Looking back to the heydays of Framfield Road and New Town
If you remember the 1960s heydays of Framfield Road and New Town in Uckfield then a visit to an exhibition running at Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre in Uckfield will cement memories for you.
Bluebell Railway sells 60th anniversary souvenir tickets
The Bluebell Railway has produced a limited edition souvenir ticket to mark its 60th birthday.
Walkers raise nearly £6,000 for Bluebell Railway
Walkers taking part in a Virtual Track Trek have raised nearly £6,000 for the Bluebell Railway.
Bluebell Railway raises nearly half the money it needs to reopen
The Bluebell Railway has raised nearly half the £300,000 it needs to recover from closure during the Coronavirus pandemic.
New date set for Framfield Road and New Town exhibition
A new date has been set for an exhibition on the Framfield Road and New Town area of Uckfield.
Bridge Cottage to compile Uckfield Coronavirus record
Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre is planning to compile a record of how Uckfield people managed, and how the community responded, during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Bluebell Railway launches emergency appeal
The Bluebell Railway has launched an appeal for donations after it suspended its train services and closed until further notice.
Bluebell Railway prepares for 60th anniversary event
The Bluebell Railway is promising a train every 40 minutes from its stations during a weekend of celebrations to mark 60 years of operation.
Hawker Typhoon crowdfunder smashes its £50,000 target
Volunteers raising funds to restore the first ever World War 2 Hawker Typhoon fighter bomber to flying condition have successfully completed their first crowdfunding project.
Remembrance – Officers march through Maresfield Park to church
Officers marched through Maresfield Park to take part in a Remembrance service at St Bartholomew’s Church this morning.
Mayflower and Britannia to visit Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway heritage railway, at Sheffield Park, will be welcoming two famous steam engines to its annual Autumn Gala from October 11-13.
Miniature steam engines and classic cars coming to Lavender Line
Miniature steam engines and classic cars will be coming to the Lavender Line heritage railway on Saturday and Sunday, October 5, and 6.
Uckfield-based Hawker Typhoon restoration project moves into new phase
Eyes around the world are focussed on Uckfield as a project to restore a World War 2 Hawker Typhoon aeroplane to flying condition moves into a new phase.
POSTPONED – Framfield Road and New Town to feature in exhibition
Update on Wednesday, September 25: This exhibition has now been postponed and is due to take place in January 2020.
Tickets available for Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group open day
Members of the public will have the chance to hear how plans to restore a World War 2 Hawker Typhoon to flying condition are progressing at an open day this month.
Bob Tuxford talk – How 18 Victor flights supported Vulcan Falklands raid
Heart-stopping moments of a daring mission to bomb Port Stanley airfield during the Falklands War were recalled at a meeting in Uckfield last night.
Don’t miss exhibition about Bridge Cottage and its people
An exhibition about Bridge Cottage and the people who lived there can be seen at the cottage until Saturday.
Museum tells story of aircraft that came down in World War 2
Rod Chinn has been interested in old aircraft since he built Airfix plastic model kits as a youngster, so a new role at an aviation museum is perfect for him.
Former Maidens Head: ‘Don’t extinguish any hopes of hotel return’
Changes planned for one of Uckfield’s most prominent and historic buildings – once the Maidens Head – will hinder any hopes for its return to its traditional use as an hotel, it was claimed this week.
Lavender Line to mark 50th anniversary of last train
The Lavender Line at Isfield will be holding a special event over the weekend of February 23 and 24 to mark the 50th anniversary of the last train to leave the station.