A little help please what is Sussex famous for as a theme for a Jamoree.

[Insel affe]

Can people help please.

I have a work colleague who is taking the West Sussex sea scout explorers to Japan for a world wide jamboree with Scouts etc from all round the world and they have to have a theme. Obviously East Sussex can use 1066 and the Norman invasion however he is struggling to come up with a theme for West Sussex other than Saxons.

Any ideas please ?

Famous things that occurred here or people etc, The internet is not throwing up a lot in all fairness.

Thank you

 

[brakespear]

A swift look suggests Shelley, HG Wells and Lord Alfred Douglas

Also Suede and The Cure.

 

[Icy Gull]

The Romans - Fishbourne Palace being the largest and best preserved Roman Palace in the UK apparently?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbourne_Roman_Palace

 

[tinycowboy]

1066 is the obvious one.
The first television images - Hastings.
Tom Paine.
The Downs/the seaside.
Rudyard Kipling maybe?
The trug (if you're desperate!)

 

[Pavilionaire]

Fracking.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Sussex's greatest claim to fame is surely that Sherlock Holmes retired here to keep bees.

 

[Nibble]

Romans
Battles with Celts during the Bronze age
Medical pioneers
Red Caps
1066
Drug use

 

[skipper734]

1066 is the obvious one.
The first television images - Hastings.
Tom Paine.
The Downs/the seaside.
Rudyard Kipling maybe?
The trug (if you're desperate!)

You probably need to acquaint yourself with the compass a bit more Mr tiny.

 

[tinycowboy]

You probably need to acquaint yourself with the compass a bit more Mr tiny.

Ah, it was WEST Sussex, wasn't it?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I'd put Eric Gill forward as the inventor of one of the most significant typefaces in the world (Gill Sans). However, I think he rather liked the company of younger people (along with animals it seems) so may not be right for a Scout jamboree!

 

[Bognor Bystander]

King Canute allegedly tried to stop the sea at Bosham and his daughter is buried in Bosham Church ...

 

[KZNSeagull]

Sussex is home to the greatest football team that has ever existed. Quite surprised you had to ask the question really.

 

[Gwylan]

King Canute allegedly tried to stop the sea at Bosham and his daughter is buried in Bosham Church ...

That's the obvious one - although the story is that he showed that he couldn't stop the sea.

The other one, I mentioned this the other day, is that Jerusalem (the words at least) was written in Felpham

 

[dougdeep]

1066 is the obvious one.
The first television images - Hastings.
Tom Paine.
The Downs/the seaside.
Rudyard Kipling maybe?
The trug (if you're desperate!)

All East Sussex.

 

[dougdeep]

Stoolball? Oh no that was East Sussex too.

 

[Danny-Boy]

I'd put Eric Gill forward as the inventor of one of the most significant typefaces in the world (Gill Sans). However, I think he rather liked the company of younger people (along with animals it seems) so may not be right for a Scout jamboree!

Didn't he kep it in the family though?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Sussex is home to the greatest football team that has ever existed. Quite surprised you had to ask the question really.

Adur Athletic ?

 

[Danny-Boy]

Sussex is home to the greatest football team that has ever existed. Quite surprised you had to ask the question really.

Crawley Town - nonleague to Div 1 in a very short space of time.

 

[Danny-Boy]

The Romans - Fishbourne Palace being the largest and best preserved Roman Palace in the UK apparently?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbourne_Roman_Palace

Don't foget Bignor Villa, and there's Stane Street is it?

Bob

 

[tinycowboy]

St Cuthman - someone could dress up Bernie Clifton style, but with a wheelbarrow instead of an ostrich.