Mick Harker: The Ever Changing Face of Uckfield
Mick Harker will take us on a virtual walk through Uckfield, comparing views at the time of the Coronation of King George V, to the present Coronation of King Charles III.
Entry: UDPS members £5, non-members £8. Tickets from Bridge Cottage website, or by calling 01825 760734
Venue: Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ
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The result of nearly 9 years’ work, Lewesians and the Great War features 390 individual biographies of the men and women of Lewes who died in the First World War.
Dr Mayhew also explores Lewes as it was at the outbreak of war, and provides a historical narrative of the impact the Great War had on the town beyond the end of the war into the early 1920s.
He covers topics including the social changes wrought by the war, such as employment opportunities for women, the treatment of men who had been invalided home, the war widows, as well as life on the home front and local businesses. He explores what the war meant for all those left behind when a whole generation of young men volunteered or were conscripted.
The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs of individuals from a range of family and other sources, including school archives, and Edward Reeves Photography. There are also maps and photographs from international archives showing the conditions and daily lives of those serving abroad.
This hardback book is published by Country Books/Spiral Publishing on behalf of Lewes Town Council and available from 24 April 2023 from Lewes Town Council. Price £20.
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Graham Mayhew will be signing copies at Lewes Town Hall on 24th-28th April.
As part of the Battle of Lewes Festival, John Freeman, Sussex Coordinator of the Battlefields Trust, will be leading a free of charge walk on the Battlefield site.
The Trail now has video QR code readers (accessed by mobile phone). Six posts around the battlefield offer five-minute videos explaining different aspects of the battle with local actor Mark Williams setting the scene.
John will lead a two and a half hour walk around the battlefield taking in the QR posts and adding additional information on the battle. The battle site is on the Downs to the west of the town.
Meet at the County Hall West Car Park (BN71UE) at 2 pm.
For further information contact John on 07957829997.
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