Diary
of Past Events in Burgess Hill |
Day |
Month |
Year |
Details |
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1951 |
Festival
of Britain celebrations ( the festival gardens opened
in May at Battersea) |
|
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1953 |
Chanctonbury
Housing Estate began in the autumn (750 houses costing
about £1750 at start of sales in 1954) |
|
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1954 |
The
Industrial Estate (on the former Victoria pleasure garden
site) began construction and the first factory to be
completed and occupied in 1956 was "Tylors of London" |
|
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1955 |
A
new branch of "Woolworths" opened in Church Road in
September. It closed on 15th September 1984 |
|
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1956 |
The
water tower off Keymer Road holding 250,000 gallons
completed, to improve Chanctonbury Road estate water
supply |
|
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1956 |
The
first "Goose Fair" was held at the Sidney West Hall
Leylands Road. It was last held in 1973. |
|
|
1956 |
The
"Sidney West Boxing Hall" opened as a memorial and financed
by him, on 25th February 1956 He was the founder of
the "Mid-Sussex Amateur Boxing Club" originally held
at the "Cricketers" pub. |
|
|
1957 |
Drusilla
Duffill's School of Dance founded. On the 14th July
2014 it moved from The Grove in Junction Road to the
Kings Church building on the Victoria Industrial Estate. |
|
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1957 |
John
Charles Bee- Mason,MBE, Polar explorer and cinematographer
with Shackelton, died 25th Aug.aged 82 |
|
|
1958 |
"Burgess
Hill Farmhouse" was demolished after some protesters
thought it should become a museum. |
|
|
1958 |
The
first block of flats "Park Court" were built at the
eastern end of St. John's Park |
|
|
1958 |
New
flats at "Keymer Court" were started and completed in
1960 |
|
July |
1959 |
Barons
court (girls) school Oakwood Road closed |
|
|
1959 |
"Oakmeeds
School" A--Block was completed. (T--Block was completed
in 1954 followed by C--Block) |
|
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1962 |
The
"Weald " inn was opened in Royal George Road |
|
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1964 |
The
"Gattons" primary school opened |
|
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1967 |
"St.
Wilfrid's" primary school opened |
|
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1967 |
Burgess
Hill Laundry closed (established in 1864 by the Chapman
family) |
|
|
1968 |
"Southway"
primary school opened |
|
|
1968 |
New
Police Station opened on the Brow in November |
|
|
1968 |
Southway
School opened |
|
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1968 |
A
new Police Station was opened in November, followed
by the new ambulance and fire stations |
|
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1970 |
"Wolstonbury
Court" flats west of the railway station completed. |
|
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1972 |
"Birchwood
Grove" school opened |
|
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1972 |
"Tower
House" flats on the corner of Junction Rd. and Silverdale
Rd. built. The original was demolished 1967 |
|
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1972 |
The
"Congregational Church" became the U.R.C. (the exterior
painted in1986, pews removed in 2001) now known since
2001 as "All Saints" |
|
|
1973 |
Church
Road was pedestrianised on 13th May |
|
|
1974 |
"Norman
& Burt" building contractor ceased trading on 31st.May |
|
|
1974 |
Newick
House school was opened in Birchwood Grove Road |
|
|
1974 |
New
indoor swimming pool opened in October (the outdoor
pool was opened in 1935) |
|
|
1979 |
"Wynnstay"
flats completed in the autumn. |
|
|
1980 |
The
footbridge and railway crossing gates were removed and
continental style gates installed |
17 |
March |
1980 |
Penelope
Bellas aged 23 of Haywards Heath appointed first lady
railway station manager of Burgess Hill & Hassocks.
