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SUMMARY:Event SW04: Prehistoric Sites in Sussex: Mystery and Legend
DESCRIPTION:Before archaeology unlocked the secrets of so many prehistoric sites in Sussex\, landmarks\, such as the Trundle\, Kingley Vale\, Chanctonbury Ring\, and the Long Man of Wilmington\, were explained through local folklore. \nThis talk by Chris Hare delves into the legends and superstitions of Prehistoric Sussex.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw04-prehistoric-sites-in-sussex-mystery-and-legend/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Event SW10: Sussex Castles: History and Folklore
DESCRIPTION:Sussex has so many castles – some are still lived in\, others are today only ruins\, while still more have disappeared completely. \nThis talk will look at this fascinating history\, combining fact with folklore and the legends and superstitions that are linked to castles\, including Arundel\, Chichester\, and Pulborough Castles.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw10-sussex-castles-history-and-folklore/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Event SW16: Sussex Folk Song and Folk Song Collectors
DESCRIPTION:Historian and folk singer Chris Hare will introduce the old folk songs of Sussex\, explaining their origin and meaning. He will also consider the Victorian and Edwardian folk songs collectors who saved so many old songs from oblivion. Chris will also be singing some of these ancient ballads.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw16-sussex-folk-song-and-folk-song-collectors/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Event WT10: Historic and Literary Slindon: A Guided Walk
DESCRIPTION:Former Slindon resident Chris Hare leads a walk around one of the South Downs’ most historic villages. \nAs well as the long associations with the Archbishops of Canterbury\, Slindon has a rich social history and several literary connections\, most notably with the writer and poet Hilaire Belloc.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-wt10-historic-and-literary-slindon-a-guided-walk/
LOCATION:The Forge\, Reynolds Lane\, Arundel\, West Sussex\, BN18 0QT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Walk or tour
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SUMMARY:Event SW17: Sussex Rural Writers
DESCRIPTION:Between 1880 and 1914 there was a remarkable outpouring of prose and poetry that took Sussex\, and especially the South Downs\, as a point of inspiration. \nThis talk by Chris Hare will look at the work of Richard Jefferies\, W.H.Hudson\, Rudyard Kipling\, Sheila Kaye-Smith\, and many other writers who lived in or visited Sussex.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw17-sussex-rural-writers/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art & Craft
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SUMMARY:Event SW22: All Change! How the Coming of the Railway changed Sussex Forever
DESCRIPTION:Before the railway came to Sussex in the 1840s\, the county was poor and underpopulated: after its arrival\, both prosperity and population increased. \nThis talk by Chris Hare will look at the new industries that sprang up and thrived\, and old ones that were revived.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw22-all-change-how-the-coming-of-the-railway-changed-sussex-forever/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Spoken word
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