From the Worthing Herald of 8 Apr 1938 we read about a new play by the Lancing Amateur Dramatic Society which presented their first play, "A Warm Corner" at the Parish Hall in Lancing from 17-19 Nov 1936 and today are the Lancing Repertory Players: There are no half measures about Lancing Amateur Dramatic Society.... Continue Reading →
They came home from the trenches
When we talk about World War One, we most often talk about those who gave their lives and never returned home. But many did come home, and of those a lot had suffered wounds, injuries and disease. Percy Raines Fisher, my 4th cousin 2x removed was one of those. He had been born on 23... Continue Reading →
The Boys’ Brigade
Extracting from the Kent & Sussex Courier of 25 Oct 1907 we learn that the beginning of the Boys' Brigade was in 1883 in Glasgow and it was an institution that was working against hooliganism with extraordinary success. The objects of the Boys' Brigade were to combat the terrible evil of boys lounging about the... Continue Reading →
Death from misadventure
Engine Driver's Fatal Fall The East Kent Coroner (Mr. Rutley Mow II) held an inquest at Derringstone, Barham, on Wednesday evening, on the body of Charles Henry Lilley, aged 44, an engine driver in the employ of Mr. A. C. Arter, Barham, who died as the result of a fall from a truck. The evidence... Continue Reading →