(In the national newspapers and on TV). |
Mid |
July |
1980 |
Started
demolition of Avonhurst, Inholmes Park Road. Olive Gambles
shop in Junction Road modernised and on the market for
sale |
28 |
March |
1981 |
Percy
Adams died aged 70 (He started the first slide collection
of Burgess Hill) |
|
|
1982 |
Childrens
Playground off Folders Lane was opened on 22nd May |
|
|
1982 |
Folders
Lane housing estate now substantially completed after
six years |
|
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1982 |
Sheddingdean
Sheltered Housing scheme completed |
|
|
1982 |
On
3rd March, the Town Council announced the first Conservation
Area (Keymer Rd.Silverdale & Ferndale Rds.) |
|
|
1982 |
The
"Burgess Hill Bomber's" B.M.X. (bicycle moto cross)
started near Leylands Park on 2nd.September |
18 |
June |
1983 |
Penelope
Bellas left as station manager |
|
|
1983 |
The
signal box in Junction Rd. was demolished on 25th June
(steps were demolished in autumn 1978) |
|
|
1983 |
Hoadleys
Departmental Store closed on 22nd October (established
in 1857) |
|
|
1983 |
Wendovers
(formerly Hoadleys) opened on 29th October, but closed
on 31st January 1985 |
7 |
July |
1984 |
"Reflections"
held at the Martlets Hall by the Burgess Hill Local
History Society |
13 |
October |
1984 |
The
Henry Burt "coat of arms" was removed from Parkside
-- now the logo for B/H Local History Society |
|
|
1984 |
The
Royal George pub was re-named "Georgies" from November
until July 1989 |
25 |
June |
1985 |
Valentine
Dyall (the man in black) actor died aged 77 -- cremation
at the Downs Crematorium Brighton |
w/e
30 |
September |
1985 |
Neil
Wates owner of the Keymer Tile Works died of cancer
aged 53. He left a £7 million pound estate |
29 |
November |
1985 |
Princess
Diana visited and opened the Disabled Housing Trust
at Oakenfield |
|
|
1985 |
Courts
Furnishers opened on 15th March, but closed on 31st
December 2004 |
|
|
1985 |
The
"West End" housing estate development commenced |
|
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1985 |
The
Congregational Chapel in Leylands Road was sold to the
I.B.T.I. for £60,000 |
|
|
1985 |
Valentine
Dyall of "clermont" No. 34 Station Road (demolished
spring 1989) died on 25thJune aged 77 |
25 |
June |
1986 |
First
Town Festival held over 3 days |
26 |
July |
1986 |
Jill
windmill ground the first corn since 1906. It was clearly
visible from Burgess Hill |
4 |
December |
1986 |
Princess
Anne opened "Charles of the Ritz" on the industrial
estate, our second royal visitor. |
|
|
1986 |
The
Signalman's house and nearby cottages were demolished
by British Rail in the Keymer Junction area. |
|
|
1986 |
The
new Sheddingdean Industrial Estate was established to
the south of the waste disposal site |
|
|
1986 |
The
first "Town Festival" was held in June |
|
Autumn |
1987 |
"Pattenden"
in Gloucester Road re-named Hazeldene |
9 |
February |
1987 |
Burgess
Hill Stage 2 town centre proposed new development on
display (five developers involved) |
16 |
July |
1987 |
Ev.
Argus item on proposed road naming on the west end farm
development (cricketers names mainly) |
12 |
September |
1987 |
Mid
- Sussex Camera Clubs 40th. Anniversary |
10 |
October |
1987 |
Michael
Aspell (T.V. personality) opened Oakmeeds school autumn
fair (his niece is in her 4th.year there) |
16 |
October
|
1987 |
The
Great Gale (overnight hurricane force winds) leaving
a trail of destruction in Burgess Hill & South-East |
|
|
1987 |
St.
