The Living Coast Undersea Experience is an interactive, virtual reality & 360 experience, enabling users to explore the underwater environment of the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (BHW MCZ), which runs between Brighton Marina & Beachy Head, without getting wet!
Scroll down for more info & a short film
Tour Dates 2024
TLC Undersea Experience 2024 tour dates are started to get booked up as part of a 2 year tour with Ouse Valley Climate Action. Get updates on: Instagram, Facebook or Twitter
- 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
OVCA community partners interested in presenting TLCUE, Technical Specs HERE
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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.
