South Downs Hub

South Downs Hub A collective of supportive, independent and creative women coming together to share ideas and inspire one another in East Sussex.

Members include: author, singer, sound therapist, chocolatier, energy therapist and Forest Moons Guide. We are a welcoming group of like-minded women who value independence, creativity and mutual support. We gather to connect, create and cultivate confidence both in business and in our personal lives.

Our next meeting at the Spithurst Hub in Barcombe So Sussex is on Wednesday 17th June from 2pm. Let us know if you fancy...
07/06/2026

Our next meeting at the Spithurst Hub in Barcombe So Sussex is on Wednesday 17th June from 2pm. Let us know if you fancy coming along. Inspiring women and refreshments from the Hubbery - what's not to like?

Reiki course available from our member Sue, this summer.
01/06/2026

Reiki course available from our member Sue, this summer.

Marisa has a treat for you this Sunday.
07/05/2026

Marisa has a treat for you this Sunday.

Our member, Sue, invites you to Let go of the Drama this Monday. Click on the poster for full details.
05/05/2026

Our member, Sue, invites you to Let go of the Drama this Monday. Click on the poster for full details.

05/05/2026

Who fancies coming to join us at our next meeting at the wonderful Spithurst Hub in Barcombe? Wed 13 May in the afternoon. Pop a yes in the comments below and we'll get back to you with more details.

What a wonderful open day we had with So Sussex at the Spithurst Hub in Barcombe. The sun shone and our raffle raised a ...
19/04/2026

What a wonderful open day we had with So Sussex at the Spithurst Hub in Barcombe. The sun shone and our raffle raised a goodly sum for the Lewes Parkinson’s Group and the Lewes Dementia Group. Thank you all for your support.

Meet our musician.Debra Skeen is a singer, voice coach, ukelady and performer and runs Music for the Brain for those liv...
17/04/2026

Meet our musician.
Debra Skeen is a singer, voice coach, ukelady and performer and runs Music for the Brain for those living with Dementia and Parkinson’s, care homes and day care centres.
Debra is taking her Music for the Brain sessions into day care centres and residential care homes which is incredibly uplifting and fulfilling for both her and the residents.
She also runs Sing to Beat Parkinson’s Choirs in Hailsham and Lewes and is on the Lewes Parkinson’s Steering Group to help create awareness in the town.
She leads weekly ukulele groups for beginners, intermediates and advanced groups at the House of Friendship in Lewes. Private singing and ukulele sessions are also available.
As part of the Lewes & District Dementia Action Alliance Debra is able to deliver free, one hour information sessions on what it is like to be living with dementia, either as someone who has been diagnosed or for their carer and these sessions are available to all in the community to create awareness. Please contact her if you interested in holding one of these sessions for your friends, family or colleagues.
Debra has an up to date DBS check and full public liability insurance.
For more information visit www.musicforthebrain.co.uk and www.debraskeen.co.uk

Meet our Forest Moons Guide.Yvonne McDermott is a horticulturist, ecologist and garden designer with decades of experie...
13/04/2026

Meet our Forest Moons Guide.
Yvonne McDermott is a horticulturist, ecologist and garden designer with decades of experience working within local authorities and as a freelance consultant. She has evolved her knowledge of trees, plants and nature into Forest Moons – combining the waxing and waning cycles of the moon with the wisdom of trees and other forest plants, in the Celtic Tree calendar into an enriching practice of awareness and creativity that encourages us to connect with our own intuition and build a soulful life.

Forest Moons workshops focus on a the qualities and inspiration of one tree / plant and interact with this in creative ways – greeting the plant, delving into its unique properties and inspiration, exploring how it has helped humanity in the past, making a keepsake to take home, singing and feeling into how we may integrate this into our lives. The moon is always visible during the workshop and the pattern of the 8 phases of the cycle is demonstrated and the vital importance of the moon to life on earth explored. Sessions are usually rounded off with a meditative drum journey to receive any insights, nudges or gifts that forest moons may have for each participant.

Due to popular request, Yvonne is currently working on a Forest Moons book, so workshops have taken a back seat for now. Fellow members of the South Downs Hub are instrumental in giving feedback on ideas and drafts of content and gently learn more during each meeting along the way. In due course Yvonne will return to offering workshops and will be open to collaboration with others and providing bespoke sessions for existing groups of friends, families and/or therapeutic groups. She is also keen to share the knowledge to other therapists so that the wonderful world of tree and moon wisdom is available to all.

website: yvonnejmcdermott.com (will be updated and renewed later in the year)

Another lovely meeting yesterday at Spithurst Hub So Sussex on such a lovely day. Great to see folks chilling after the...
09/04/2026

Another lovely meeting yesterday at Spithurst Hub So Sussex on such a lovely day. Great to see folks chilling after their sauna experience too.

Meet our Sound Bath therapist.Marisa Tighe of Hema Sounds is a sound therapist and trained with the internationally ren...
08/04/2026

Meet our Sound Bath therapist.
Marisa Tighe of Hema Sounds is a sound therapist and trained with the internationally renowned Sound Healing Academy in 2019 after retiring from a long career as an education consultant and teacher advisor for children with learning and physical disabilities.

At Hema Sounds Marisa uses instrumental and natural sounds therapeutically to offer relief from stress and pain, to kick start self-healing and creativity or to just offer an opportunity to be kind to yourself and enjoy a well-being treat.

In Sanskrit ‘Hema’ means golden. In Greek it also means blood. She likes the idea that sound vibrations ripple through and stimulate the whole body through our blood, the life-force that runs through us feeding every organ with golden energy.

Marisa uses instruments such as tuning forks, Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, crystal singing bowls, drums, chimes and more to bring balance and harmony to the nervous system in groups every month at The Open Door Health and Wellness Centre or in pairs or to the individual in her studio in Lewes.

You will find more info at the website https://www.hemasoundtherapy.com/

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