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).