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150 years ago today - its Sports Day !
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90 years ago today (17th May 1936) the Russian ship Ussuri bumped into the Esplanade at Seaford. The Captain declined the assistance of the Newhaven lifeboat and the ship managed to make its own way on the next high tide. While it was stranded on the beach, the crew chatted to sightseers and showed off the ships pet monkey. The only member of the crew to come ashore was the ship's cat. [First Picture: Jim
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This Friday's talk is “Entertaining the Troops – The story of ENSA and the Theatres of War”, by Pete Allen, Friday 8 May 2026 at the Little Theatre, Steyne Road. Doors open 6:30pm. This event requires pre-booking. Book at www.seafordmuseum.co.uk/events or www.ticketsource.com/booking/select/lzmgkxgmgrjz Pete’s Talk tells the fascinating story of how entertainment was used to boost morale during WWII, whether through the work of organisations such as ENSA and CEMA or companies established in POW camps
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Looks like a nice day on the beach today. Pop in to the museum at the Martello Tower for our new exhibition of H.H. Evans art. This skilful and prolific artist created several hundred pen and ink images of Seaford. The exhibition is displaying many of his works and will run for several months. There is much more to see inside too. Open 11 to 4 at weekends and Bank Holidays, 2-4pm on Wednesdays.
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I will be providing a talk at the Seven Sisters Visitor Centre at Exceat on Saturday (11am 18th April in the Pump). The subject will be the history of the local cross-channel cable huts (particularly the one at Cuckmere Haven) and the now lost Cuckmere Railway. Click below for details...
Join local historian Kevin Gordon for an illustrated talk on the subject of ‘Hidden Cuckmere’ including the railway that ran from Exceat to the beach and the cable hut. Pre booking required. Photo: Cuckmere Haven cable hut
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Looking for something to do with the children? Pop down to Seaford Museum in the Martello Tower and join in our Egg Hunt. It may be windy and wet, but inside the thick walls you won't notice. Plenty to do and see inside, it's much bigger than it looks. Open from 11 to 4 all weekend and Easter Monday.
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Easter Egg Hunt at Seaford Museum.
This weekend, bring the children to our Easter Egg Hunt and win a creme egg.
We now have enough stewards to open the museum from 11am to 4pm as usual on Sunday. We will be running the egg hunt all day on Friday and Saturday and Sunday.
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Possibly the 1890s - a quiet day for the bath-chair men.
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Jack and Cocky! (From the Rosie Holland Collection)
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This is an 11th Century manuscript "Epistola Domni Drogonis" (The letter of Master Drogo) a monk at St Winnoc's Monastery in Flanders. It contains the very first mention of our town Seaford (Sevordt)
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Cuckmere Haven. Same view over 60 years apart...