Event SW8: The Siege of Chichester (1642)

Chichester City Arts Centre St Bartholomew’s Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

In December 1642, during the English Civil War, Chichester, which was in Royalist hands, was besieged by Parliamentary forces under the command […]

Event SW15: The West Sussex Fascists

Chichester City Arts Centre St Bartholomew’s Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

What did World War One veteran and county councillor, Charles Bentinck Budd; Angmering farmer, Jorian Jenks; and Rustington vicar, Rev. James Croslasnd […]

Event SW26: Hilaire Belloc, the Politics of Living

Chichester City Arts Centre St Bartholomew’s Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Sussex writer and poet, Hilaire Belloc, lived life to the full: he wrote on many subjects, travelled extensively, was a Member of […]

The 2025 festival will run from Saturday 14 June to Sunday 20 July.

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