Programme 2026

Fairlight History Group

(All meetings to be held in Fairlight Village Hall unless stated otherwise)

21st January 2.30pm             Fairlight & the 1917 Lucas-Shadwell Catalogue

                                                   by Paul Draper

18th February 2.30pm          7th Annual General Meeting –

                                                   Followed by – Wish you were here – Postcards of Fairlight

 18th March 2.30pm              A History of Hastings Country Park and Nature Reserve

                                                   by Steve Peak

 15th April 2.30pm                 The Local Home Guard Auxiliary Unit

                                                   by Philip Merricks

 20th May 2.30pm                  Marianne North – Hastings’ Globe-trotting Botanical Artist 

                                                   by Julie Marshall                                                           

17th June 6.00pm                  The Fishermen’s Museum, Rock-a-Nore Road                                An Evening event                  Group visit

15th July 2.30pm                   The Story of the Fairlight Cove Hotel Through The Years

                                                  by Karen Draper

19th August 2.30pm              Six Amazing Years – Fairlight at War 1939-45

                                                   by Haydon Luke

19th September                      FHG Annual Exhibition

10am-4pm Saturday             Subject – tba

21st October 2.30pm             A Brief History of St. Helen’s Hospital, Hastings

                                                    by Debbie Jones                              

18th November 2.30pm        Family Tree research, Ancestry & the 1921 census

                                                    by Paul & Karen Draper

16th December 2.30pm        A Christmas gathering with artefacts plus food and drinks

FHG 2026 annual membership remains at £10 per person.

Non-members are welcome to attend meetings but a fee of £3 is payable

For updates please check Fairlighthistory.co.uk or Fairlight.org.uk,

or if you want to become a member please contact:-

Haydon Luke: haydonluke@hotmail.com (01424 814748)

Paul Draper: paulwpdraper@gmail.com  (01424 814154) or

Liz Green :     liz.green139@hotmail.com (01424 601080).