Friday 20 March 2015

Friends of Hastings Cemetery

Deaths in 1915:

A linked list of the people so far recorded who gave their lives as a result of World War One (the Great War), who are recorded in the common wield, not in the CWG areas, (apart from a few exceptions) can be found:

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Winchelsea Cellars: Medieval Masterpieces

Please book our tours via email cellars@winchelsea.com or phone 01797 222629. Private tours for groups of 15 or more can be arranged – again, please email us if this is of interest. Rye Festival tours – please see below and the Rye festival page for the Cellar Tours

DATES AND TIMES FOR 2015 (Provisional) – ALL TOURS ARE AT 11:00 unless otherwise stated:

April: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th (Easter BH), plus Thur 9th April (NGS Open Gardens, Spring)
May: Sunday 3rd (Spring Bank Holiday), Tues 5th May (Open Gardens in aid of St Michael’s Hospice), Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th May
June: Saturday 6th at 10.30 (NGS Open Gardens, Summer); Mon 8th June (Open Gardens in aid of ARRCC); Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June
July: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July
August:  Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th (August Bank Holiday)
September: Rye Festival: 6 tours in September – all tours should be booked via Rye Festival Office. All tours at 11:00 – Dates are tbc

Heritage Open Day: Sat 12th Sept – meet outside the Wesley Chapel, opposite Blackfriars Barn; no charge.

Tour arrangements (except for Heritage Open Day): Please see above for bookings. Note that some cellars have difficult access. Bring a torch and wear sensible shoes. Meet at the Town Well in Castle Street, Winchelsea, location 7 on the map, 10 minutes before start time. Tours last about 1½ hrs.

Sunday 1 March 2015

Friends of Hastings Cemetery Update

The recording of memorials in the older section of the Cemetery has been completed and there are now 8,030 entries to be sorted into alphabetical order so that they are easily searchable for researchers.

Guided Cemetery Walks: 2 PM, meet in the Cemetery Car Park

  • 26th April
  • 31st May

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