Johns Parish Hall Cyprus Road was bought by the Town
Council for £92,000 for community use. |
|
|
1987 |
The
former "Red-Cross Hall" in Station Road was offered
for sale by tender by owners Y.M.C.A. |
|
|
1987 |
"London
Meed" and "Sheddingdean" schools opened |
|
|
1987 |
"The
Cinema" was bought by the Mid Sussex District Council |
|
|
1987 |
Sheddingdean
School opened on 3rd March |
|
|
1987 |
London
Meed school opened in April |
|
|
1987 |
Manor
Field school major alterations began in May to join
both of the original buildings(completed Spring 1988) |
|
|
1987 |
Marten
House on the brow commenced in the autumn (completed
in the summer of 1988) |
22 |
March |
1988 |
Cyprus
Hall committee formed also a building sub - committee |
22 |
May |
1988 |
New
climbing frame and paths in St Johns Park (paddling/boating
pool filled in) |
15 |
June |
1988 |
The
"Woolpack" public house opened (formerly "West End"
farmhouse) |
22 |
September |
1988 |
New
Distributor Road and 1500 new houses on the western
side of Burgess Hill announced Mid.Sx.Times |
|
|
1988 |
The
Cyprus Hall community association was founded in February
(Cyprus Hall is owned by the Town Council) |
|
|
1988 |
The
"paddling pool" in St. Johns Park was filled in to provide
a climbing frame |
|
|
1988 |
"Payless"
D.I.Y. store opened on 28th January. In 1991 it became
"Focus Do-It-All" |
|
|
1988 |
"Manor
Field " school extensive alterations & additions completed
in the spring. |
|
|
1988 |
"Marten
House" flats for the elderly completed in the summer. |
|
|
1988 |
The
"Woolpack" pub (formerly West End Farm) was opened on
15th.June |
|
|
1988 |
Sheltered
housing on the corner of West Street and Fairfield Road
was completed at the end of the year |
5 |
November |
1988 |
Town
Twinning Association reception at the council offices
for guests from Schmallenburg |
12 |
March |
1989 |
Demolition
of the properties in Clifton Road area commenced |
2 |
May |
1989 |
Contract
commenced to extend Cyprus Hall at the rear |
6 |
July |
1989 |
"Burgess
Hill" published today by local historian and author
Hugh Matthews |
29 |
October |
1989 |
"Reflections
2" held at the Martlets Hall by the Burgess Hill Local
History Society |
26 |
November |
1989 |
Ray
Pepper, past chairman of the Burgess Hill U.D.C. and
Town Council died aged 71 |
|
|
1989 |
The
old "London Road" school was demolished in May (the
last summer fete was held in 1986) |
|
|
1989 |
Clifton
Road was closed on 27th February for redevelopment (a
new Clifton Road was later established) |
|
|
1989 |
Clifton
Road / Station Road houses were demolished in the spring. |
|
|
1989 |
"Gravett
Court " flats were completed (building work began in
spring 1988) |
|
|
1989 |
"Lawnswood"
in Upper St. Johns Avenue was demolished for redevelopment
in April |
|
|
1989 |
The
"London Road " school off Station Road was demolished
in May |
22 |
March |
1990 |
Agreed
by committee that the B/H Local History Society could
establish a new Heritage Centre (Cyprus Hall) |
19 |
May |
1990 |
Cyprus
Hall grand opening and barn dance |
14 |
June |
1990 |
Ernest
Hole & Son moved to Paynes Place Cuckfield Road |
|
|
1991 |
Lower
Church Road was established c.1991 |
2 |
July |
1991 |
Waitrose
super store opened today in the Market Place shopping
centre |
3 |
November |
1991 |
The
Veteran Car Run came through London Road, Burgess Hill
for the first time |
4 |
November |
1991 |
The
"Market Place" shopping centre officially opened today
(cost of centre around £12 /13 million) |
|
|
1991 |
The
"Market Place" Shopping Precinct opened. (An extension
of the "Martlets" opened in 1972) |
|
|
1991 |
The
housing development at "Satchel's (formerly London Road
school site) was completed in December |
24 |
January |
1992 |
The
new bandstand copper roof was completed today |
31 |
January |
1992 |
Chapel
Land Farmhouse Fairplace Hill (the oldest house in B/Hill)
established as a Grade 2 listed building |
22 |
February |
1992 |
The
Bandstand in Church Walk was officially opened |
29 |
August |
1992 |
Jane
Murray (clerk of the B/Hill Town Council) died of cancer
aged 51(now remembered by Jane Murray Way) |
21 |
September |
1992 |
New
"Western Distributor Road " (now Jane Murray Way) opened
|
19 |
October |
1992 |
Main
Post Office opened in the Co-Op in Church Walk |
4 |
December |
1992 |
New
indoor market opened in the Market Place |
5 |
December |
1992 |
Thora
Hird (aged 81) and her daughter Janette Scott came to
the bandstand to raise charity funds |
23 |
December |
1992 |
St.
