Conservation, protection and improvement of the Bexhill-on-Sea built environment.
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The restoration of Bexhill’s historic bandstand is continuing apace despite the horrendous January weather, which would have slowed progress on many similar projects. But that is certainly not the case when it comes to the dedicated team at Bexhill Heritage, … Continued
A project is underway to restore Bexhill’s iconic bandstand back to its original glory with the help of local volunteers and numerous companies. The aim is to make the bandstand a focus for community activity and engagement while creating a … Continued
Bexhill Mayor Paul Plim has unveiled Bexhill Heritage’s latest public interpretative board at East Parade. Alexis Markwick, the charity’s historian and the board’s designer, said: “We’ve told East Parade’s 130 year old story using previously unpublished photographs and highlighting the … Continued
On the evening of Wednesday, 1st September 2021 ex Mayor Kathy Harmer and Lynn Langlands acknowledged and awarded a few extraordinary people who have tirelessly served the local community. In attendance at the Town Hall was The Lord Lieutenant, The … Continued
Bexhill Day was originally celebrated in 1917, and now the town council is keen to reinstate the tradition on Sunday, August 22. The council is asking traders to create unique special offers for customers in the red, green and white … Continued
Bexhill Heritage is calling for Pages Gap on South Cliff to be protected as a site for public enjoyment. Using the Localism Act of 2011, the charity is applying to Rother District Council for the land to be registered as … Continued
By Huw Oxburgh, Local Democracy Reporter, Bexhill Observer On Monday (January 11), Rother District Council cabinet members approved plans to lease a Victorian-built and Grade II listed seaside shelter to Bexhill Heritage, following an extensive programme of repairs and restoration … Continued
A donation from the Co-op Community Fund has allowed a restoration project to go ahead which will see Bexhill’s seafront shelters given a new lease of life. Work is being carried out by Bexhill Heritage, whose vice chairman Steve Johnson … Continued
Bexhill MP, Huw Merriman, and the town’s mayor, Cllr Kathy Harmer opened the new base for the conservation charity Bexhill Heritage last Friday (October 4). It has set up a new hub in Devonshire Road to provide more information about … Continued
Ceremony On Friday, 26th July 2019, the official unveiling of a heritage interpretive board, commissioned by Bexhill Heritage took place. It marked the completion of works undertaken by 36 Corps of Royal Engineers in 1964 in aid of SOS. The … Continued
(Herbert Gustavus) Max Faulkner was born at 36 Havelock Road, Bexhill on 29th July 1916, the son of a professional golfer, he was a very talented sportsman and went on to win the 1951 Open Championship – one of only … Continued
Bexhill Heritage is campaigning to save the town’s historic Drill Hall from demolition. The Hall was built in 1914 for the local Territorial Artillery, Engineers, Rifles and Yeomanry and has enjoyed military associations ever since. The Bexhill Drill Hall is … Continued
Grace King, Amy Bossom and Marnie Horan of St. Richard’s Catholic High School have been recognised as ‘Heritage Guardians’ in Bexhill Heritage’s competition to find the town’s favourite building or public open space. School pupils were asked to identify their … Continued
Bexhill Heritage has come out in support of the Council’s proposal to help the homeless reported in last week’s Observer. Pledging its full support for more affordable housing in the town, the charity has even come up with a plan … Continued
Bexhill’s mayor Councillor Abul Azad officially restarted the Bexhill Youth Club clock last week. The Youth Centre clock is one of the town’s most distinctive landmarks but has not worked since 1993. Paul White, the Youth and Community’s director, got … Continued
Join Bexhill’s Mayor for the clock’s official restart on Friday 28th September, at 11am.
Bexhill Heritage, the town’s new heritage and conservation society which looks to the past to guide its vision for the future has found a surprising link to the past amongst its recent recruits. David Beales was appointed Assistant District Planning … Continued
After just four months of activity, Bexhill Heritage Trustees were invited to accept the Charter Trustees Award – which brings us several months later to the evening of May 23rd 2018, where Bexhill Heritage was awarded the Charter Trustee Crest … Continued
The four dials of Bexhill’s landmark West Station Clock have not kept regular time since the station staff worked their last shift in 1964. But a team of volunteers from Bexhill Heritage – the town’s new conservation charity – aim … Continued
Heritage crime is any offence which damages or harms the value of our heritage buildings and precious historical artefacts such as lampposts and post boxes. This is something the town’s new conservation charity, Bexhill Heritage, is seeking to bring to … Continued