The Southwick Society will be unveiling a blue plaque to commemorate the late, great black Trinidadian cricket writer and revolutionary historian C.L.R. James (1901-1989) on Friday 17 March 2023 at 2pm at 290 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick. C.L.R. James wrote his classic history of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins (1938) while staying on the South Coast…
March Heritage Talk
The Lost Wey to the Sea by Tony Pratt Monday 13th March at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 A brief history of the inland waterway route from Portsmouth to London of which the Wey & Arun Canal is an important link. Old maps and photographs of the route and its…
February Heritage Talk
The Argus Photographic Archive by Andy Garth Monday 13th February at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 A selection of the Evening Argus’s photographic archives (1930s to 1990s). A wide range of subjects, some you will remember, others you may have forgotten.
January Heritage Talk
Sussex Scrapbook 3 by Chris Horlock Monday 9th January 2023 at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 Back by popular demand after delighting us with his eclectic and fascinating Sussex Scapbook 1 & 2, Chris Horlock will present his Sussex Scrapbook 3. Once again he will give us a broad mix…
Southwick Society Christmas cards
Our new Christmas cards are now available to purchase. Featuring 3 local scenes a pack of 6 cards (2 of each design) costs £3.50 and are available from our shop, at our meetings or for collection by emailing southwicksociety@gmail.com.
Christmas shopping at the Manor Cottage
The Manor Cottage Heritage Centre shop will be open from 11am to 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday for the first three weekends in December. Also from 2 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday 14th December. Our unique Southwick Society gifts and local history books make ideal Christmas presents. On Saturday 3rd December we are…
Santa’s Workshop
Following last year’s hugely successful Santa Days we are delighted to be hosting this event at the Manor Cottage once again. Adur East Lions have invited Santa and his elves to come along for the first three weekends in December. The cottage will be beautifully decorated and Santa himself will be sitting in his workshop…
November Heritage Talk
The History of the Southwick and Shoreham Oyster Fishery by Kim Matthews Monday 14th November at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 This illustrated talk describes how hundreds of first-class oyster smacks and fishermen from Essex, Jersey and Sussex battled winter gales, government interference and tragic loss in order to land…
October Heritage Talk
West Sussex at War 1938 – 1945 by Matthew Jones Monday 10th October at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 The talk will focus on the Home Front in West Sussex, drawing on the extensive archives of documents and photographs held at West Sussex Record Office, looking at themes including civil…
September Heritage Talk
Mass Observation: World War II and beyond by Suzanne Rose Monday 12th September at 7.30 pm in Southwick Community Centre Members £3, non-members £5 The Mass Observation Archive is a unique collection of everyday life in Britain and the Mass Observation Project continues today, based at The Keep in Falmer. Suzanne Rose will provide an…