Memories of WWII at Saddlescombe
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“Take the bostel to the hostel”
The Reverend E. Cobham Brewer listed the word as bostal or borstall, “a narrow roadway up the steep ascent of hills or downs” (from Anglo-Saxon biorh, a hill; stigelë, a rising path). But the editors of the SDNPA’s new Sense of Place tourism promotion toolkit clearly think that it is time to freshen up this fusty old word.
Hot on the trail
A letter from Sussex Police, dated 14th June, and pushed into a letterbox near the junction of Clappers Lane and The Street, reports that there was an attempted burglary “in the area” at 10:20pm on Sunday 2nd June and asks to be notified if any suspicious persons or vehicles were seen “in the area” or if unexpected callers turned up that weekend. If this rings any bells, call 101 and cite reference 47130023578.
Terrific Trees
