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Lewes is a lovely little town, still has a real community feel to it, but as PistolPete says, beware of the flood zones - the floods back in 2000 were horrendous there. The other place often hit by flooding is Uckfield, so again, check the plans carefully if looking around there. Beautiful part of Sussex though.
Brighton is a great city, but not to everyone's taste - its very cosmopolitan and has a very transient community; the huge student population gives it a lot of life, but also means that there aren't many real community areas left now because people move around so much. There are some "family areas" left though - Patcham, Hollingbury, Westdean to name but three, still have a community feel to them. If/when I ever move back Brighton's high on my list.
One big bonus of Brighton/Hove is the transport system - buses and trains criss-cross both of them and there's really no need to drive at all.

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I was just wondering whether it is possible to lift a map of UK or English flood zones off the internet. It's not just river flooding that is an issue such as also at Tewkesbury (River Severn) and Yalding on the Medway, but there is a need for coastal defences due to the rise in sea level at places such as South Undercliff - Rye.

yep here goes:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...ods/31650.aspx

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Yes. Where I live (Salt Spring Island) is a Transition Town. I did go to a few meetings but found it a bit bogged down in bureaucracy, which I am allergic to :rofl:.

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Oh-oh. Busted! I'm a wee bit of a night owl. For some reason I always feel a bit guilty about it because it seems as though the rest of the world is on a different schedule :lol:. Story of my life... ha ha.

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I read the link and it sounds like me to a T! Must check out property. I was encouraged by the reference to price drops - 22% in 2009! The property I checked on my Lewes link though was highly-priced. I like the accessibility of the town as you mentioned. The quotes from your link "... and a market day mobbed by Miss Marple clones. Don't you believe it. This place is positively Bolshevik." had me cheering for the place :lol:. Do you think they have cider? My bevvy of preference.

On a completely different tack, I was remembering places I had explored and really liked and researched them also: Bishop's Castle, Shropshire and several places in Herefordshire. Beautiful border country.

The flooding question has been quite present in my mind too. I wondered about places on the Dorset Coast and this is a question that needs consideration.

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When I lived in the Uk we used to go to a farm down near Battle in Sussex for their own concoction. There are plenty of apple orchards around there so I would suspect you can still get local cider. Mine was from Punch Bowl Farm.

See my later post ref Flooding info. The area near Chesil Bank might indeed have flooding issues. Also Romney Marsh and Dungeness for Bolsheviks like you.

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A link to maps and reports by region of the effects of climate change in the UK. Short term effects seem to be warmer, drier summers and wetter winters.

http://www.ukcip.org.uk/uk-impacts/uk-maps/

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There's a fantastic farm shop just outside of Lewes - towards Eastbourne, on the A27. Called Middle Farm, does amazing food, and has approx 100 types of cider on sale as well, from all over the UK as well as local ones.....with free tasting :thumbup:

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[QUOTE=Pollyana;9287358]Called Middle Farm, does amazing food,

Real hip talk.:)

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[QUOTE=cheers;9287362]We need to get used to using the word BRILLIANT is we are to blend in upon our return. :)

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As I recall, though my memory goes foggy after drinking strong country cider, it doesn't take much to get there on that stuff ;) free tasting - look out!

I see the Middle Farm website. Thanks!

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Love that place - wonderful - and they have a guinea pig town as well :thumbup:

Charleston (the former home of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell) is really interesting too.

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Yes, bureaucracy and I do not see eye to eye at all!

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I am, too, and I love it! I wouldn't change that for anything. In the early hours of the morning, it's just me and the trees, the animals that come out at night (I open the French doors to be "one with the night"), the silence, the peace, the memories, the thoughts. My very best works (poetry and promotional videos) have been created between midnight and 3 am. At other times, there is too much "busy-ness", too much chaos, too much noise, too many people . . .

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Time for a laugh :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=MZ35SOU9HTM