| 2016
PROGRAMME |
| DATE |
NAME |
SPEAKER |
MORE
DETAILS |
| 8th
January |
Sussex
windmills |
Peter
Hill |
A
light-hearted introduction to windmills and those
still to be found in the county |
| 12th
February |
Good
oaks and flowery meadows the legacy of early peasant
farming on the environs of Burgess Hill |
Heather
Warne |
Talk
based on her 35 years research into the landscape
history of the area |
| 11th
March |
Sussex
saints and martyrs |
Phil
Pavey |
He
has published a book on the history of Sussex will
talk about our saints and martyrs which will form
the subject of his second book |
| 8th
April |
Sussex
and the napoleonic wars |
Helen
Poole |
The
effects upon Sussex from the need to build Martello
Towers, and other fortifications to counter a possible
invasion threat, to the men who enlisted as sailors,
willingly and otherwise |
13th
May |
Plumpton
- a scarp foot parish |
Geoff
Mead |
A
brief survey of the history of Plumpton - a parish
neighbour of ours |
| 10th
June |
NO
MEETING |
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| 8th
July |
House
deeds, census records etc |
|
A selection of records from our Archives e.g. house deeds,
census records and other related documents
|
| 12th
August |
NO MEETING |
|
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| 20th
August |
An
outing to Shoreham Fort |
|
This
was built in 1857 as a reaction to the threat posed
by Emperor Napoleon III invading Britian. The threat
never materialised |
| 9th
September |
The
Great War: Burgess Hill in 1916 |
Alan
Seymour |
Continuation
of his talks about
the Great War and how it affected the local community
100 years ago. |
| 14th
October |
Annual
General Meeting |
|
After
the main business of the evening there will be a
talk illustrated with material from our archives. |
| 11th
November |
Remember,
remember the 5th of November |
John
Davey |
An
illustrated talk on the history of bonfire celebrations
in Lewes |
| 9th
December |
Christmas
meeting
(Members only) |
|
A
Christmas social - members only. Full details later |
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