Ever look out to sea & wonder what its like under the waves? The Living Coast Undersea Experience can offer you a glimpse.
The Undersea Experience is an interactive, virtual reality experience, that lets you move around & follow your curiosity, to explore one of the world’s only chalk reefs; right off the UK’s south coast.
Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (Brighton Marina to Beachy Head), is home to this unique marine environment with a multitude of life: from rare Short Snouted Seahorses & marathon swimming European Eels, to Moon Jellyfish, Undulate Rays, Native Oysters, Blue Mussels & much more.
Come & find us around the Ouse Valley in 2025
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Ouse Valley Climate Action Tour Dates 2024-2025
TLC Undersea Experience is touring in 2024 & 2025 as part of Ouse Valley Climate Action. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook or find events on Eventbrite.
2025
25 Jan, Seaford Repair Cafe, Mercread Youth Centre 11am-4pm. More details soon
17 Feb, Denton Island Youth Club, Newhaven 11am-4pm. More details soon
20 Feb, Meeching Hall, Newhaven, 11am-4pm. More details soon
21 Feb, Barcombe Village Hall, 11am-4pm. More details soon
More coming soon….
2024
- 25 May, 11am – 4pm – TLCUE 360 film version as part of Love our Ouse’s River People Tour at The Marine Workshops, Railway Quay, Newhaven BN9 0ER – FREE
- 1 June, 12noon – 4pm – TLCUE 360 film version as part of Sustainable Seaford Fair at Seaford Head School, Steyne Road, Seaford, BN29 1AL – FREE
- 13 July, TLCUE version tbc as part of Peacehaven Climate Fayre at The Hub, Centenary Park, Peacehaven BN10 8RH
- 26 October, TLCUE HTC Vive version at Meeching Hall, Fort Rd, Newhaven BN9 9QQ. Tickets & more info to be available from early October
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OVCA community partners interested in presenting TLCUE, Technical Specs HERE
More about The Living Coast Undersea Experience
The Living Coast Undersea Experience was created by internationally acclaimed digital artist, Simon Wilkinson & Karen Poley, KP Projects, in a partnership including The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere Region, Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA) & Sussex Wildlife Trust. More about how the idea evolved HERE
TLC Undersea Experience aims to:
- Open up one of the UK’s most unique marine environments to everyone
- Raise awareness of BHW MCZ, home to one of the world’s only chalk reefs, with unique species of plant & animal life, which only a fraction of people know about
- Be a powerful kinaesthetic & educational experience to help people understand the environment & the things we can all do to help conserve it
What people say about TLCUE:
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Want to know more ?
Check out these two talks by experts on our local marine environment & the archaeology of the chalk cliffs: Sarah Ward, Living Seas Officer, Sussex Wildlife Trust & Lara Band, Discovery Programme Officer from CITiZAN
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How can you help?
A few simple things you can do to help protect this unique environment, here…
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How to get involved
- Volunteering opportunities from 2022, more here…
- There are exciting & engaging sponsorship opportunities & the project needs patrons & funders to help develop subsequent touring opportunities for this amazing project across the Biosphere region to schools, community centres & venues. Please get in touch for further information: info@kp-projects.co.uk
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Have a closer look this is short of the prototype experience, created in 2018:
The Living Coast Undersea Experience is created by Simon Wilkinson of C!RCA69 & Karen Poley of KP Projects CIC; in partnership with The Living Coast Brighton & Lewes Downs, UNESCO designated Biosphere Region; Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA); & Sussex Wildlife Trust.
