Our hugely popular lecture series returns on Thursday evenings this October and November.

An intimate season of talks with our Archaeology Curator James Sainsbury and a guest speaker. Explore a wide range of subjects from Worthing in the Neolithic, the stories of Cissbury, Chanctonbury Ring and Highdown, through to the Norman Conquest and Worthing in the Great War. This year social historian Beth Collard will be giving a brand new lecture on the Pioneering Women of Worthing, as well as her fascinating talk on Harry Peuleve, a Worthing-born SOE agent active in Europe during World War II.

About the talk

Chanctonbury Ring is arguably the most famous of Sussex landmarks, crowned by a clump of trees that were originally planted in the 18th century. However the history of the site goes back at least six thousand years, and its development as a nationally significant site of pre-Christian religious activity will be explored in this lecture, along with tales of fortification, eccentric landowners and perhaps the Devil himself!

Ticket price includes a glass of wine or tea/coffee.

Members Pre-Sale Tuesday 5 September, 10am
General On-Sale Friday 8 September, 10am