John's Park pavilion being demolished after a fire destroyed
the premises last spring |
31 |
December |
1992 |
The
"Gas Board showroom " closed (later to become the Help
Point and Town Council premises) |
|
March
|
1993 |
Tesco
New Superstore opened |
12 |
June
|
1993 |
A
new "Heritage Centre" opened at the rear of Cyprus Hall |
19 |
June
|
1993 |
Tesco
new petrol filling station opened |
|
|
1993 |
The
"Heritage Centre" was opened by Cllr. Heather Ross on
12th June (Curator Frederic M. Avery) |
|
|
1993 |
Janes
Lane sports pavilion (costing £150,000) was opened on
19th June |
|
|
1993 |
The
Womens Institute hall was bought by the Theatre Club
for £90,000 in October (renovation cost £20,000) |
21 |
July |
1993 |
Ernest
Hole & Son went into voluntary liquidation |
2 |
April |
1994 |
"Gloucester
Motorcycles" business closed |
25 |
May
|
1994 |
John
Major, Prime Minister visited "Halo Printers" Burgess
Hill |
27 |
October |
1994 |
Y.M.C.A.
hostel for young homeless people opened in Fairfield
Road |
7 |
November |
1994 |
Dr.
Barnardo came to Burgess Hill 100 years ago (St.Johns
Institute) and raised £30 for his homes |
13 |
November |
1994 |
Bungee
Jumping held outside the Junction Inn |
29 |
November |
1994 |
Dr.De
Lacey (founder of the Goose Fair held 1956--1973) died
in Hilgay nursing home aged 83 |
|
|
1994 |
The
first play by the Theatre Club at the newly renovated
hall was "Candida" held in March |
1 |
February |
1995 |
New
car park being constructed after Oathall Switches was
demolished in Station Road |
14 |
February |
1995 |
"Archer
Court" completed on the site of the former "Kaye -Jones"
building contractors |
13 |
April |
1995 |
Macdonalds
restaurant opened after only 15 days of rapid construction |
13 |
May
|
1995 |
Lord
Goodman died (he opened The Martlets Hall in 1972) |
31 |
May
|
1995 |
Plaques
set into the pavement at several locations to indicate
the route of the Roman road |
2 |
June
|
1995 |
the
cinema (formerly The Scala,The Orion,Robins,Robins Take
Two) was again re-named The Orion |
13 |
August |
1995 |
Two
1939-1945 Memorial Plaques were added each side of the
main memorial erected in 1923 |
2 |
December |
1995 |
The
first civil marriage was held at Marle Place |
23 |
April |
1996 |
Trevor
Fox (head of Oakmeeds School) died aged 60 after a short
retirement |
28 |
April |
1996 |
The
contract to replace the steps to both platforms started,
and lasted until 19th May |
16 |
May
|
1996 |
Barclays
Bank (London Road branch) put on the market for £150,000 |
|
May
|
1996 |
"Stone
Garden" sculptures and walls being built |
3 |
June |
1996 |
"Link
Road" to the A 23 started today (the A 2300) nine months
of construction to follow |
12 |
June |
1996 |
W.I.
