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Museum’s summer Friday Lates – music and history combine

After last summer’s success Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s Friday Lates will be held this summer, starting on June 13. The Museum will be open (free admission as usual) from 10am until 8pm with all the galleries and gardens open. From 6pm there will be music with each Museum Late featuring a different artist. FirstContinueContinue reading “Museum’s summer Friday Lates – music and history combine”

A veritable feast at the Christ’s Hospital Verrio Tour

What a wonderful experience at Christ’s Hospital as a group of Friends went on the famous Verrio* Tour on Monday, May 19, writes Pam French. The weather turned warm and sunny just as the tour started, so sitting outside listening to and watching the band playing whilst the students marched into lunch was extremely pleasant.ContinueContinue reading “A veritable feast at the Christ’s Hospital Verrio Tour”

Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (Home Guard)

After VE Day the local paper (West Sussex County Times) quickly pulled together a series of articles looking at the work locally of various wartime organisations that were essential during the conflict. Using the information provided we are publishing a number of posts looking at how Horsham fared on the Home Front. This time weContinueContinue reading “Looking back – Horsham on the Home Front (Home Guard)”

Horsham’s Day of Dance

https://youtu.be/8GD1mp447CQ Yesterday (May 10) was the 33rd Broadwood Day of Dance in Horsham. The Broadwood Morris Men (formed in 1972 and based in Horsham) invite a number of established dance groups (sides) to perform in the town centre. The day starts with a parade through the town followed by the sides performing at various venues,ContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Day of Dance”

Looking back – VE Day in Horsham

Eighty years ago on this day the Horsham district , along with every other part of the UK, celebrated Victory in Europe, or VE Day! After six years of war, the relief was enormous. However, on the Monday, May 7, Horsham was full of rumours as people waited for what seemed the inevitable announcement. Once itContinueContinue reading “Looking back – VE Day in Horsham”