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Jun 14, 20221 min read

1890: Rook revenge

Rook shooting at Cuckfield Place Cuckfield Place, the seat of Mr Sergison, of the Scots Guards, is about ten miles from Brighton. It is...

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Apr 28, 20223 min read

1957: Partially Blind competitor competes in Easter Walking Race

Mid Sussex Times April 24th 1957 VETERAN OF 77 COMPLETED THE COURSE EASTER MONDAY WALKING RACE On the eve of the Easter Monday walking...

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Apr 24, 20223 min read

1867: Great day of sporting competition at Ockenden Park

Sussex Agricultural Express - Saturday 05 October 1867 About a fortnight since somebody suggested that Cuckfield should have a day for...

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Apr 20, 20222 min read

1882: A good number see Cuckfield victory at the Park

West Sussex County Times - Saturday 07 January 1882 FOOTBALL.—CUCKFIELD v. HORNETS.- A match between the above Club, was played on...

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Apr 2, 20222 min read

1927: Cuckfield Walking race winners earn handsome prizes ...

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 19 April 1927 EASTER MONDAY WALK AT CUCKFIELD. YOUNG COMPETITOR’S SMART PERFORMANCE. Cuckfield, which started...

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Mar 19, 20222 min read

1897: Football victory soured by 'untrue allegations'

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 February 1897 To the Editor of the Mid Sussex Times DEAR SIR, - I was very much amused on reading the few...

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Mar 4, 20221 min read

1910: A cycling feat!

Cycling - Wednesday 21 September 1910

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Jan 28, 20221 min read

1878: Keeping up a cricket tradition in Ansty

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 17 September 1878 Harvest Home at Anstye Cross —The farmers around Anstye have been in habit, for 60 years...

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Jan 25, 20222 min read

1891: Cricket match on ice

One finds in the Sussex Daily News an interesting account of a cricket match played on the ice on Jan. 9. The rivals were teams from...

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Jan 20, 20222 min read

1908: Celebrated Cuckfield Cricketer commemorated

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 28 January 1908 SUDDEN DEATH, AT CUCKFIELD, OF MR. MONTAGU TURNER. It is with deep regret we have to record...

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Jan 9, 20221 min read

1954: They all fall down

All seven runners either fell, were brought down, or refused jumps in the Cuckfield Novice Steeplechase at Plumpton yesterday. The judge...

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Nov 13, 20213 min read

1907: Professional Competition marks the formal opening of Cuckfield's first golf course

Globe - Monday 29 July 1907 GOLF NOTES. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Of the making of golf courses there is no end. To all intents...

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Oct 8, 20214 min read

1927: Football match descends into farce - 'abusive' Cuckfield players punished...

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 08 February 1927 FOOTBALL MATCH INCIDENTS AT CUCKFIELD. HOME PLAYER SUSPENDED BY S.C.F.A. COMMISSION. Alleged...

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Sep 18, 20211 min read

1857: Gun accident - member of shooting party shot in the face

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 22 October 1857 Gun Accident.—At Cuckfield, on Thursday morning, a party of Brighton gentlemen and tradesmen...

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Aug 14, 20211 min read

1845: Cricket Competition and sporting fellowship in Cuckfield

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 26 June 1845 The match between the Cuckfield and Henfield Cricket Clubs was played last Thursday, on the...

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Apr 22, 20216 min read

2001: Recalling the triumphs and tragedies of Cuckfield's most celebrated sporting hero

Sports Argus April 28-May 3 2001 Was Tommy Sussex’s best ever sportsman? Tommy Cook was born 100 years ago in Cuckfield and to this day...

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Apr 6, 20212 min read

1920: A brief glance back to the beginnings of Cuckfield Football Club

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 31 August 1920 CUCKFIELD. Some of the 'city fathers’ of Cuckfield were fond of recounting their experiences...

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Feb 11, 20211 min read

1905: Ravines and views at Cuckfield Golf Club

We learn more about the formation and membership of the Cuckfield Golf Club from The Victoria History of the County of Sussex: The...

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Jan 14, 20212 min read

1930s and 40s: Cuckfield boxer George Markwick

George Markwick – Heavy Hitter from a Sleepy Sussex Village by Alex Daley The quaint West Sussex village of Cuckfield has never been a...

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Dec 20, 20202 min read

Cuckfield Cricket Grounds have been created everywhere!

No less than thirty seven cricket grounds in the area have historically been created for Cuckfield Cricketers! Some are now officially...

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