Talks at the Old School for 2023/24
We provide a programme of monthly talks at the Old School.
(Please note all talks will be held at the Old School, School Lane, Storrington. Starting promptly at 7.30 pm unless otherwise indicated. No pre booking required, pay at the door, everyone welcome.
Entrance £6 for members, £8 for Non Members
Teas and coffees will be available after each event.
If you would like to sponsor any of our events or talks please contact the museum on 01903 740188 or contact@storringtonmuseum.com
me interesting features and places in West Sussex including the South Downs and Fulking Escarpment, Sussex-by-the-Sea , Hammer Ponds , Chichester Harbour, Arundel from the South and Hunston and the Wey & Arun Canal.
Friday 6th October at 2.30pm
Sentinels against the Storm by Simon Quail
SENTINELS AGAINST THE STORM by SIMON QUAIL.
A fascinating talk on Scottish Lighthouses and how they were built. Impossibly slender yet amazingly strong, these sentinels against the storm stand testimony to the engineering brilliance of the famous Stevenson family. How did they do it? Why did they? I am fascinated by how they were constructed in the face of storms and the surge of the sea. I was a navigator for nearly twenty years, many of them around the dangerous coastlines of northern Scotland. I know these light towers from two perspectives – from the sea and from the land. Assisted with an array of historic and original images I paint pictures in words to cast light on the fascinating story those brilliant Stevenson engineers and their elegant creations.
Captain Simon Quail, Master Mariner, is a Liveryman of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners. He joined the Merchant Navy in 1966, serving as a Deck Apprentice with Elder Dempster Lines. ‘Gangway – A Life at Sea’ published by Racing Rabbit Press is his maritime memoir.
Friday 3rd November at 2.30pm
History of the Victoria & George Cross by Tony Gledhill
Friday 1st December at 2.30pm
Shackleton – Man & Myths by Michael Smith
Talks 2024
January 5th (Friday) 2.30pm
The ATA Spitfire Girls in Sussex by William Lonergan
February 2nd (Friday) 2:30pm
Writing for Children…Then & now Jill Atkins
April 2nd (Tuesday) 7.30pm
Life above the Railway Tunnel by David Porter
May 7th (Tuesday) 7.30pm
Sussex Lives by Brian Freeland
June 4th (Tuesday) 7.30pm
South Downs Film Makers
July 2nd (Tuesday) 7.30pm
Folklore and Superstitions of the Hedgerows by Christine Iverson
October 4th (Friday) 2.30pm
300 Years of Sussex Weather by Iain Currie
EVENTS
Sunday 24 September –
A walk through Storrington’s history – Part 2
Saturday 28th October – Quiz Night at 7.00pm
At the Storrington and Sullington Parish Council Offices, Thakeham Road, RH20 3PP Book you place by calling 01903 746569 (tables of 6)
£10 per person with light supper provided, cash bar available
Exhibition weekend of the 18 – 19 November – Art Exhibition at the The Old School, School Lane
Local artists will display their work and purchases can be made from these displays.
2024 Events
March 5th (Tuesday) 7.00pm
Museum AGM
March 30th (Saturday) 7.00pm
Quiz (at Storrington & Sullington Council Offices)
April – Taylor Maid in concert
(at Storrington & Sullington Council Offices)
October 26th (Saturday) 7.00pm
Quiz (at Storrington & Sullington Council Offices)