Category Archives: Celebration

Horsham’s Olympic gold medal water polo hero

As the 2024 Olympics swing into action in France, it’s a good time to look back at Horsham’s own local heroes. We’ve had a few notable successes, such as 400m hurdler Sally Gunnell, from Steyning, who took gold in 1992, and Fiona Bigwood from Horsham’s Bourne Hill Dressage who took silver in 2016. Arthur EdwinContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Olympic gold medal water polo hero”

Day that changed the world

On this day (June 28) in 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, was on a trip through Sarajevo, the provincial capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. Both were assassinated by teenager Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip – an act that sparked theContinueContinue reading “Day that changed the world”

Horsham Museum’s first Friday Late of 2024 is a 1970s success

https://youtu.be/jYd-jwYo6-M Horsham Museum & Art Gallery started its 2024 summer of Friday Lates with a 1970s success! The Museum joined in with Horsham District Council’s 50th Anniversary celebrations that were held in the town on June 7, with the 70s as the main theme. Helping to make the evening a success were local acoustic duoContinueContinue reading “Horsham Museum’s first Friday Late of 2024 is a 1970s success”

Museum ready for first Friday Late

Everyone is invited to Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s first Friday Late this week! There will be plenty going on around the town to celebrate the Horsham District Council’s 50th Anniversary! The Museum will open as normal at 10am but won’t close until 8pm! From 6pm there will be refreshments available and live music fromContinueContinue reading “Museum ready for first Friday Late”

Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat

https://youtu.be/2LyM61AmTBE There was a musical treat for visitors to the Museum as it held a Spring Garden Party on Sunday May 5. The Museum’s first major event of the year, part of the town’s aMAYzing weekend celebration, proved popular, despite the changeable weather. Folkus had toes tapping with their music In fact, the heavy rainContinueContinue reading “Museum’s musical May Bank Holiday treat”