Hall being enlarged / converted by the Theatre Club
(cost about £90,000 ) |
15 |
June |
1996 |
"Last
night of the proms" staged outside the Market Place
late evening with laser beams |
24 |
June |
1996 |
The
Jaeger Factory in London Road closed today after 51
years having started in 1945 |
1 |
July |
1996 |
Malthouse
Lane access altered to allow emerging traffic to turn
left into Jane Murray Way |
7 |
July |
1996 |
MacDonald's
restaurant caught fire after rubbish bin started the
blaze (It was rebuilt on 14/15 July-£250,000) |
12 |
August |
1996 |
Ronald
Leslie Rowland died aged 93 years ( greengrocer & florist
in Church Road for over 60 years) |
13 |
September
|
1996 |
The
Job Centre in Church Road closed after much protest |
1 |
November |
1996 |
The
"Help Point" unofficially opened by Burgess Hill Town
Council |
3 |
November |
1996 |
The
100th. Veteran Car Rally came through London Road Burgess
Hill for the first time |
11 |
November |
1996 |
The
"Help Point" was officially opened by the Liberal -
Democrat Leader -- Paddy Ashdown |
|
November |
1996 |
A
cctv camera was mounted on a tall pole outside Barclays
Bank during the last week of November |
|
|
1996 |
The
"Stone Garden" was completed in August at a cost of
about £12,000 |
24 |
February |
1997 |
"Link
Road to the A 23 was officially opened (known as the
A2300) |
23 |
March |
1997 |
Hubert
(Hugh) Matthews died age 82. He was a local historian
who wrote the book "Burgess Hill" |
1 |
April |
1997 |
Gatehouse
Lane was closed to traffic to become a Cul de sac, later
to be renamed Gatehouse Lane West |
15 |
April
|
1997 |
The
Western Distributor Road (later to be known as Jane
Murray Way) opened. Cost £4,500,000. |
17 |
April |
1997 |
Five
cctv cameras now in use around the town costing £119,000 |
1 |
May |
1997 |
Permission
granted to convert Hampton's Furnishings shop (closed
19/7/97) into Hogshead Cask Ale House |
9 |
May |
1997 |
The
"Triangle Leisure Centre" (costing £13,400,000) opened
today unofficially (see 26/3/1999) |
22 |
July |
1997 |
The
Jaeger Factory in London Road has now been demolished |
30 |
October |
1997 |
Tesco
Home and Wear in the Martlets closed (later to become
Lidl's) |
31 |
October |
1997 |
Wilkinson's
general stores opened in the Market Place |
12 |
November
|
1997 |
The
"Hogshead" ale house opened |
7 |
March |
1998 |
Halfords
new store (on the former Jaeger site) opened today in
London Road |
22 |
October |
1998 |
"Prescott"
home for the elderly closed in Upper St. Johns Road |
2 |
December |
1998 |
K.F.C.
(Kentucky Fried Chicken) opened in the Market Place
(113 seat restaurant) |
31 |
December |
1998 |
"Damons
Garage" closed (was opened in 1946 and situated behind
the old B.H.U.D.C offices in Church Rd) |
19 |
January |
1999 |
The
toilets in St. Johns Park at the south eastern corner
were demolished |
21 |
March
|
1999 |
The
"Sidney West Hall" in Leylands Road was closed |
|
|
2000 |
The
only remaining "Pugmill" was demolished in April/May
by Burgess Appliances having bought it for £3,000. |
| |
November |
2002 |
"Royal
George" soon to be demolished for new flats |
|
|
2006 |
"Fabric
Warehouse" (formerly Courts, Wendovers and Hoadleys)
opened 23rd March, closed on 4th May 2008 |
11 |
May |
2010 |
The
"Junction Inn" was destroyed by fire |
|
|
2010 |
Flats
above the Fabric Warehouse were being converted in 2009/2010 |
|
|
2011 |
Planning
permission being sought to develop five new flats to
replace the derelict shop front (Hoadleys Corner) |
31 |
Jan |
2011 |
Demolition
of the empty Schering Health Care (formerly Schering
Chemicals) commenced for McCarthy & Stone's 1,000th
project |
14 |
March |
2011 |
"Meeds
House" (Brooklyn) 70,Station Road - Demolition
started |
17 |
May |
2011 |
Norman
Thody (founder of the Disabled Housing Trust ) died
in Cyprus aged 76 |
|
July |
2011 |
Cllr.
