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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery





1945: Cathedral of Mid Sussex
Sussex Agricultural Express - Friday 12 January 1945 Many interesting historic facts and anecdotes were mentioned by Mrs MA Clowes, of...
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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BBC Radio Comedian Kenneth Horne's links with Cuckfield
Those of you who can remember listening to comedy on the radio in the 1960s may have fond memories of the dulcet tones and dry wit of...
Apr 11, 20213 min read
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1928: Army games in Cuckfield have a serious purpose
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 20 September 1928 MANOEUVRES PROGRESS. Great Attraction for the Holiday-makers. CUCKFIELD, Wednesday...
Mar 30, 20211 min read
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1992: How and why Cuckfield became an independent State in 1966
WE DID IT OUR WAY Cuckfield has always been a fiercely self determining community. To those who live here, Cuckfield is not a suburb of...
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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1992: Four Cuckfieldians remember childhood experiences in the old town
Ron Knight remembers… I can remember as a small child Saturday night being rather special. All through the summer the Cuckfield town band...
Feb 12, 20213 min read
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1846: Political ill-will generated in Cuckfield's rival pubs
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 15 January 1846 CUCKFIELD. Sir Robert Peel became Prime Minister for the second time in 1841; he was the son...
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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1937: Cuckfield marks the Coronation of George VI with a day of celebrations
The coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth...
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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1926: Miss Cooper's talk about Cuckfield
Cuckfield Women’s Institute There was an element of mystery About the November meeting of the Cuckfield Women’s Institute, held in the...
Jan 18, 20214 min read
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Cello maestro who died in Cuckfield is still remembered
May Mukle's name is associated with Cuckfield where she died in 20 February 1963 at the age of 82. But who was she? Described in The...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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1934: Heath Town Prize Band leads Spectacular Ceremony as 300 march down Cuckfield High Street
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 05 June 1934 CUCKFIELD BRANCH OF THE BRITISH LEGION NEW STANDARD DEDICATED AT THE PARISH CHURCH CANON WILSON’S...
Dec 6, 20207 min read
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1986: Curtain comes down on celebrated Ansty Barn Theatre as James Forsyth bids sad farewell
Scottish playwright James Forsyth, was born on March 3, 1913 in Glasgow and received his training at the Glasgow School of Art. He was...
Nov 15, 20203 min read
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1849: Kids' party at Ockenden House, Cuckfield - then on to the Talbot for magic
On Thursday last, John Fearon, Esq., of Ockenden House [Cuckfield], followed up his liberality, noticed a few weeks since, by giving a...
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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1951: Demonstration of trick riding draws the crowds at Victoria Park; guides and scouts parade
Please click link below https://screenarchive.brighton.ac.uk/detail/9940/
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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1928: Crowds see thrilling night battle in Cuckfield
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 05 September 1928 CROWDS SEE THRILLS OF NIGHT BATTLE. Thirty Hours’ Fighting. VALUABLE LESSONS FROM...
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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1911: Many rare and magnificent things on view at the Cuckfield Industrial and Art Exhibition
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 21 February 1911 CUCKFIELD INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION There is every prospect of the Cuckfield lndustrial and Art...
Jul 22, 20209 min read
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1974: Construction of a 50 yard tunnel for miniature railway at Beech Hurst
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-beech-hurst-miniature-railway-under-construction-1974-online
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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Haywards Heath Thermogene employees enjoy a great day out
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 29 June 1920 THE THERMOGENE COMPANY ANNUAL OUTING OF EMPLOYEES From Haywards Heath to Bury in Motor...
Jun 28, 20206 min read
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1856: The creation of Cuckfield's first Library
Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 09 December 1856 CUCKFIELD. The Reading Room. —There never was an establishment here fraught with so much...
Jun 16, 20204 min read
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Cinema goers at the Heath Theatre
1928 - A delightful short film showing cinema goers at the Heath Theatre which is showing the silent movie 'Baby Cyclone' starring Lew...
Jun 11, 20201 min read
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1919: Remembering local War casualties with a Memorial and a Recreation Ground ...
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 18 February 1919 CUCKFIELD’S MEMORIAL SCHEME Cuckfield last (Monday) night embarked on the provision of a...
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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