1991: Holy Trinity CE School - new premises but a heritage of nearly 500 years
Education has been at the heart of community Life in Cuckfield for centuries. Today Holy Trinity CE primary school – which has direct...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
Jan 22, 20212 min read
1626: Savage Cuckfield headmaster sacked
One Cuckfield Grammar School schoolmaster was clearly a strong disciplinarian but on three occasions went too far which led to him being...
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Dec 1, 20202 min read
1849: Staplefield School construction funded by Cuckfield residents and opened with Plum Pudding!
In the following article from the Brighton Gazette in 1849 it appears that Staplefield school construction was funded by Cuckfield...
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Oct 9, 20201 min read
Liberty bodice, black stockings and button boots
There are some delightful reminiscences from' West Sussex within living memory, West Sussex Federation of Women’s Institutes', these two...
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Oct 5, 20206 min read
As Haywards Heath College reopens, an affectionate spotlight on the career of its first Principal...
Mid Sussex Times February 5 1982 End of an era for head When a school master is invited out for a drink by ex-pupils he has caned, it...
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Aug 1, 202017 min read
1922: 'The story of Cuckfield's historic Church Schools' by the Headmaster Mr W. Herrington
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 03 January 1922 CUCKFIELD CHURCH SCHOOLS THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY PAPER BY MR. W. HERRINGTON. Below we publish...
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Jul 9, 20201 min read
1949: Short film of Swimming Gala at Sharrow School Haywards Heath
This short colour film provides highlights of a Scout swimming competition in the pool at Sharrow Court School, Haywards Heath, watched...
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May 25, 20203 min read
Canon Cooper inspires Cuckfield children to enjoy local history
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 17 December 1912 All who were fortunate enough to be present at the Schoolchildren’s entertainments in Queen’s...
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May 21, 20201 min read
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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Oct 26, 20187 min read
1888 The Saunterer reflects on his time at Cuckfield Grammar School
Editor: I can find no subsequent writings by 'The Saunterer' and must conclude that this delightful Victorian writer died shortly after...
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Aug 15, 20188 min read
Education in Georgian and Victorian Cuckfield
THE MID-SUSSEX TIMES—TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1888. No. XV SAUNTERINGS BY “SAUNTERER." One or two clerical mistakes occur in my last letter. The...
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Aug 14, 20188 min read
Tragic deaths and teaching Cuckfield children to swim
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 29 May 1888 SAUNTERING BY “SAUNTERER" No. XIV. Leaving the mansions of the dead for a space—but ‘space’ is...
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