Events

Visit the history group at the Sparkes Pavilion, Church Lane, Ninfield to see our archive, talk to local history experts and contribute your own photographs and stories.

A rare insight into the Will of an Anglo-Saxon woman by Caroline Little. Caroline’s talk will start with looking at the Wills miraculously preserved from the late Saxon period. The majority are the wishes of noblemen, only two are the wishes of noble women. We’ll take a contextual brief look at the early formation of England, […]

This evening we will hold our AGM. This will be followed by a presentation on The Brasseys, Normanhurst and the Victorian Dream. Presented by Brian Stockton, the talk will focus on how the Brassey family was product of the extraordinary industrial energy of the Victorian period, how it became established in the local community through […]

Visit the history group at the Sparkes Pavilion, Church Lane, Ninfield to see our archive, talk to local history experts and contribute your own photographs and stories.

A talk by Ken Brooks.

A talk by Niall McCrae and Rob Hiscocks.

Visit the history group at the Sparkes Pavilion, Church Lane, Ninfield to see our archive, talk to local history experts and contribute your own photographs and stories.

Trish Jones tells the remarkable forgotten WW1 story of Lady Mabelle Egerton and the Rouen Station Coffee Shop.

A talk by Melanie Barton Gibson. Murder, Madness and Mayhem? – The Belgian Royal Family   For a monarchy that has only been in existence since independence in 1830, be assured there’s lots to tell.  Explore, too, their links with the British Royal Family.