinger, Lewes resident Stevie Robinson, Lewes resident Tom Harrison, Lewes resident Heather Gofton-Stringfellow, Lewes resident Sue Priest, Lewes resident K Dance, Lewes resident B Dance, Lewes resident Brian Newbury, Lewes resident Jan Newbury, Lewes resident Andrew Wood, Lewes resident Louise Holloway, Lewes resident Richard Stevens, Lewes resident Sarah Baksi, Lewes resident Cany Ash Julia Hilder, Lewes resident Robert Sakula Suzan Davies, Lewes resident Mike Robins, Lewes resident Anya Robins, Lewes resident Chris Garratt, Lewes resident Gill Garratt, Lewes resident Matthew Spencer, Lewes resident Ivars Gailis, Lewes resident Elizabeth Gailis, Lewes resident Gavin Penfold, Lewes resident Ian Hickinbottom, Lewes resident Catherine Gridland, Lewes resident Suzanne Asher, Lewes resident Roy Clay, Lewes resident David Hodgson, Lewes resident and creative business owner Dawn Boxall, Lewes resident Martin Penrose, Lewes resident and parent Margot Sims, Lewes resident Louise Bentnell, Local Gail Vines, Lewes resident Frances Price, Lewes resident Roderick Warren, Native in exile Mike Jones, Lewes resident Georgina Scott, Lewes resident
David Hamilton, Lewes resident Penny Butten, Lewes resident Jane Pinnock, Lewes resident for 22 yrs Jan Osborne, Lewes resident Brian White, Lewes resident William Buckton, Lewes resident Caroline Adcock, LDC resident, used to work in Lewes S Tompsett, Lewes resident Simon Confino, Lewes resident David Allen, Work at Teknikka Ltd. Helen Glavin, LDC resident (Cooksbridge) Jon Gunson, Lewes resident Michael Cotgrove, I had an office in North Street for 20 years, software development Mr Owen, Lewes resident Mrs Owen, Lewes resident Sarah Hawkes, Lewes resident Ellie Darton-Moore, Lewes born & bred Richard Tyszkiewicz, Lewes resident Sara Ekstrand, LDC resident (Barcombe) Louis Soudain, Lewes resident MJ Stapleton, Lewes resident Nick Taylor, I was brought up just outside Lewes and went to school in the town. I now live just outside but regular come into the town Peter Donin, Lewes resident Eduardo Lloret, Lewes resident Wendy Maples, Lewes resident Jenny Westaway, Lewes resident Sarah Hinks, Lewes resident, Priory school governor Patricia Molloy Brigitte Lardinois, Lewes resident Tessa Bain, Lewes resident for over 30 years Lawrence Keeley Oliver Darlington, Lewes resident Antonia Madden, Lewes resident Marnie Freeman, Lewes resident Jane Crean, Lewes resident, work in the Prison and Lewes Victoria Hospital Dr Carter, Lewes resident, local doctor Elizabeth Grey, Lewes resident Karen Sedgwick, Lewes resident Miranda Kemp Peter Haynes, Vegetable Supplier (Plumpton) Simon Mitchell Suzanne Rowland, Lewes resident
Loretta Bosence, LDC resident (Barcombe) David Cox, Lewes resident Kathryn Van Howe, Lewes resident Matthew Bird, Lewes resident Catherine Smith, Lewes resident Anne Davison, Lewes resident Ernest Crean, Lewes resident Mara Weiss, Regular visitor Joseph Anthony, Lewes resident (30 years) and Lewes worker Ted Nixon, Lewes resident Jackie Wilkes, Lewes resident Robert Smith, Lewes resident Eleanor Smith, Lewes resident M J Stapleton, Lewes resident Caroline Ash, Lewes resident Olly Wheatcroft, LDC resident (Barcombe) Sarah Madden, Lewes resident Shân Rose, Lewes resident Suzy Nelson, Lewes resident & Planning Academic University of Westminster Graeme Thixton, Zu Studios Maria Birch, Lewes resident Peter Bushell, Lewes resident David Batstone, Lewes resident Miranda Midgley, Lewes resident Nicola Ashford, Lewes resident Paul Deane, Lewes resident (ex Environment Agency) Hannah Oakden, LDC resident (Barcombe) Sonya Baksi, Lewes resident Warwick Alexander, Lewes resident Jonathan Smith, Lewes resident Caroline White, Lewes resident & Manager of Friends Meeting House Francis Gould-Marks, Lewes resident Margaret Evans, Lewes resident Chris Nye, Lewes resident Dale Buckton, Lewes resident Geoff Pollard, Lewes resident Adrian Figgess, regular visitor and worker, Brighton resident Luke Bonnici, Lewes resident Ann Cullen, Lewes resident Catherine Kaplinsky, Barcombe resident for 40 years Terry Cooper, Lewes resident Raphie Kaplinsky, Long term Lewes resident
Gaynor Warren, Lewes resident Mandy Stevens, Lewes resident Tania Wheatcroft, LDC resident (Barcombe) Vicki Trenhail, Lewes resident Colin Tingle, LDC resident Lynn Manning, Lewes resident Tom Fry, Lewes resident Daniel Key M. Bush, Lewes resident Peter Warren, Lewes resident Andy Gammon, Lewes resident Alison Batstone, Lewes resident Catlin, Lewes Town Councillor and resident Julia Wright, Lewes resident Sarah Calderbank, partner rents premises on Phoenix Est Andy Gauntlett, Lewes resident Mavis Druce, Lewes resident Joanna Wightman, Lewes resident Jerry Shearing, LDC resident, business owner in Lewes, daughter has shop in Lewes Clare Carroll, Lewes resident Daphne Wyatt, Lewes resident Matthew Kent, Local architect Anne Locke, Lewes resident David T Allen, work on Phoenix Est Richard Hawley, Director of Intrepid, based in Lewes Sonja Lange, Work and live in Lewes Brian Kirby, Lewes resident Brian Stonestreet, Lewes resident Carol Morgan, Lewes resident Ben Carias, Brighton resident, went to school in Lewes Aoife Brown, LDC resident, sound therapist Geoffrey Bush, Lewes resident Sophie Anderson, Lewes resident Catherine Lawrence Adams, Artist and broadcaster Sandy Tozer Paul Kench, Lewes resident and worker Bridget Taylor, LDC resident Aurora Dryden-Furneaux, Lewes resident Belinda Kirby, Lewes resident Tavah Dryden-Furneaux, LDC resident Theo Darton-Moore, born and bred in Lewes David Burke, Lewes resident Cathy Lyth, Lewes resident Carole Kirby, Lewes resident
Victoria Buckroyd, Lewes resident Sonya Smith, Lewes resident, artist and creative writing tutor Nina Lockwood, Lewes resident Jessica Hilliard, LDC resident Bob Evans, Lewes resident Alfie Stirling, Lewes resident, policy researcher, Green Party parliamentary candidate Gerard O’Clarey, Lewes resident Alison David, Lewes resident Arthur Thomas, regular visitor Brian Beck, Lewes resident Kevin Tredea Susan Swan, Lewes resident, working in Lewes primary school Alison Knox, Lewes resident Deborah Deane, Lewes resident Daniel Marshall, Architectural Assistant at Niall Mclaughlin Architects, born and bred in Lewes 1251 Signatories as of 18th January 2015
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