We are delighted to be hosting a very special guest at the Manor Cottage this year. Adur East Lions have invited Santa and his elves to come along for the first three weekends in December. They will be decorating the cottage and setting up a grotto in the medieval hall from 11 am to 3…
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November Heritage Talk
Salt of the earth: the salt industry of the Adur Valley by Dr Janet Pennington Monday 8th November This talk uncovers a lost industry of the Adur valley – the making of salt. Salt is something we probably all take for granted, sprinkling it on our roast potatoes or adding it to our salads. Or…
October Heritage Talk
Transports of Delight by Ian Gledhill Monday 11th October at 7.30 pm in the Garden Room, Southwick Community Centre From trains on the pier to miniature railways and cliff lifts, the seaside has always provided various interesting and delightful forms of transport to amuse holiday makers. This talk tells the story of those that survive…
Southwick’s Miraculous Escape
We are delighted to announce that the SouthwickSociety has published a new book – Southwick’sMiraculous Escape, The day a Valiant jet crashed.Written by Mary Candy the book looks at the events of11th May 1956 when a Valiant jet bomber crashed. Theplane was flying east along the coast towards Southwickwhen the crash occurred. It hit the…
Southwick Street Exhibition
This exhibition examines the historic buildings along Southwick Street and Roman Road. From the windmill at the north, down past Victorian villas, private schools, a Roman villa, farmsteads, the Manor House, pubs, the station and shops all the way to the sea. Come along to find out the history behind these buildings, many of which…
Competition winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our Southwick in Lockdown photo competition was Jo-Anne Richards with her photograph “Nothing’s Normal ” taken on 22nd April 2020. Jo said “Living on the Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, I have never seen it so quite ever”. Jo’s photo, together with all the other entries, can…
Manor Cottage Re-opening
We’re delighted to announce that The Manor Cottage will be re-opening on Saturday 26th June. As usual we will be open on Saturday mornings from 10.30 to 12.30. Our first exhibition will feature all the entries to our Southwick in Lockdown photo competition. Congratulations to Jo Richards who was the winner. Her photo will be…
Southwick In Lockdown Photographic Competition
Have you been taking photographs of the past extraordinary year? We are looking to create a record of images of Southwick in Lockdown. You can enter up to 3 images and there will be prizes for the winning images. All images will be displayed in the Manor Cottage, once we are able to reopen, and…
New Book Published
The Southwick Society has published a new local history book. Written by Southwick Society chairman, Mary Candy, it explores some of the long-lost places often referred to by locals; Hobden’s Cottage, Hope Cottage, Crab House, the Egg Field, the Indian Temple, the Mystery Towers and more. Mary said “Living very close to the parish church I was…
Beating The Bounds
On Rogation Sunday (May 10th) Nigel Divers led a group around Southwick for the ancient custom of Beating the Bounds. Following as closely as practicable we walked the ancient boundaries of Southwick starting along Albion Street, up Kingston Lane over the Downs to Hazelbolt Bottom and back along the boundary footpath to Southwick Canal. Along…