Category Archives: Community Services

Past meets present in East Sussex WW1 project

First World War website - The 2nd Home Counties Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery on their way to war, marching along the A259 at White Rock, Hastings, past what is now the Pig In ParadisePEOPLE with pictures showing life in East Sussex during the First World War are urged to submit them for a photographic project aimed at bringing the past to life.

East Sussex County Council’s First World War website has launched a new feature showing photographs taken during the conflict, overlaying a modern image taken from the same perspective. Continue reading

Community will be at the heart of new development

Cllr David ElkinA COMMUNITY centre will be at the heart of the redevelopment of a former school site in Rye.

Following the decision to sell the former Tilling Green School site for development, East Sussex County Council ran an open bidding process earlier this year with the condition that the successful developer incorporates a community facility in its plans. Continue reading

Voices from the past show role of WW1 hospital

First World War website - nurse Celia McLaren cared for soldiers at Filsham Park Hospital, St LeonardsTHE role played by volunteer nurses during the First World War is brought to life in the latest addition to a website marking the conflict in East Sussex.

East Sussex County Council’s First World War website is offering people the chance to view moving messages and drawings left in an autograph book by wounded soldiers to a nurse at Filsham Park Hospital, St Leonards. Continue reading