Newsletter No.6 – April 2019
As warmer weather approaches, we discuss our events for 2019; and having recently gained access to inside the West Parade Coronation Clock Tower, we were shocked at what we found.
Political parties’ responses to our questionnaire
In March we sent a heritage questionnaire to the political parties contesting district council seats in Bexhill. We asked about their policies for our town’s heritage. We have averaged the score of candidates from the same political party. The Association … Continued
Campaign to save Drill Hall
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
East Parade shelters update
Bexhill Heritage has been liaising with Rother District Council (RDC) providing condition reports gratis (the most recent being an updated professional condition report by our Chartered Surveyor in December 2018), and supporting their funding applications. RDC officers have diligently put … Continued
Newsletter No.5 – January 2019
We look back over the charity’s successes in 2018 and what we have planned in 2019. Did you know the Northeye prison had such a rich history?
Plaque added to West Station Clock
Thanks to the generosity of our Planning Officer David Beales, a new plaque has been added to the West Station Clock casing. It goes alongside all the past clock-winders who wrote their names in the tower throughout the years, and … Continued
Heritage Guardians receive their awards
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
Lights shine out from Methodist Church
Bexhill’s Methodist Church in Sackville Road had an early Christmas gift this year – the night-time illumination of its tower. The project was commissioned by Methodist Minister, Reverend Tricia Williams, and completed by volunteers from Bexhill Heritage. “This was quite … Continued
A thanks to donors
Bexhill Heritage’s restoration of the West Station Clock has been fully completed now that the clock faces are illuminated just as they were in the station’s heyday over fifty years ago. To mark the occasion, the charity commissioned a special … Continued
West Station Clock – Lights on
A couple of weeks ago, Bexhill Heritage appealed for a local sparky to step forward and work some magic on the West Station clock tower. The response was overwhelming. It was local electrician Matt Hyatt who was asked to have … Continued
Pledging support for affordable housing
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 restarts town’s iconic clock
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
Newsletter No.4 – September 2018
The Bexhill Youth & Community Centre clock is now up and running, but who was the man behind its dedication? We take a visit to our borough boundary, marked out by granite stones.
Bexhill Youth Centre Clock – The Official Restart
Join Bexhill’s Mayor for the clock’s official restart on Friday 28th September, at 11am.
Planning Officer twice in 44 years
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
Youth Centre Clock – Inspection
Bexhill Heritage have started work on another prominent local landmark, the Bexhill Youth and Community Centre clock on Station Road. Centre Manager, Mr. Paul White, called us after attempts to get the clock going had proved prohibitively expensive. We’ve already … Continued
West Station Clock – Restarted
Following the hard work of our dedicated band of volunteers, Mayor of Bexhill, Councillor Abdul Azad, was able to bring West Station clock back to life last Saturday as part of the town’s Sussex Day celebrations. Councillor Azad reminded our … Continued
West Station Clock – The Official Restart
You’ll be delighted to hear the restoration is on schedule and that the clock will be restarted as planned on Sussex Day, Saturday 16th June, at 3pm! Here’s a short video showing some of the inner workings of the clock: … Continued
Bexhill Heritage awarded the Charter Trustee Crest
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
Newsletter No.3 – May 2018
News on projects and events, a concept design brief on the East Parade, and we discover a ‘Gift from Rex to his friends’.