Programme

Members are requested to inform the contact for the visits, of their intention to attend at LEAST SEVEN DAYS beforehand. Events may be cancelled or changed at short notice. Please supply contact details so that you may be updated.

Winter events at West Blatchington Windmill, Hove BN3 7LF

Non-members welcome £1.00

Please contact us with any enquiries here.

Saturday 9th August
10:00 am

Sussex Mills Group Tour

Meet at West Blatchington Windmill Holmes Avenue, Hove BN3 7LF
Also visiting High Salvington Windmill, Runcton Watermill and Coultershaw Heritage Site. Attendees to travel between mills using their own vehicles. There will be a charge of about £10 towards the upkeep of the mills visited.

If you wish to attend please register with Philip Hicks smgchairman@gmail.com

Saturday 9th August
2:00 pm

Unveiling of Blue Plaque

St Ann’s Well Gardens Somerhill Road

Two of the three Short Brothers started their aeronautical careers designing and building coal gas balloons and flying them from these Gardens between 1901 and 1903. They later produced Sunderland Flying Boats and Stirling Bombers at Rochester and Belfast. SIAS has funded this Blue Plaque in its mission of promoting Sussex’s industrial heritage.

Saturday 11th October
9:15 am

Change in Victorian and Edwardian Sussex 1840 – 1914 Study Day

Organised by Sussex Archaeology and History at Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes BN7 2 BY.

Details and early booking rates at – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/change-in-victorian-edwardian-
sussex-1840-1914-study-day-tickets-1260935565219

Saturday 25th October
2:00 pm

Autumn Meeting

Subject and speaker to be announced

Saturday 15th November
2:00 pm

AGM followed by presentation on Spa Valley Railway

West Blatchington Windmill, Holmes Avenue, Hove BN3 7LF.

When visits can be organised details will be posted on this website www.sussexias.co.uk and forwarded to members on our e-mailing list

Please Always Check details and that event is going ahead Before Traveling In case of bad weather, travel, sickness or other problems.