Mr.Chris Thomas-Atkin elected first Town Mayor |
10 |
September |
2011 |
"Wickes"
opened today in premises formerly occupied by "Focus
Do-It-All", London Road |
7/8 |
January |
2012 |
"Ote
Park" homes for sale (site of Late Bronze Age occupation
circa 1000 B.C.found in 2011) |
3 |
April |
2012 |
"Kings
Head" oldest (coaching) inn, closed today (It was
demolished Sept 2013 ) |
3 |
August |
2012 |
Fred
Avery's Terra-Cotta collection (now owned by B/H LHS)
on display Hassocks Garden Centre |
1 |
October |
2012 |
"Woodlands
Meed" school for children with learning difficulties
opened today at Oakmeeds |
16 |
November |
2012 |
The
"Weald " inn celebrates its 50th.Anniversary.
Dame Anna Neagle visited on opening day . |
|
January |
2013 |
The
"Woolpack" excavated and drained its pond
(once a clay pit) for new wildlife |
6 |
February |
2013 |
First
meeting of B/H Horticultural Society after a name change
(B/H Gdns & Allotments Assn) |
18 |
February |
2013 |
The
"Burgess Hill Inn" (Top House) is being totally
refurbished |
27 |
February |
2013 |
The
last house on Folders Meadow estate (built by Wates&
Linden Homes) for sale £325,000 |
|
June |
2013 |
"Dairy
Crest" premises in Mill Road being demolished for
(flats) redevelopment |
20 |
June |
2013 |
McCarthy
& Stone care/retirement homes opened by Nicholas
Parsons of T.V. fame. |
1 |
August
|
2013 |
Peter
Andre (pop star singer) attended redecorations project
at Cherry Tree Activity Centre |
23 |
August |
2013 |
The
"Railway" inn now owned by Greene King reopened
today after extensive refurbishment |
6 |
September |
2013 |
"Worlds
End" sign unveiled by Carola Godman Irvine at the
entrance to the recreation ground |
13 |
September |
2013 |
Demolition
of the"Kings Head" coaching inn started today
for housing development scheme |
20 |
September |
2013 |
New
B&Q store opened today on the Victoria Industrial
Estate |
26 |
September |
2013 |
25th
Anniversary of twin town (Schmallenberg) - concert held
at St. John's Church |
3 |
October |
2013 |
150th
Anniversary of St. John's Church - Bishop of Horsham
switched on flood lighting |
22 |
November |
2013 |
"Waitrose"
new extension opened today |
end |
November |
2013 |
"Wivelsfield"
railway station steps replaced on both sides of the
bridge |
19 |
December |
2013 |
"Keymer
Tile Works" announces its closure next August 2014
for building 475 houses |
20 |
February |
2014 |
"Screwfix"
opens its 320th store on the Victoria industrial estate |
12 |
April |
2014 |
Burgess
Hill's Museum & Heritage Centre reopened by Heather
Ross (21st anniversary) |
29 |
April |
2014 |
"The
Six Gold Martlets" (J.D. Wetherspoon) opened today.
Cost approx. £1.4 million. |
6 |
May |
2014
|
Cllr.
