 “Pastfinders” is a group of enthusiasts who meet once a month as a focus and forum for the local history of these two coastal villages. (We also try to cover the nearby hamlets of Cokeham & Coombes)Contact Us
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The Boer War was declared on 10th October 1899 and ended with the Treaty of Vereeniging on 31st May 1902. This year is the 110th Anniversary and we invite you to visit our SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN subpage to view the histories of the local men who fought in this war: Next Page: More about us https://sites.google.com/site/lancsompastfinders/Home/more-about-us Heritage Lottery Fund Thanks to a generous grant from the Fund we are currently purchasing essential equipment to enable us to catalogue and scan and backup for posterity not only the whole of the "Somptin' Old" Collection of Photographs assembled by Mike Prince over a number of years but all the photographs held by Pastfinders along with archival documents. We are holding a WWII extravaganza on the 2nd October [see our programme details] this year utilising the new equipment. Sompting Festival 2012 1st June - 3rd June Lancing Memories Can you identify the subjects in Derek Gorham's photos? |