A Sussex Farm in the 1950s - a talk by Ian Everest
Mon, 28 Apr
|Leigh Village Hall
Find out how tough life was on a South Downs Farm , when the war was over but the battle was still being fought to feed the nation.
Time & Location
28 Apr 2025, 19:30 – 21:30
Leigh Village Hall, Bunce Common Rd, Leigh, Reigate RH2 8NP, UK
About the Event
To ‘make hay’ and ‘bring in the harvest’ sound like idyllic past times, but this talk shows just how tough life was on a South Down farm during the 1950’s. The war was over, but the battle was still being fought to feed the nation. The talk includes original cine film.
Ian Everest was bought up in a farm on the South Downs and after attending Agricultural College in the late 1960's, he worked on farms before joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at an animal disease research centre.
Refreshments will be served afterwards.
£2 for members and £4 for non-members