http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk Ashurst Wood | Lingfield | Forest Row | Crawley Down Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:45:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en East Grinstead is twinned with the following towns:  Bourg-de-Péage, France Verbania, Italy Mindelheim, Germany Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain Schwaz, Austria http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/general/town-twinning/ East Grinstead opticians: A family run practice, with over 30 years experience in the optical profession. We have built our business on personal recommendation and referrals. Being independent allows us the professional freedom to provide you with the very best in eye care. You can feel confident that your visual needs will be ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/businesses/alexander-opticians/ I found a great site all about Ashdown Forest... Originally a deer hunting forest in Norman times, Ashdown Forest is now the largest free public access space in the South East. It is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside and is known the world ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/general/ashdown-forest-2/ It says "East Grinstead Official Guide" on the following website. I am not sure how official it is but it has a great section on the history of East Grinstead. Here is an excerpt: "By the mid-C16 the parish of East Grinstead (modern East Grinstead, Ashurst Wood and Forest Row) contained ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/history/east-grinstead-official-history/ http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/history/east-grinstead-fair-photographed-by-ej-bedford-21st-apr-1896/ Many people want to find details for the East Grinstead Cinema so here is the phone number and address: Atrium Building King Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3DJ 01342 321666 http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/general/east-grinstead-cinema/ I have been reading up on the history of Sussex and the early kings.Here is what Wikipedia has to say on the subject of Aelle: Ælle was the first king of the South Saxons from 477 to perhaps as late as 514, and was the first king recorded by Bede ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/history/saxon-king-%c3%a6lle-aelle-aella-or-ella/ You can see an East Grinstead Roll of Honour page on this website created by John Harrison. http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/history/east-grinstead-roll-of-honour/ In 1910 there were 207 branches of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) in Britain. Membership of the NUWSS had grown from 13,429 in 1909 to 21,571 in 1910. However, it was not until July 1911 that Muriel, Countess de la Warr, Marie Corbett ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/history/east-grinstead-suffrage-society/ My sister and I had been staying with our grandparents in Bexhill in August 1939 and had, with our Aunt, visited a friend of hers who had a notice in her window saying, "Don't worry! It may never happen." I was nine years old a few days after ... http://www.east-grinstead.co.uk/wwii/memories-of-wwii-growing-up-in-wartime-hartfield-sussex/