EVENTS
Exploring Horsham
70th Anniversary Talks
In celebrating our 70th Anniversary year we are hosting a series of five talks. These are open to everyone and are free to attend.
They are relevant to our town and cover a wide range of subjects, all of which are important today.
Each talk will be for approximately an hour, including the opportunity to ask questions.
Free refreshments will be served. Your friends and neighbours are welcome to come along, they do not need to be members.
There is a car park to the rear of each of the venues.
8th May 2025: Wild About Warnham, and some Wilding Ideas for Horsham.
David Bridges, from ‘Wild about Warnham’, will look at how we can protect wildlife habitats and help conserve threatened species in our town.
Roffey Millennium Hall 7.30pm
19th June 2025: Shops & Shopping: the Small Shop Through the Ages
Dr Janet Pennington, well-known historian and public speaker, explores how different shopping was for our ancestors and looks at shops, their signs and names.
Roffey Millennium Hall 7.30pm.
17th July 2025: Waste Water and Clean Water in Horsham
Southern Water will be looking at Horsham in terms of supply and waste water and the issues that arise.
Roffey Millennium Hall 7.30pm
4th September 2025: The Impact of Planning and Infrastructure on our Town
The Sussex branch of the charity ‘Council for the Protection of Rural England’, will be considering the impact of potential changes around Horsham
The Barn, Causeway 7.30pm.
16th October 2025: To be confirmed
The Barn, Causeway 7.30pm.
Stories from the Stones
Guided Tour Around Denne Cemetery
Denne Road Cemetery is a well-kept secret. A casual passer-by may notice just some mown grass with a few scattered gravestones. The old lych-gate, often draped with a chain, leads into an overgrown wilderness. Looking past the gatehouse they would see an uninviting path leading through an avenue of dark, menacing trees. Most people venture no further.
But, beyond this unpromising facade lies a treasure-house of Horsham’s Victorian history.
The tour discovers: how Horsham was brought to a standstill by a funeral; one of the greatest tax frauds of all time; the man who made himself rich by ruining others; how the children of this parish were all taken to the 1851 Great Exhibition; the family whose son went down on The Titanic; and, of course, William Pirie.
These free tours are led by Vee Willis, a Horsham Heritage Walks Guide, and must be booked in advance.
Tour dates:
Saturday 10th May - FULLY BOOKED
Friday 20th June - FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 3rd July
All start at 2.30pm, lasting about an hour and a half.
Group size is limited to 20 people. Please book early to avoid disappointment
email:
events@horshamsociety.org to reserve your place.