Upon discovering that Kat Francois had a West Indian relative in World War One (WW1) who had once been stationed in Seaford, she began the process of writing Raising Lazarus, a play about that very subject. They said goodbye to Caribbean soil, They said goodbye, family friend and foe, They said goodbye burnt mangoes, Ripe and moist […]

Currently on display at St Paul’s Cathedral is a beautifully embroidered altar frontal that was made in 1918-19 by wounded and disabled servicemen as part of their rehabilitation. Painstakingly restored for the First World War centenary, the frontal is the subject of a new book entitled ‘From the Hands of Heroes’. Besides telling the story […]

WW1 Roll of Honour (www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk) is a photographic record of the men, and some women, from Hastings, St Leonards and the Rother area that served during World War One. The images and information about these individuals have been extracted from PDF copies of the Hastings and St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser. The initial aim of the […]

Strike a Light, in partnership with Brighton & Hove Library and Information Service, and Fabrica has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project, The Orange Lilies – Brighton and Hove Soldiers in the Somme, in Brighton and Hove. Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, the project […]

To provide a visible memorial to the 149 Old Brightonians who died during the First World War, Brighton College has commissioned a new bronze statue to stand by the north entrance of the school’s chapel. The memorial offers pupils and staff a place for quiet contemplation, and is a daily reminder of the boys and […]

Battle of the Boar’s Head at Ferme du Bois, Near Richebourg, Northern France, 30th June, 1916. The westward pointing salient in the German line, Looked like a boar’s head, perhaps an ominous sign. It had long ‘been a thorn in the side’ of the Brit And our local commanders, wanted rid of it. To fox the […]

At the outbreak of the First World War, Rev. Canon William Dawson was Brighton College’s Headmaster. The Chief, as he was known, remains our longest serving Head, having lead the school between 1906 and 1933. He instigated a significant rise in pupil numbers and saw several additions to the school grounds – the Great Hall, […]