Situated on the South Coast of England
between the towns of
Worthing & Shoreham by Sea
To navigate our web pages please follow the LINKS to the left (if these aren't visible click on the icon in the top left-hand corner - 3 horizontal bars)
Breaking news: Click on What's On Locally for some interesting talks at Shoreham Fort Nissen hut
Programme for 2025:
6th May Bill Avenall – Why is Church Lane so steep?
3rd June Stewart Angell - The Other Armada
6th – 8th June Events at St Mary Sompting for The Friends of Sompting Church, details to be announced
1st July Sarah Nathaniel - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
5th August Members only
2nd September Sharon Penfold & Gary Baines - Shoreham Fort, Past Present & Future
7th October Tony Gardner - Bronze Bullets & Boats. A story of air-sea rescue in WW2
4th November AGM + Speaker
2nd December Chris Hare - Christmas Customs
WHERE AND WHEN DO WE MEET?
Meetings are held generally on the first Tuesday of each month in Sompting at Harriet Johnson Hall, Loose Lane, starting at 7.30pm..
WELCOME TO JOIN US
If you have more than a casual interest in these matters or are in possession of material associated with them and would like to join or help us, we would love to hear from you. Please do not be put off by any lack of historical background; it is enthusiasm we enjoy.
Annual Membership: £10 plus £2 each meeting attended. Visitors: £5.00 per evening.
Please e.mail our Contact below if you would like to know more.
MORE ABOUT US
Our interests cover all aspects of local history including archaeology, genealogy, pictorial past, sociology, folklore and a number of other specialist strands. Personal research into our local heritage is encouraged.
Some Members of Pastfinders on their recent Classic Southdown Bus Trip
Since our first meeting in 1996, we have investigated a variety of community subjects and events and our displays at Lancing Library and elsewhere have included local education, literary characters, wartime, mills and highways & byways. We have regular discussions, talks by members and outside speakers, guided walks and a summer visit to the downland barn at Lambleys. At Christmas we hold a a social event.
This is a picture of our 1950s Local History Display at the Sir Robert Woodard Jubilee Fete on Saturday 26 May 2012
Members, individually, hold a number of archives – old documents, books, images, maps, ephemera and many other sources - which they are generally prepared to make available to each other for study and research
"Penstone House and the Basque children" ~ The Blue Plaque is now in place. Earlier this year, Alan Bradley gave us a fascinating talk and we wish him well with his very laudable efforts to get these children remembered by a blue plaque at Lancing Library. Click Here: If you are interested in potential Blue Badgers, please visit: Click: Local Worthies
The late Bill Lindfield
Also please take a look at our most recent page which is a mirror (with consent of the Trustees) of the original on the Sompting Estate Website: http://www.somptingestate.com/bill-lindfield It deals with many aspects of the fascinating life of the late Bill Lindfield of Sompting, soldier, poet, countryman and local treasure:
https://sites.google.com/site/lancsompastfinders/Home/local-worthies/bill-lindfield-of-sompting
Local History Booklets (click here)
Please have a look at our range of local history booklets.
If you are interested in the History of Lancing & Sompting you may enjoy the pages entitled Some Little Known Facts", "Research by Members" & "READ ALL ABOUT IT".
Heritage Lottery Fund
Since 2012 we have carried the logo of the National Lottery Heritage fund on our website in recognition of its support in funding the purchase of essential equipment to scan and store many negatives, original photographs and archives held by Lancing & Sompting Pastfinders. We still feel it necessary to acknowledge the support of HLF and whilst keeping the logo have moved its position.
Copyright
Much of the work published on this website is copyrighted to various authors. Please respect the time and money which has gone into our research to enable the production of the material for community enjoyment. An acknowledgement to LANCING & SOMPTING PASTFINDERS will suffice should you wish to use all or part of any of the published work for non-commercial, personal research or social networking. If in doubt please enquire using our contact button.
© RB & LSP 2006 - 2024
Alternative URL: www.lancing-sompting-pastfinders.org.uk
