Digging Horizons Panel
with Caroline Lucas, JC Niala and Flo Dill
Author and former politician Caroline Lucas and award-winning artist-historian JC Niala chat climate action, allotment heritage, growing and the arts with NTS broadcaster Flo Dill.
£15 Standard
£12 18 to 25 / Student
£12 Disabled Admission
£12 Universal Credit or Pension Credit recipients
£12 Under 18
£0 Essential Companion discounted with tag
Author and former politician Caroline Lucas and award-winning artist-historian JC Niala chat climate action, allotment heritage, growing and the arts with NTS broadcaster Flo Dill. There will be some time at the end for some questions.
This event is part of Digging Horizons, a series of autumn talks, walks and events exploring new approaches to landscape, ecology and archaeology. Together, these events will test and shape future activities for Towner Seven Sisters, Towner's forthcoming site at Black Robin Farm. Meet, experiment and engage with the cultivation of a cultural site stitched into the landscape. Digging Horizons is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Caroline Lucas
Caroline Lucas became the Green Party’s first MP in 2010 when she was elected to represent Brighton Pavilion, a post she held until she stood down in 2024. She has also served as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012 and as Co-leader from 2016 to 2018. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament for ten years. She is currently a Professor of Practice in Sustainability at the University of Sussex. Her most recent book is Sunday Times Bestseller Another England: How to Reclaim Our National Story (Penguin 2024)
JC Niala
Dr JC Niala is a historian, anthropologist, writer and artist whose work explores the relationships between people, plants, place and memory. Her award-winning '1918 Allotment' project recreated a First World War-era allotment using heritage seeds, bringing together historical research, poetry, public engagement and growing practice to explore health, community and crisis. Her research examines urban allotments, guerrilla gardening, food systems and environmental knowledge. Her latest book, The New Eden: Wildlife in the City and Discovering Our Shared Home asks what it means to share our urban homes with nature.
Flo Dill
Flo Dill is a broadcaster and DJ from London. For the last 5 years she has hosted the breakfast show on NTS, the flagship programme of the cult music radio platform. Every morning she plays 2 hours of music from across the genre spectrum. Outside of the radio show, she has DJed in clubs and at festivals across the world, and hosts the podcast Digging with Flo, an interview podcast set in allotments and gardens with guests including Laurie Anderson, Dev Hynes, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Hayley Williams, Jeremy Deller, Clairo, Olivia Laing and Penny Rimbaud.
We have a budget available to make this event as accessible as possible – this can include interpretation services or other access needs we can meet to enable you to participate. If you require access arrangements, please email programme@townereastbourne.org.uk two weeks before the event date so that we can book a service if needed.