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Welcome to the December issue. We hope you’re enjoying the festive season. This month we are very pleased to bring you an insightful and comprehensive

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Local History Notes

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As I briefly touched on last month, the penultimate three letters of our alphabet are, to say the least, challenging. However, before I go off the beaten track, there are some definite subjects to write about. The first is the Zion Chapel. Although it changed its name in 1973 to West Street Evangelical Church and again in 1986 to the West Street Baptist Chapel, religious worship has taken place on the site since 1810. It was built with money donated by John Burt. He had made his fortune in the brewing industry and had also founded a bank in the town in 1807, together with his brother, Andrew. It failed after only nine years and was taken over by John Head at 31 High Street. The name Lewes Old Bank is still there inscribed in the facia, but obscured by the name of the restaurant now occupying the premises. Apart from its place in the Christian church movement, the earliest organised teaching took place in Sunday Schools. Zion was in the forefront of this. James Blomfield, the minister in 1857 was educating forty children in evening classes. In a church census in 1851, 2069 children were attending in the morning and 168 in the afternoons. In front there was a small burial plot. In

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xylochronology. But they did not, so now, as I indicated I might have to I am going “off piste”. Words that contain “X” are also few and far between unless you count the prefix “ex”, meaning previous. The county in which we live ends in “x”. The suffix “sex” is the old word for Saxon. It occurs in Sussex, Essex and the now defunct, Wessex and Midddlesex. Why there was never a “Northsex”, is a mystery, as the other three compass points are used. “X” marks the spot, on the treasure maps, beloved of pirates. It is also used for the unknown quantity in algebra and the sign for multiplication, one of the four basic processes in arithmetic. In Roman numerals it stands for the number 10. The story of why this is, is interesting but not necessarily true. Most cultures throughout time have counted using their fingers. The Roman system

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SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER A Christmas Carol Concert presented by The Forest Row Lifeboat Choir to raise funds for the RNLI Shoreham Lifeboat Station. The concert is at the Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead, commencing at 2:30pm Tickets are £6, includes refreshments. Tickets are available from Trinity Welcome Cafe, at the door and from Roger on 01342 324196. SUNDAY 12TH DECEMBER East Grinstead Concert Band. This will be just the event to get you in the Christmas spirit, with classics such as Christmas Festival and modern versions of the favourites, and carols to join in with. Tickets are £8 adults, £6 concessions, under 16s free. Tickets from Bullfrog Music on Ship Street, on Eventbrite and on the door. At 2:30pm. St Swithun's Church. SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER BETWEEN 10AM AND 3PM East Grinstead Museum. Fancy discovering the amazing world of monoprinting (using one colour to print amazing pieces of artwork)? Come and join our local artist for our free 20-minute session for 2 children at a time to Draw, Ink and Print a picture to take home. Suitable for children age 8 and up. Pre booking is essential. Tickets are available on website.

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What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?

Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?

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What gift did Harry Potter receive from the Dursleys during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

Which British monarch delivered the first ever Christmas message?

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What type of tree is most commonly used for Christmas trees?

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