Saturday 21st January, 2.30pm. Brighton, ancient origins and early historical developments.
Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society, Local History talk by John Funnell.
Non-members £3. United Reformed Church Hall, 102 Blatchington Rd, Hove.
www.brightonarch.org.uk

Monday 23rd January, 7.30pm. 1950’s reminiscences.
Railway correspondence and travel society talk by Tony Sullivan.
Brighton Model Railway Club Room, London Road Station, Shaftesbury Place, Brighton.
www.rcts.org.uk

Wednesday 8th February, 7.40pm. Brighton Tram 53 Project
Restoration of the only surviving Brighton Tram.
Tramway and Light Railway Society presentation by Guy Hall.
£1.50. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street, a short walk north of Southwick railway station. 01273 306838

Wednesday 8th February, 7.30pm. Pills, potions and patience – memoirs of a Hove pharmacist.
Chichester Local History Society talk by Peter Hill.
Visitors £2. New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester. 01243 784915

Thursday 16th February, 2.30pm. Development of Aldrington from the rural hamlet of the 19th Century to the industrial and residential area that it has become. Hove Civic Society talk by Valerie Mainstone. Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove. £3 non-members.
www.hovecivicsociety.org

Tuesday 21st February, 6.30pm. The History of Vosper Thornycroft – Shipbuilders of the South
Newcomen Society lecture by Peter Usher.
Room 0.30 in the Portland Building of the University of Portsmouth, St James Street off Queen Street, Portsea.
Free parking in adjacent University car parks from 4.30 pm. Visitors welcome and admission is free.
www.newcomen.com/brmeetings

Saturday 25th February, 2.30pm. Resorting to the Coast – a light hearted view of seaside holidays and resorts.
Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society, Local History talk by Geoff Mead.
United Reformed Church Hall, 102 Blatchington Rd, Hove.
www.brightonarch.org.uk

Tuesday 28th February, 7.30pm. The origins and 500 year history of Christ’s Hospital School.
Worthing Society talk by the retired deputy head, Bill Avenall.
Visitors £3. Worthing Library Lecture Theatre.
www.worthingsociety.org.uk

Monday 12th March, 7.30 pm. Sixty years loving Southern Electrics.
Southern Electric Group, Sussex Branch talk by Nicholas Owen.
Visitors £3. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 504791

Tuesday 13th March, 8.00pm. Passenger Station Train Sheds.
Southern Counties Historic Vehicle Preservation Trust talk by Bruce Oliver.
Committee Room 2, County Hall, Chichester. 01243 773158

Wednesday 14th March, 7.30pm. West Sussex settlements lost to the sea.
Chichester Local History Society talk by John Mills, senior Archaeologist, WSCC.
Visitors £2. New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester. 01243 784915

Wednesday 14th March, 7.00pm. The Duke of York’s Cinema and lost cinemas.
Regency Society presentation by Frank Gray, director of Screen Archives South East.
£5 non-members. City College, Pelham St, Brighton.
www.regencysociety.co.uk

Thursday 15th March, 8.00pm. Life on early fairgrounds.
Models of fairgrounds will be on display.
Wivelsfield Historical Society talk by Ted Burst.
Wivelsfield Village Hall. 01444 451568

Wednesday 21st March, 7.45pm. Terry Cole’s Railway Colour Slides of the 1960’s.
Sussex Transport Interest Group talk by Terry Cole.
 £2. London Road Station, Brighton. 01273 512839

Tuesday 27th March, 7.45pm. The Devil’s Dyke, Pleasure Grounds to Bombing Ground.
Eastbourne History Society talk by Martin Snow.
Visitors £1. St Saviour’s and St.Peter’s Church Hall, South St, Eastbourne.
www.eastbournehistory.org.uk

Wednesday 28th March, 7.30pm. 30 years of UK steam 1982 to 2011.
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Chichester branch, talk by Hugh Ballantyne.
Committee Room 2, County Hall, West Street, Chichester. 02392 811360

Wednesday 28th March, 7.30pm. The windmills of Sussex.
Volk’s Electric Railway Association illustrated talk by Peter Hill.
£2 visitors. West Blatchington Mill Barn, Holmes Avenue, Hove. Booking advised.
www.volkselectricrailway.co.uk

Saturday 31st March, 2.30pm. The Devil’s Dyke, Pleasure Grounds to Bombing Ground.
Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society, Local History talk by Martin Snow.
United Reformed Church Hall, 102 Blatchington Rd, Hove.
www.brightonarch.org.uk

Sunday 8th April. Vintage Car Show.
Amberley Museum. 01798 831370

Wednesday 11th April, 7.40pm. Transport Cine Film Show.
Tramway and Light Railway Society presentation by Mike Skeggs.
£1.50. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street, a short walk north of Southwick railway station. 01273 306838

Sunday 15th April. Post Office Vehicles Rally and Veteran Cycles Day.
Industrial trains running. Amberley Museum. 01798 831370

Monday 16th April, 7.30 pm. The Brighton Belle, the History behind the History.
Digital presentation by Simon Jeffs, editor Live Rail.
Southern Electric Group, Sussex Branch event.
Visitors £3. Deall Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick. 01273 504791

Wednesday 18th April, 7.30pm. Victorian and Edwardian Training Ships.
Sussex Military History talk by Trevor Cox .
Visitors welcome. The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes.
www.sussexmilitary.org.uk

Saturday 28th April. Toy and Rail Collectors Fair.
Bluebell Railway. 01825 720800

Amberley Museum website - www.amberleymuseum.co.uk