Author: LocHist

Carmen

Carmen
A talk with musical illustrations by retired Glyndebourne Principal Coach Jonathan Hinden. In the hall at Newtimber Place on Saturday 2nd April at 7:00pm. Parking in the adjacent field. Tickets £20 in aid of Newtimber Church, to include a glass of wine and refreshments in the interval. Cheques, made payable to “Newtimber PCC”, or credit card details to Lucy Dalrymple (lucy@arboreaters.co.uk 01273 832009).

Stephanie Anderson steph.newtimber@icloud.com
Gill Keith 01273 835013 gillian.bedlam@googlemail.com

Local Scratch Dials


A talk by Gerald Gazdar to Beeding & Bramber Local History Society at 8:30pm on Wednesday 2nd March in Upper Beeding Village Hall (there’s a car park immediately opposite).

Scratch dials (aka ‘mass clocks’) are primitive medieval sundials to be found on some of the oldest buildings in the country, mostly churches. Quite a number are located in the area around Beeding and Bramber: they can be found at Botolphs, Coombes, New Shoreham, Old Shoreham, Kingston Buci, Southwick, Lancing, Hangleton Manor and Old Erringham Chapel. St. Andrew’s in Edburton boasts no fewer than four. The talk will provide a copiously illustrated survey of these archaeological relics.

Peter Owen Jones

Peter Owen Jones as seen on TV
On Friday evening, March 11th, at 7:00pm there will be a talk in the church at Newtimber by the Reverend Peter Owen Jones, Rector of Firle, on his new book, Pathlands. He is known as an author, broadcaster and speaker about his walks on the South Downs and other parts of rural Britain. Tickets are £10 each and will include some refreshments. Half the proceeds will got to church funds. Parking in the road. Cheques payable to “Newtimber Church PCC” or you can pay Lucy Dalrymple (01273 832009, lucy@arboreaters.co.uk) with a credit card.

Stephanie Anderson steph.newtimber@icloud.com
Gill Keith 01273 835013 gillian.bedlam@googlemail.com

Poynings & Edburton road closures

Dogleg closure
The dog-leg that connects Poynings to the Saddlescombe Road will be closed from Monday 15th February until Friday 19th February. More details here but the notice appears to be incorrect judging from the diversion signs already posted.

If you were thinking that you might escape from Fulking by driving in the opposite direction, that’s tough, the Edburton Road is also closed, for the same period (rat underpass work). Stock up and stay put.

Rat underpass