Lewes History Group

A Mayor’s Charities event for 2017

Graham Mayhew: The Men and Women who Didn’t Return: Lewes’ Wartime Casualties 1914-1918

An illustrated lecture by the Mayor exploring how the names for the War Memorial were compiled, the many whose names were not included, and some of their life stories. This will provide insights into what life in Lewes was like at the time, and the impact on the local community of Lewes’s losses during the Great War.

Venue: Lewes Town Hall Council Chamber

Entry: Free. Space is limited, so tickets must be booked in advance from the Town Hall in person. 2:30pm talk is sold out. 4:30pm tickets available.

There will be a collection at the event for the Mayor’s charities

Lewes War Memorial postcard

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A Depot and Lewes Film Club ‘Still Moving’ event

Mary Burke will give a short talk on the history of St Thomas à Becket Church, Cliffe, before a showing of Hitchcock’s masterpiece Vertigo, to support the St Thomas a Becket church Restoration Appeal.

The talk will be in St Thomas’ Church at 7:00pm, and the film in Cliffe Hall at 7:30pm

Tickets will be £7.00 on the door and also available online from www.wegottickets.com

Refreshments will be on sale, and proceeds from the evening will boost the St Thomas’ Restoration Fund.

Image at St Thomas’ Church website

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Rosemary Page and Brian Cheesmur are interviewed on location by Karen Dobres about the history of Sun Street:

Chalk TV 10 January 2017

(The interview starts 3:44 minutes in)

The December 2016 Love Lewes Podcast also features Rosemary Page talking about The Sun Street Story, and the activities of the Lewes History Group.

Find more information and download the order form for The Sun Street Story from this Lewes History Group web page.

Brian and Rosemary on Sun Street (still from Chalk TV)

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