1945 Victory Tea Photo
Dear Editor, I have seen this photo (published in your June 2025 edition) several times before, my Nan and now my Mum has a copy.
My Mum and two Uncles are in the picture. Rita Ward, nee Wilson, and her two Brothers, Peter and Edward Wilson. Rita is two years old, in the box, front row, Peter has the bow and arrow, and Edward is to the far right as a child coal miner.
Sadly both my uncles are no longer with us, Mum is 82 years young. What a great historic photo.
Tracy Wright (Rita’s daughter)
Closure of Northern Hotel
Dear Editor, For 68 years, the Northern Hotel in Sea Road was beautiful Edwardian building with period furniture that served Bexhill well.
Now, the furniture is being sold by auction and new owners are apparently turning the building into flats. I hope Bexhill residents will protest against this vandalism.
Ron Sollars
Toilet Frustrations
Dear Editor, Residents would have welcomed the reopening of several public toilets around the town, including those at either end of Bexhill promenade, after 18 months.
There is, however, a notable exception: the toilets at Manor Barn remain closed.
This effectively puts the gardens there, which are a great asset to the town and its inhabitants, out of bounds to many Bexhillians and their visitors.
As has been noted in your publication before, the high proportion of retired among our population means by definition that the number suffering from incontinence issues is correspondingly high.
Rother Council and Bexhill Town Council play a game of ping-pong over where the responsibility lies for these facilities, the result being inaction. I call on you to use your voice to put pressure on the authorities on behalf of us all to restore an important feature of the town.
I Richards
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Missing Beach Signs
Dear Editor, I have just noticed that the ‘No Dogs’ signs on the children’s play areas along the promenade appear to have been removed.
This is the only part of the seafront where these restrictions apply and of course, one area near the Sovereign Light café was already being used as a toilet.
Toxicarasis is a disease I encountered some years ago dealing with two separate cases in children, one blinded, one brain damaged. This disease is at its simplest a ringworm present almost exclusively in dog and cat pet faeces due to their rich diet.
Young children and toddlers play in this area — that is its purpose. I hope that Rother District Council is responsible enough to replace and hopefully enhance these signs so that children may safely play and others may use this rare facility.
Steven Hall
Amazing help following fall
Dear Editor, I would like to thank the lady who helped me on Sunday, 8th June at the bus stop in Endwell Road when I collapsed and lost consciousness.
She assisted my husband in looking after me until an ambulance came. Without her, I don’t know how he would have coped.
The Ambulance men were wonderful and did tests before they took me to A&E at the Conquest Hospital. Again, I got the best attention and more tests.
All the nursing staff and doctors were wonderful and so kind. My faith in the NHS has been restored. With all the bad press the media feeds us about hospitals in the UK, I can only say that the Conquest Hastings deserves full praise due, in my experience.
Muriel Austin
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