insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 16 - June 2016 | Page 23

EVENTS South East Open Studios // 3-19 Jun Celebrating 20 years of outstanding local art, the South East Open Studios (SEOS) event will run from 3rd-19th June. With over 300 artists across the South East opening their doors to welcome members of the public, SEOS gives everyone the chance to go behind the scenes of the world of art and discover something new. Visitors will have the chance to browse a wide range of media, including traditional oils and watercolours, ceramics, textiles, photography, fine metalwork, digital and mixed media, glassware, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, woodwork and more. You’re guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome – and it’s all completely free! From 10am. Price: Free Locations Across The South East www.seos-art.org Open Farm Sunday at Little Gate Farm // 5 Jun Little Gate Farm in Beckley, near Rye, is one of a handful of farms in Sussex that will be opening its gates and welcoming the public. Visitors will be able to meet the animals, as well as wander through the woods and learn about nature and the role that the nation’s farmers play in producing food and looking after the countryside. Last year, a recordbreaking 207,000 people visited a farm on Open Farm Sunday and over 350 farms opened across the UK. Little Gate Farm has 42 acres of pasture and ancient woodland and is also a charity that supports adults and children with learning disabilities. Heavy Horse Show // 4-5 Jun Arena displays will take place throughout the weekend with ringside commentary, including a parade of horse-drawn agricultural and trade vehicles. Breeds including Shires, Suffolk Punches, Percherons and Comtois will participate in a variety of activities. Weighing up to a ton and standing up to 19 hands high, these powerful and majestic horses are prized for their good looks and capacity for work. On Saturday, the British Heavy Horse Cross Country Trials will take place. This multidisciplinary event will include dressage, marathon, obstacle drive and cones competitions. On Sunday, enjoy the grand parade of many horses and horse-drawn vehicles, including a horse-drawn fire engine, which will end the event. 11am. Price: Free Little Gate Farm, Horseshoe Lane, Beckley, TN31 6RZ www.littlegatecarefarm.co.uk / 01797 260125 From 10.30am. Price: £13 (children 4-17 £7) Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester PO18 0EU www.wealddown.co.uk / 01243 811363 Floral Fringe Fair // 4-5 Jun The Floral Fringe Fair is quirky and eclectic. It has a wildlife theme, but also a vintage twist. The fair specialises in quality stalls from Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire, and stallholders are able to talk with first-hand knowledge about their products. If arriving in a classic or vintage pre-1975 vehicle, entry is £5.50 each for the first two occupants. Classic and vintage vehicles will have a specially allocated parking area. If in such a vehicle, dressing in appropriate fashion is especially encouraged…or even if not arriving in a classic car, dressing in style is welcome! The overall theme of the fair is our native wildlife and how to encourage it into the garden, but the fair has grown and developed into much more than that. It is about everything that is quintessentially English and quirky; about celebrating the outdoors, gardens and gardening; and about talented craftspeople and artists of today as well as the craftspeople of a bygone era. You can expect over 130 stalls including specialist nurseries and experts on wildlife such as honeybees, bumblebees, birds and bats. Southend Barns Summer Wedding Fair // 5 Jun Are you planning a summer wedding and looking for some seasonal inspiration? Then look no further, as Southend Barns is hosting a Summer Wedding Fair. The Chichester-based wedding venue is able to accommodate up to 150 guests for a seated dinner and 200 for the evening reception, and has quickly become the venue of choice for local couples getting married. Following on from the success of their previous wedding fairs, this year’s event has been designed to inspire brides and couples who want to create a beautiful summer-themed day for friends and family to remember forever. The Summer Wedding Fair will cover every wedding aspect, with suppliers being spread across both the Dairy Barn and the Threshing Barn. The range of stands will include videographers and photographers, florists, cake makers, musicians and stylists, to name just a few. From 10.30am. Price: £6.50 Knepp Castle, Shipley, Nr West Grinstead, RH13 8LJ www.facebook.com/floralfringefair / 07939 272443 From 12pm. Price: Free Southend Barns, Wophams Lane, Donnington, Chichester PO20 7PS www.southendbarns.co.uk / 01243 641247 23