Category Archives: Talk
Going off the rails
Thursday October 16th at 7:00pm in Henfield Library: Bill Gage from the West Sussex Records Office will be giving an illustrated talk on the development of the railways in Sussex during the steam age, using images from 1890s–1950s.
Cosi fan tutte
A talk with musical illustrations by retired Glyndebourne Principal Coach Jonathan Hinden. At Newtimber Place on Saturday 1st November at 7:00pm. Tickets £15 in aid of Newtimber Church, to include a glass of wine and refreshments in the interval. Cheques, made payable to “Newtimber PCC”, to Shirley Murrell (shirleymurrell@btinternet.com 01273 857353) or Lucy Dalrymple (lucy@arboreaters.co.uk 01273 832009).
Parish Council 9th October 7:30pm Village Hall
The Fulking Parish Council will gather for their quarterly meeting at 7:30 on Thursday October 9th in the Village Hall — agenda. Guest speaker: Matt Roberts from the BlueBird Community Partnership. Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend.
Andrea Dickson
Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451060/andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com
The Secret Sussex Resistance
A talk on the Sussex Auxiliary Units to be given by Stewart Angell, the country’s leading authority on the topic, at Ditchling Village Hall on Friday 10th October at 7:30pm. Booking is essential.
Auxiliary Units were a secret resistance network of highly trained volunteers prepared to be Britain’s last ditch line of defence during World War Two. They operated in a network of cells from hidden underground bases around the UK. [CART]
The Sussex Regional Headquarters was at Tottington Manor. Volunteers in Sussex, as elsewhere, were mostly local farmers. Small Dole had a unit based at Old Erringham Farm. If you have never previously heard of the Auxiliary Units but want to learn more, then the book to read is Stewart Angell’s (1996) The Secret Sussex Resistance, 1940-1944, Midhurst: Middleton Press (readily available).
Steyning Grammar School: 400 years of education
A talk to be given at Beeding & Bramber Local History Society by Dr. Janet Pennington of the Sussex School of Archaeology. Dr. Pennington was the archivist at Lancing College for eighteen years and is the author of Chanctonbury Ring: The Story of a Sussex Landmark. At Beeding & Bramber Village Hall, High Street, Upper Beeding at 7.45pm on Wednesday 1st October.
Improving Nature Photography
Tutor: David Plummer
Venue: Woods Mill
Date: Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th November
Time: 10:00–16:00 both days
A two day course for people who have already attended the Beginning Nature Photography course. Suitable for digital SLR cameras only. Not suitable for users of SLR film, point and shoot or hybrid cameras.
Fungal Foray
Join mycologist Martin Allinson for a day of recording as many species of fungi as possible across Newtimber Hill on Friday 3rd October from 9:45am to 3:00pm. Wear suitable clothing and bring lunch. Tea and cake will be served upon return to Saddlescombe. Supervised children are welcome. Booking essential. Slightly more information here.
