Category Archives: Henfield
Henfield Gardens & Arts 2017
The Women’s Land Army — A Sussex Connection
The rescheduled talk by Ian Everest to Henfield History Group at 8:00pm on Tuesday 9th May 2017 in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield. The talk covers the role of women on Sussex farms and their vital contribution to feeding the country during both WWI and WWII. Their efforts only gained official recognition many years after they were disbanded in 1950. The speaker’s mother was one of 80,000 Land Girls during WWII and the talk will include some of her personal memories as a ‘Cinderella of the Soil’.
[GJMG notes: I have attended two different talks by this speaker in recent years. They are among the best local history talks I have heard.]
HDC Walks
Horsham District Council runs a very large programme of guided walks. Most of these are somewhat remote from Fulking but the list does include walks in and around Clayton, Chanctonbury Ring, Henfield, Steyning, Washington and Wiston. If you like this kind of walk, then you can click on the image above to download the 24 page PDF brochure.
Roy Plomley presents Horsham District Discs
Horsham District is about to introduce car parking charges. We live in Mid-Sussex District so, obviously, we will be exempt from these charges. Er, no, apparently not. And both Henfield and Steyning are in Horsham District. You probably park briefly in one or the other on several occasions a week. Much the cheapest way to use these car parks on a regular basis will be by purchase of a disc*. Luckily, Horsham District is allowing Mid-Sussex residents to buy their discs so you will not need to bribe an acquaintance in Steyning to secure one for you. During March and April only, you can get two for £12. But the scheme goes live on Monday 3rd April so you will need to order your discs this month. Click the image above to reach the relevant website.
*The alternative is to buy a pay-and-display ticket each time you visit one of the car parks. This will cost you £39 a year assuming that you park just once a week.
Sussex Countryside Awards 2017
The Countryside Awards are open to any project or enterprise, large or small, completed between December 2010 and January 2017. The closing date for entries is 31st March 2017. Categories include Rural Enterprise, Environmental Education, New Sussex Landscapes, and The Making Places Design Award. Further information here.
Clappers Lane drainage? The demolition of Hillside? The permanent diversion of Public Path 4F? Coppicing at Pondtail Wood? New Timbers? The restoration of Lady Brook Fort?
Readers are encouraged to come up with (even) better local candidates for awards.
The Women’s Land Army — A Sussex Connection
CHANGE: Ian Everest has had to postpone his talk to Henfield History Group originally scheduled for 8:00pm on Tuesday 10th January 2017 in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield until May this year. In his place, Professor Douglas Chamberlain, an eminent cardiologist who set up the first paramedic course in England, will give a talk on the History of Resuscitation.
A Year in Wildlife Photography
A talk by David Plummer to Henfield Birdwatch at 7:30pm on Friday 25th November in Henfield Hall.
Henfield’s 100 Railway Years
A talk by Eddie Colgate to Henfield History Group at 8:00pm on Tuesday 11th October 2016 in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield. Eddie Colgate is the author of the recently published book Henfield’s Wonderful Railway: The Brighton to Horsham Line 1861-1966, Winchester: George Mann Publications, 2015.
Life above a Railway Tunnel — Clayton Tunnel
A talk by David Porter to Henfield History Group at 8:00pm on Tuesday 13th September 2016 in the Free Church Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield.