1 August 2012

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EAST Grinstead will be holding a Local Heritage Week in September to highlight the town’s history and places of interest.
A joint venture between the library, the town museum and the East Grinstead Society it will focus on the town’s rich heritage, linked to the annual Heritage Open Days weekend of 8/9th September.

The week launches at East Grinstead library on 1 September with a Horrible History type event and craft session for children hosted by Sir Simon Smythe, a Victorian Railway Gentleman, who bears a remarkable resemblance to his descendant, tourist officer Simon Kerr.

There will also be a programme of guided walks and events for all ages, including a talk by Tim Stanton from Crawley called Death on the Somme.

Featuring the lives of three local young men who were killed at the battle, Tim uses their stories to focus on Family History methods. Tickets £3.

For details of these and all the other events planned for the week, see the programme attached.