Anne Jones M.B.E. elected 2nd Mayor of Burgess Hill,
but first lady. |
28 |
June |
2014 |
British
Antique Replicas (School Close) closed today after 40
years of trading here. |
8 |
August |
2014 |
Keymer
Tile Workes ceased production after 140 years. (see
19th Dec) |
12 |
August |
2014 |
A
new BMX track was opened today (costing £40,000)
by Cllr Pru Moore |
22 |
October |
2014 |
Memorial
erected for WW2 Belgian spitfire pilot Arthur Albert
Chislain Patiny who crashed at Greenlands Field on 12th
July 1944 |
24 |
November |
2014 |
"Subway"
opened by Cllr Anne Jones MBE (Our Mayor), in shop formerly
Burgess Appliances |
27 |
November |
2014 |
It
was announced in the MST that Burgess Hill Town Council
had bought the former Royal British Legion |
19 |
December |
2014 |
Keymer
Tile Works finally closed today (see 8th Aug), After
450 years it is the end of an era of brick and tile
making in Burgess Hill |
9 |
March |
2015 |
A
new entrance to provide easier access for disabled travellers
at Wivelsfield station is now under construction at
the end of Gordon Road onto the southbound platform |
| 16 |
March |
2015 |
Work
has started on the new St. Wilfrids Road railway bridge
which is to be for foot traffic and bicycles |
29 |
March |
2015 |
Refurbishment
and the joining up of separate buildings to St. Andrews
Church has commenced and will last for 8 months to be
completed for St. Andrews Day (30 Nov) |
| 15 |
April |
2015 |
Demolition
of Keymer Tile Works buildings starts today without
having official planning permission, to be decided on
21st Dec |
18 |
April |
2015 |
Burgess
Hill Town FC won the Ryman League I South (trophy presented
to Darren Budd, skipper) |
| 6 |
May |
2015 |
Summerfold
in Leylands Road is now being demolished for a small
housing development |
8 |
May |
2015 |
Beacons
in St. Johns Park were lit in remembrance of the 70th
anniversary of V.E Day |
| 6 |
June |
2015 |
Scaffolding
now removed from the railway bridge at Burgess Hill
station after 8 weeks of urgent repairs |
11 |
June |
2015 |
MSDC
meeting to approve a new access (formerly off Kingsway)
into the Keymer Tile Work redevelopment site through
the new housing estate at Curf Way and Wyvern Way |
| 1 |
July |
2015 |
The
Burgess Hill Inn has now re-opened after refurbishment
under new ownership (Town & Country Dining) |
14 |
July |
2015 |
Public
meeting held to start the campaign "save the Martlets
Hall" scheduled to be demolished in New River Retail
plans |
| 21 |
July |
2015 |
Manor
Field's 125th anniversary |
30 |
July |
2015 |
The
Gattons 50th anniversary |
| 31 |
July |
2015 |
The
first head teacher Gill Perry of Woodlands Meed retired
after 3 years |
8 |
September |
2015 |
MSDC
approved a £65 million scheme to redevelop Burgess
Hill town centre by New River Retail |
| 20 |
October |
2015 |
New
River Retail submitted full plans for the proposed new
town centre redevelopment estimated at £65 million |
29 |
November |
2015 |
St.
Andrews Church had an open afternoon for the public
to see the vast improvements made over the past 8 months |
| 10 |
December |
2015 |
Public
vote on whether to approve or otherwise Burgess Hill
Town Council's neighbourhood plans. 4131 voted yes to
approval and 738 voted no (a 21% turnout) |
8 |
February |
2016 |
"Vokins"
store opened at Hodley's Corner |
| 31 |
March |
2016 |
Colin
Taylor head or Oakmeeds School retired |
| 19 |
April |
2016 |
Kit
Messenger Head or Manor Field announced her resignation |
| 17 |
June |
2016 |
"Lidl's"
new store (on gasworks site) approved by MSDC |
| 22 |
August |
2016 |
"Burgess
Hill Academy" - the chosen name for OakmeedsFrom
1st Sept |
| 30 |
