Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 11 May 1937
CUCKFIELD
7.15 a.m. to 10.15 a.m: peal on the Parish Church bells
8:00 a.m. to 12 noon: fishing competition in Cuckfield Park lake
10:30 a.m: service of preparation for Coronation service in the Parish Church
11 a.m: relay Coronation service at the Parish Church
12.30 p.m: Dinner for old folk at the Queen’s Hall
2.15 p.m: Children's fancy dress parade, headed by the "If Its" Band, from the schools to the Recreation Ground
2.30 p.m: Songs by the school-children
2.-I5 p.m: Judging of children's fancy dresses
3 p.m. to 7 p.m: sports: 3 p.m: dancing display by Miss Vera Sutton's pupils
4 p.m: maypole and country dancing by school-children
5 p.m: "Fire, fire," by the Cuckfield Scout Group
5.30 p.m: tea for school-children at Queen's Hall
6.30 p.m: cycle football match the Central Sussex Cycling Club
7 p.m: parade and judging of decorated prams, push chairs. &c.
7.30 p.m: relay of speeches by Mr. Stanley Baldwin and the Prime Ministers of the Dominions
7.30 p.m: parade of tableaux
8 p.m: relay of King's speech
8.15 p.m: parade and judging of tableaux and ladies' and gentlemen's fancy dresses
8.45 p.m: procession formed in the Recreation Ground
9:00 p.m: torchlight procession, headed by the Haywards Heath Town Band, round the town
10.15 p.m: bonfire on the Recreation Ground
10.45 p.m: dance and whist drive at the Queen's Hall
Please see our links for more on Cuckfield and coronation celebrations:
Visit Cuckfield Museum, follow the link for details https://cuckfieldmuseum.org.
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