Spine-tingling children’s crafts and trail activities this October half-term Spooky fun at Crawley Museum. a Available during museum opening hours Saturday 26th October 10.30 – 16.00 Tuesday 29th October 10.30 – 16.00 Wednesday 30th October 10.30 – 16.00 Thursday 31st October 10.30 – 16.00 Friday 1st November 10.30 – 16.00…
Supernatural Sussex & Spine-Tingling Tales of Spectral Crawley “I have business to attend to. The unfinished kind. And while there are souls to save I will look to save them…” There is something spooky afoot in the county of Sussex. Rumours are swirling and whispers abound of haunted cries heard…
The Paralympic flame being carried in. In 2012 the Olympic torch was paraded through Crawley, so could we do something like it for the Paralympics? The members of Crawley’s Access Group (TAG) thought it was worth a try. Council officers agreed and the answer was – YES! The British Paralympic…
The Diaries of Mr G F A & Mrs M Hart of 7 Fir Tree Close, Langley Walk, Langley Green, Crawley 1964-1967 and 1973-1981 The covers of the diaries changed through the years. The diaries are all hardback. They are published by the Boots Pure Drug Company Limited, and all…
Rosemary as a child and her Mum, Dorothy Harris. In May 1945, Crawley in common with towns and villages throughout the land, heard a new and wonderful sound. Older people heard it with disbelief and children were woken so that they might hear it for the first time. It was…
Katie worked with the Chilean national team during the games. I was one of many Games Makers for the London 2012 Olympic Games. My role was that of a National Olympic Committee (NOC) assistant for Team Chile. Holding the Olympic flame It was different from some of the other volunteer…
I WILL NEVER FORGET AUGUST 4TH 2012! I was lucky in the ballot to get tickets for some brilliant Olympic swimming events, but nothing for my favourite sport, athletics. Then it arrived. The email said there were a few wheelchair-user tickets left for the Olympic stadium…. Which evenings?… Saturday 4th…
Saturday 20th July – Saturday 31st August Available during museum opening hours 10.30 – 16.00 every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Alice in Wonderland display in the Learning Space. Join us at the Crawley Museum this summer holidays for some totally crazy family fun! Travel down the rabbit hole and…
A hand-written version of the following account is now in the Crawley Museum collection, courtesy of a donation by Nadine Hygate. It was written by William James Denman (1877-1945), a renowned Crawley figure: head postman, local councillor, JP, tireless committeeman, supporter of local sports and social organisations, and prolific journalist…
Saturday 11th May 2024 Open from 10.30am till 4pm Free Entry, donations welcomed. crawley Special appearance: 11am – Duke Box on a soapbox Meeting fellow Steampunks in the foyer for tea and a tour. As a Steampunk Gent, Duke Box is a master of ceremonies, a steampunk parlour games host.…
