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Cuckfield Connections
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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...
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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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...
Apr 24, 20223 min read
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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...
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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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...
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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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...
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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1910: A cycling feat!
Cycling - Wednesday 21 September 1910
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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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...
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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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...
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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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...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
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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...
Jan 9, 20221 min read
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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...
Nov 13, 20213 min read
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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...
Oct 8, 20214 min read
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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...
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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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...
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 22, 20216 min read
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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...
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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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...
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Jan 14, 20212 min read
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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...
Dec 20, 20202 min read
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