August |
2016 |
The
Red Cross Hall (former Plymouth Bretheren) for sale bought
by Muslims for a mosque |
| 27 |
September |
2016 |
Public
Arts Project meeting with BHTC to allot a £65,000
grant |
| 8 |
December |
2016 |
"The
Shed" opened in the former Burnside centre |
| 7 |
January |
2017 |
Public
Arts Project - exhibition held at the Market Place |
| 12 |
January |
2017 |
Confirmation
that St.Wilfreds Road railway bridge will not be rebuilt |
| 30 |
January |
2017 |
Area
of burial ground to be dedicated to Muslim burials |
| 31 |
January |
2017 |
Our
first Blue Plaque (Norris Bros.) unveiled on TSB Church
Walk |
| 20 |
February |
2017 |
Homes
in B/H must be increased from 800 to 1026 up to 2031 |
| 1 |
April |
2017 |
Choral
Society's 70th anniversary concert held at St.Andrew's
Church |
| 20 |
May |
2017 |
Neil
Batsford Town Crier's last apperance (He started in 1996) |
| 2 |
October |
2017 |
Public
Arts Project opened by the Duke of Gloucester |
| 15 |
December |
2017 |
Public
Arts Project - The Bluebird - unveiled by Sir Nicholas
Soames |
| 1 |
February |
2018 |
B/H
Radio (started Sept 2016) granted a licence |
| 1 |
February |
2018 |
Telephone
Box Project - now "Book Swap" by Town Council
opened |
| 12 |
May |
2018 |
BHTC
agreed a new 10 year lease with Cyprus Hall Comm. Assn. |
| 30 |
June |
2018 |
The
Martlets Hall closed (began demolition on 9th Jan 2020)
|
| 5 |
September |
2018 |
Southway
Junior School celebrated its 50th anniversary |
| 13 |
September |
2018 |
Plans
to increase the mosque by 50% approved by MSDC |
| 27 |
October |
2018 |
Burgess
Hill radio opened today on 103.8 FM |
| 28 |
March |
2019 |
New
running track opened at Manor Field School |
| 9 |
June |
2019 |
Unveiling
plaque for "Jewish Ladies Home at Wyberlye"
in Marle Place |
| 13 |
July |
2019 |
Revival
of the Duck Fair by Karen Williams |
| 29 |
October |
2019 |
Bowling
Green in Royal George Road gone (housing project began)
|
| 31 |
October |
2019 |
Confirmed
that "Avery's Cottage" (1871 cencus) are in
Livingstone Road |
| 16 |
November |
2019 |
Symphony
Orchestra's 40th anniversary concert held at St.Andrews
Church |
| 29 |
November |
2019 |
New
Co-Op opened at "King's Weald" (former Keymer
Works site) |
| 1 |
December |
2019 |
The
Burgess Hill Inn (Top House) is now owned by Greene King
and let to tenants |
| 3 |
December |
2019 |
New
Library (former shop) opened in the Martlets |
| 16 |
January |
2020 |
BHTC
granted permission by MSDC to demolish the Royal British
Legion building and develop the "Beehive Arts Centre" |
| 19 |
January |
2020 |
Coronavirus
(Covid 19)outbreak in China announced |
| 24 |
January |
2020 |
Coronavirus
begins in the UK (now classed as a pandemic) |
| 15 |
February
|
2020 |
"The
Weald" pub closed (owned by Greene King) after 58
years |
| 21 |
March |
2020 |
Government
ordered a "Lockdown" in England (Scotland Wales
and Northern Ireland followed) |
| 8 |
May |
2020 |
75th
Anniversary of V.E. Day commemorated with 2 mins silence |
| 26 |
May |
2020 |
WSCC
approved £19.5 million to be spent on Woodlands
Meed College for special needs (for up to 100 students)
at Birchwood Grove Road. The college was extended in the
grounds of oakmeeds in 2012 |
| 13 |
June |
2020 |
The
nursery school in the north west corner of St.John's Park
was damaged in a car accident |
| 18 |
June |
2020 |
Dame
Vera Lynn died at the age of 103 she visited Burgess Hill
town centre with her daughter Virginia on occasions |
| 26 |
June |
2020 |
"Manor
Court" a sheltered housing scheme at World's End
demolished |
| 12 |
October |
2020 |
Princess
Royal (Princess Anne) visited "Bio Productions"
B/H |
