Shocking accident on railway line in Haywards Heath
West Sussex County Times - Saturday 31 December 1881 HAYWARD'S HEATH. SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON The RAILWAY. —On Tuesday evening a shocking...
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Cuckfield Connections
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- May 22, 2020
- 6 min
'Tramp novelist' dies in Haywards Heath Asylum
Birmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 10 December 1930 BART KENNEDY DEAD. 'Tramp-Novelist' Mr. Bart Kennedy, the well known author, has...
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- May 22, 2020
- 7 min
1918: Fete for wounded heroes at Victoria Park
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 18 June 1918 OUR WOUNDED HEROES' FETE AND ENTERTAINMENT AT HAYWARDS HEATH A PERFECT DAY. A stranger visiting...
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- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
1958-1960: Hospital Fetes and Village Fairs in Cuckfield and Haywards Heath
A collection of films providing highlights of several fund raising fairs and village fetes in Cuckfield and Haywards Heath, featuring...
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- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
1951: Victoria Park British Legion Fete - music, parades, sporting events and gymnastic displays!
A Cyril Hayworth Film showing a miscellany of events at Victoria Park West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 24 May 1951 BRITISH LEGION FETE A...
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- May 20, 2020
- 5 min
1945: Inquiry into tragic 2 September Railway accident at Haywards Heath
Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 12 September 1945 RAIL CRASH INQUIRY AT HAYWARDS HEATH “DEATH BY MISADVENTURE” A RIDER BY THE JURY “Deaths...
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- May 17, 2020
- 8 min
An unsung hero of Haywards Heath and the many good things he did for the town
Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 10 June 1942 MR. H. PLUMMER, J.P. (HAYWARDS HEATH), LOOKS BACK. A LIFE OF SERVICE IN SEVERAL SPHERES. WHAT...
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- May 16, 2020
- 4 min
Stormy weather in Haywards Heath: Telephone lines down throughout the town
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 14 January 1908 WEDNESDAYS GALE 30 TELEPHONE STANDARDS COLLAPSE AT HAYWARDS HEATH. It was a great surprise to...
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- May 16, 2020
- 7 min
'A great asset to the town': 1922 - Club founders toast the opening of Haywards Heath Golf Links
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 30 May 1922 NEW GOLF LINKS AT HAYWARDS HEATH. SATURDAY’S PLEASANT OPENING CEREMONY. For some years Haywards...
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- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
Worst Rail Accident at Haywards Heath for generations
Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 05 September 1945 RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HAYWARDS HEATH. The worst railway accident in Mid-Sussex since...
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- May 13, 2020
- 9 min
Grand Opening of Haywards Heath Cricket Pavilion
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 18 September 1900 HAYWARDS HEATH RECREATION GROUND THE OPENING OF THE PAVILION As stated in our last issue...
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- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Haywards Heath motorists in pursuit of an Air Balloon
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 06 July 1909 THE BALLOON ASCENT at the back of Mill Green Road on Saturday afternoon was witnessed by a large...
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- May 10, 2020
- 7 min
A blind ex service man was guided by his wife up the mound to lay a laurel wreath...
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 December 1924 HAYWARDS HEATH WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING BY LORD LECONFIELD. Of your charity and for your soul's...
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- May 9, 2020
- 5 min
Thomas Bannister (1842-1912) created a Cattle Market in Haywards Heath that lasted for 120 years...
Thomas Bannister's Market (where Sainsbury's now stands) is extremely important in Haywards Heath history Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02...
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- May 7, 2020
- 7 min
Haywards Heath VE Day celebrations
Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 16 May 1945 THIS WAS OUR FINEST HOUR GERMANY DEFEATED: THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN REJOICE. CELEBRATIONS AND...
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- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Hanbury Park opened by F.A. Chief
Sussex Agricultural Express - Friday 22 August 1952. Opening of Haywards Heath F.C.s New Ground The opening of the football season in...
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- May 4, 2020
- 8 min
The Dolphin Fair was the place to settle disputes; one could be sure of seeing fights there ...
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 18 November 1924 THE HISTORY OF HAYWARDS HEATH An Illuminating Lecture by Mr. A.R. Pannett. PRAISE FOR THE...
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- May 3, 2020
- 6 min
The story of Bridgers Mill
Jenner and Higgs Centenary Year 1856-1956 From the Mid Sussex Times May 3rd 1985 Up to the 1950s, passengers on London bound trains were...
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- May 2, 2020
- 8 min
The man who helped make Haywards Heath: a celebration of AR Pannett on his 77th birthday
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 October 1934 MR. A. R. PANNETT—77, AND STILL GOING STRONG! A MAN WHO HELPED TO MAKE HAYWARDS HEATH. Our...
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- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Iconic Haywards Heath Buildings: 1949 - Beech Hurst gifted to the local community
THE MID SUSSEX TIMES, DECEMBER 21 1949 A MANSION - CHRISTMAS GIFT TO CUCKFIELD U.D. Beech Hurst Will Be Community Centre A magnificent...
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