Nineteen of us set for Buckhurst Park at the end of June where we were welcomed by Lord (William) Buckhurst, who will become the 12th Earl De La Warr on the death of his father. Buckhurst is the private home of the Earl and Countess, so it was a great honour and privilege to be so warmly welcomed and to enjoy a private tour of both house and garden with Lord Buckhurst.
He is a knowledgeable and eloquent speaker, so two hours passed in a flash – he kindly found time to then ...
Our thanks and congratulations to our neighbours and BOTPS members who opened their gardens on 30 June in aid of St Michael’s Hospice – in particular Edmund Bird and Harry Oseni; Catherine McDermott and Jeff Dale; and Karin MacKenzie.
The Old Town was abuzz with excited visitors who were not going to allow a little bit of drizzle to dampen their enthusiasm – the sun shone in the afternoon and around £2500 was raised for the hospice. A huge thank you to all! ...
Earlier this year, the Society paid AC Towner stonemasons to clean the memorial in Bexhill Cemetery of our benefactress, Phyllis Dunn. As you can see from these Before and After images, the stonemasons made a wonderful job of it. Later this year, we plan to replace the missing lead lettering.
When Phyllis Dunn died in 1989, she left a generous legacy to the BOTPS. This reflected the Dunn family’s close ties to Bexhill Old Town. The Phyllis Dunn Fund ...
Many years ago, the Society was gifted a replica of a Serpollet by Bexhill Motor Racing Heritage (BMRH), founded by Malcolm Mitcheson. The other directors of BMRH were ex BOTPS Chairman, Michael Kent, and ex committee member, Peter Mitchell-Davis.
The Serpollet is a steam-powered car from 1901 made by Gardner-Serpollet in France; it uses a ‘flash boiler’ which provides steam to drive the engine. Malcolm conceived the idea of a replica of the ‘Easter Egg’ model, which ...
