Polly Put The Kettle On
Anne of Cleves House |
Fri 16th May |
| Hands on activities, dressing up and a story |
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Treasure
Lewes Castle |
Tue 20th May |
| Dig up some treasure and make some to take home. |
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Sax At The Palace with Saxonphonist Amonn Al-Mahrouq
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Wed 21st May |
| A classical performance by the highly acclaimed Saxonphonist Amonn Al-Mahrouq. Performing in the evening amongst the mosaics of the Roman Palace. Telephone 01243 785859 for tickets |
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Medieval Day
Lewes Castle |
Sat 24th May |
| Family drop in day with lots of activities from armour weaving to wounds. |
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National Gardens Scheme Open Day
The Priest House |
Sat 24th May |
| The first of this seasons Yellow Book open days |
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National Gardens Scheme Open Day
The Priest House |
Sat 24th May |
| The first of this seasons Yellow Book open days |
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National Gardens Scheme Open Day
The Priest House |
Sat 24th May |
| The first of this seasons Yellow Book open days |
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Magical Princesses and Time Travelling Lords
Anne of Cleves House |
Tue 27th May |
| Come and create wonderful storie and explore the house and garden with artist Stephen Wood! |
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Knight School
Lewes Castle |
Wed 28th May |
| Arriere Ban: life as a knight! |
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How does your garden grow?
Anne of Cleves House |
Thu 29th May |
| Explore the garden with hands on activities. |
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Beowulf
Lewes Castle |
Fri 30th May |
| Explore the Saxon story of Beowulf. Storytelling, artefacts and dragons! |
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40th Anniversary Celebration
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Sat 31st May |
| A Family Day Out 1960s style. Live music, Pims tent, Jug band, Rollapenny, 'Dig and Discover' Meet the archaeologist, model steam train rides, 1960s fashion Bring a picnic and stay all day |
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40th Anniversary Celebration - Family Day Out
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Sat 31st May |
| Celebrate with us in 1960s style, model steam trains, live music, jug band, 1960s fashion, 'dig and discover' rollapenny, Pims tent and lots more |
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Antique and Collectors Fair
Michelham Priory |
Sat 14th Jun - Sun 15th Jun |
| 'Small but beautifully formed'. Treasures from the past. |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Michelham Priory |
Fri 4th Jul |
| A Chapterhouse Theatre prodution - a wonderful play for all the family by the world renowned theatre company. |
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An evening with Lindsey Davis Adult ticket £12.00
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Wed 9th Jul |
| An evening with Lindsey Davis |
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An Evening with Lindsey Davis Concession ticket £10.00
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Wed 9th Jul |
| An Evening with Lindsey Davis |
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Bach meets Vivaldi Adult tickets £12.00
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Thu 10th Jul |
| Bach meets Vivaldi with Hazel Brooks, violin, and David Pollock, harpsichord |
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Bach meets Vivaldi Concession tickets £10.00
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Thu 10th Jul |
| Bach meets Vivaldi with Hazel Brooks, violin, and David Pollock, harpsichord |
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Treasure Island Adult ticket
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Fri 11th Jul |
| Treasure Island by Quantum Theatre in the open air in the Roman Formal Garden |
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This exciting conference, organised jointly with the University of Nottingham and supported by the AHRC, will bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines, in particular Archaeology, History, Geography, English and Performing Arts, to consider landscape and identity from different temporal and cultural perspectives, and highlight new approaches to understanding past and present landscapes.
December 2007: Sussex Past owns some of the finest historic buildings in the town - Lewes Castle (and adjacent museum in Barbican House), Anne of Cleves House, and Bull House (onetime home of Tom Paine). We need your donations to save them!
A new Society research resource is now available on-line – the Barcombe and Hamsey website www.bandhpast.co.uk ; the website provides a comprehensive summation of the historical sources for these two parishes north of Lewes. 
Barry Cunliffe, the excavator of Fishbourne Roman Palace in the 1960s, retired from his professorship at the Institute of Archaeology in Oxford in October 2007.
Half day spring history conference, Saturday 19 April 2008, Lewes Town Hall
The Sussex Archaeological Society launched its Fishbourne Research Framework this month, one of a series of Frameworks that will eventually cover the whole of England.
We are now offering visitors to our website the chance to read past copies of our thrice-yearly newsletter, Sussex Past & Present. Simply go to the main Research page then click on the link to the right.
In order to support our appeal for the refurbishment of Bull House, once the home of Tom Paine, author of Common Sense, you can now buy your very own Common Sense Certificate - please click on our shop tag above for more info
Sussex Past has received a generous offer of a grant from Viridor Credits towards the refurbishment of historic Bull House in the centre of Lewes. Bull House is also famous for being the one-time home of revolutionary writer Tom Paine. Additional funds have to be raised to ensure that this project proceeds. On its successful completion Sussex Past will be able to allow some limited public access over weekends. During the week the building is used as offices. 
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded Lewes Castle and Barbican House Museum some £985,000 to undertake a number of visitor improvements to the two properties. CEO John Manley said "This probably represents the biggest investment in Castle building in Lewes since the Norman Conquest. The Lottery money will allow us to upgrade many of our visitor facilities, and also make some of our displays more relevant to the town. As part of the upgrading the ever-popular Lewes Town Model will be re-vamped." Details of the improvements can be found by clicking on the link above.
