world-war-ii – Newmarket Hill

WW2 Dakota Disaster: Sunday 19th November 1944

This year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. A crucial element of our success was an American workhorse transport plane, the Douglas C-47, otherwise known as the Dakota. Some five and a half months after our initial invasion, on Sunday 19th November 1944, a routine transport of mostly American troops from France ended in disaster, […]

Upcoming Events

Castle Hill Healthwalk Jan 6, 2026 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am Castle Hill car park, Sea View Way, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 6NT, UK Castle Hill Healthwalk: Explore this stunning chalk grassland National Nature Reserve. (When conditions are muddy, and on the last Tuesday of the month, the walk follows an alternative route around Bullock Hill, opposite the reserve.)Meeting Place: Castle Hill National Nature Reserve Car Park, Woodingdean, off Falmer Road (B2123), just north of the junction with Bexhill Road. …

Castle Hill Healthwalk Jan 13, 2026 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am Castle Hill car park, Sea View Way, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 6NT, UK Castle Hill Healthwalk: Explore this stunning chalk grassland National Nature Reserve. (When conditions are muddy, and on the last Tuesday of the month, the walk follows an alternative route around Bullock Hill, opposite the reserve.)Meeting Place: Castle Hill National Nature Reserve Car Park, Woodingdean, off Falmer Road (B2123), just north of the junction with Bexhill Road. …