THE town centre was crammed with people of all generations at a Street Party organised by the Town Council to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day yesterday.
Families with young children arrived early for magic and ice creams and as the youngsters drifted off to bed older revellers enjoyed The Spinettes and The ConChord Big Band on what was a special day in a very special town.
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Photos © East Grinstead Town Council and East Grinstead Online
Nicholas Soames retains his seat as the elected Parliamentary Member for the Mid Sussex Constituency following the result of the General Election on 7th May.
The General Election results for the Mid Sussex Constituency are as follows:
On election day (7 May 2015), there were 75 polling stations in the Mid Sussex District, which were open all day from 7am -10pm. The total number of people eligible to vote in the Mid Sussex Constituency was 81,034 and the turnout was 71.2%
Local elections for Town and Parishes also took place on the same day and these votes will be counted on Saturday 9th May with the full election results available on the Mid Sussex District Council website at www.midsussex.gov.uk/elections.
AFTER a 17 hour count of all the votes cast in the local Elections, the Conservatives were declared winners late last night of all 19 of East Grinstead’s Town Council seats.
The new Town Councillors are as follows:
Ashplats Ward:
Liz Bennett, John Dabel, Danny Favor and Jacquie Russell
Baldwins Ward
Margaret Belsey, Nick Hodges, Julie Mockford, Norman Webster
Imberhorne Ward
Bob Mainstone, Frank Osborne, Rex Whittaker
East Grinstead Town Ward
Edward Matthews, Norman Mockford, Adam Peacock, Peter Wyan
Heronyte Ward (returned uncontested)
Christine Mainstone, Adam Reeves, Dick Sweatman
Worsted Ward (returned uncontested)
John Saull
THE funeral of former Mayoress Dot Joyce-Nelson will be at 3pm on Friday 22 of May at Worth Crematorium, and afterwards at the Meridian Hall in East Court.
No flowers, but donations to the Stroke Association and Dementia UK would be welcomed and may be sent via Funeral Directors Francis Chappell and A.G. Rice of 79 High Street East Grinstead.
All 54 seats at Mid Sussex District Council go to Conservatives
THE count for Town and District Council seats took place today, and with the results now declared, it is apparent that the Conservatives have taken every seat at District level.
The District Councillors for the East Grinstead area are as follows:
Herontye Ward
Edward Belsey and Dick Sweatman
Ashplats Ward
Liz Bennett and Peter Reed
Imberhorne Ward
Heidi Brunsdon and Bob Mainstone
Baldwins Ward
Norman Webster and Margaret Belsey
Worsted Ward
John Saul
Town Ward
Norman Mockford and Peter Wyan
Ashurst Wood
John Belsey
Copthorne and Worth
Edward Matthews and Tony Dorey
Crawley Down
Philip Coote, Bruce Forbes and Neville Walker
IT is with great sadness that the Town Council has learned of the death of Dot Joyce-Nelson, wife of 2006/7 Town Mayor Jim Joyce-Nelson.
It is understood that Dot, who had been in poor health for the past few years, passed away in the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath on 5 May.
“Our condolences are sent to Jim and his family at this sad time, “said Town Clerk Julie Holden.
The photo shows Jim and Dot on Bus Day in 2007.
The East Grinstead Lions May Fair was a huge success, filled with crowds in the High Street from end to end for the whole day.
The performance stage in the Market Square saw a wide variety of acts greeted with applause from an enthusiastic audience.
A great deal of hard work goes into this annual event so a big vote of thanks to all those who give their time so generously.
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TOWN Mayor Nick Hodges called at the Dementia Friendly Mid Sussex stand at the May Fair yesterday to lend his support to the campaign to make people more aware of dementia, and more supportive of those suffering from it.
The volunteers gave out stickers, balloons and pens while talking to the public about the effects of Dementia on patients and their families, and encouraged them to sign up to Dementia Friends sessions on 18 May at Glen Vue.
Sessions last an hour and can be booked at https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSession.
Sessions start at are at 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 5.30pm: the link is the booking for the 1.30pm session, but the others can be reached from the site.
THE national two minutes Silence which will commemorate the 70th anniversary of V E Day, will be marked at the East Court War Memorial on Friday, 8 May, at 3pm, where a wreath will be laid.
IN a regular feature on the Town Council website, we will be remembering, on the anniversary of their deaths, the East Grinstead soldiers who died during WWI, and who are named on the High Street War Memorial.
This month we recall (as recorded on The Roll of Honour website):
Harry V. COOPER
Rifleman 5325 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. 8th Division. Died of wounds 23. 5.15. Born and enlisted in East Grinstead. Next of kin, residents of East Grinstead. Buried Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue F. 1887
Aylmer Richard Sancton MARTIN
Lieutenant Colonel The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Killed in action near Ypres 9. 5.15.
Aged 44 Husband of Mary Beatrice Martin of 3, St. Albans Mansions Kensington Court Place, London. W.8.
Served in the South African War. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR.29.
Edward Godfrey MARTIN
Private L.8272 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. 1st Division.
Killed in action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9. 5.15. Regular.
Born and enlisted in East Grinstead.
Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial MR.22.
Kenneth Edward MONRO
Lieutenant 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Division.
Died of wounds in the base hospital at Boulogne 14. 5.15.
Son of Henry Theodore and Constance Monro of “Templecrone” East Grinstead. Born in Chislehurst, Kent.
Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery F.102
Clarence Ernest PEARSON
Private 1764 15th Battalion, The London Regiment. (The Civil Service Rifles) 47th London Division.
Died of wounds 23. 5.15. Aged 27.
Son of John and Christiana Pearson of 12, London Road, East Grinstead.
Born in Manningtree, Essex and enlisted in Somerset House, London. Resident of Streatham.Buried Hinges Military Cemetery F410
George Alexander WYATT
Sapper 30851 Royal Engineers Base Supply Depot. Att. 1st H.C. Signals Coy.
Killed in action near Ypres 8. 5.15. Aged 21.
Son of George Alexander and Ellen Agnes Wyatt of 111, Haslemere Road, Southsea.
Born and enlisted in Portsmouth Resident of East Grinstead, formerly with the Royal Sussex. Commemorated on The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium MR. 29
Photo credit B. Hamill