Do you remember when?

1908

WHEN Bexhill was enjoying its most peaceful moments on Sunday evening, a shocking tragedy was enacted in Station Road, which caused a deep sensation among the residents. The news quickly spread that a young woman had been found in a yard with her throat cut. The deed seemed a clear case of suicide, and an extremely sad one. Only a few moments before the deed was done the deceased had been conversing with her friends.

WHEN the new Licensing Bill was put forward by the present Government it caused heated controversy in the country. Bexhill only recently has taken any activity in the matter. The first public meeting concerning the Bill took place on Wednesday evening, in the open air, at the corner of Belle Hill and Station Road (now King Offa Way and London Road). When the speakers first put their position the audience was chiefly composed of curious children, but as the evening advanced adults congregated in large numbers.

1958

DESPITE the recent hold-up in supplies of anti-polio vaccine, 500 children in Bexhill were vaccinated last week and a further 500 will be treated next week. Large quantities of American Salk vaccine, which have not been subjected to the rigorous British test, are arriving in the country, and the Borough Medical Officer of Health said this week it would probably be used in Bexhill.

EXACTLY 25 years ago, Bexhill Hospital opened its doors for the first time for the reception of patients. On Tuesday, doctors, surgeons and nurses assembled in St Peter's Church to pay homage to the small but devoted band of Bexhill townsmen and women who, in the face of fierce opposition, launched a fund to build the hospital, and made a long-cherished dream a reality.

1968

A WARNING that the De La Warr Pavilion might lose its licence if it continued to serve youngsters under age with intoxicating liquor was given by the chairman (Mr. R.C. Evenden) at Bexhill Juvenile Court on Wednesday. Earlier, two boys, aged 13 and 14, had appeared before the court and admitted drinking brown ale, served to them at the Pavilion during a beat rave.

IT is announced that Mr. Tommy Trinder will open the Bexhill Hospital garden party on July 13.

1978

OVER 100 Bexhill College students have sent a protest petition to British Rail about timetable changes which keep some of them waiting at the station for up to 45 minutes. Another problem is that coordinating buses which used to wait are no longer there. Meanwhile, the students are worrying about next months exams because time lost in travelling means time lost in revising.

1988

WORK on the long-awaited shopping and leisure development at Glyne Gap should begin next month, once final details have been settled. Plans have also been issued for the new roundabout to be built on the A259/Hastings Road junction. The start date for the Glyne Gap project had been delayed several times by the original developers, John Lelliott Ltd. They have now sold the site to Ravenside Investments Ltd., a subsidiary of Land Securities Ltd.

1998

TWO Bexhill schools from only 100 nationwide have been given the Government's seal of excellence. St Richard's RC Secondary School and Glyne Gap special needs school have been selected as prestigious Beacon schools. They could each receive 50,000 a year for three years to cover the extra work involved.

A NEW Bexhill College building is on the cards after the college was criticised for its poor accommodation. Governors and management are also criticised in the report. Inspectors from the Further Education Funding Council said that although the governors had a wide range of experience and a good working relationship with the principal, they lacked knowledge of the general life of the college and there were "continuing delays" in tackling spending issues.