Aspects of the Geography of Pevensey—The First of Eight Gateway Talks by Dr. Geoffrey Mead
Dr. Geoffrey Mead of the Centre for Community Engagement at the University of Sussex, who is leading the lottery funded Pevensey Timeline project, gives the first of his keynote talks on behalf of the Pevensey Timeline Association at St. Nicolas Church, 3:00pm—4:30pm, Wednesday 30 July 2014, beginning with the question, what do we mean by Pevensey?
Dr Mead who is widely regarded as one of the most engaging speakers in the county on matters related to local history, will be offering the first of his talks to both members of the association and local people who are interested in learning more about both the work of the association and the area in which they live.
His work has featured in the national press, with, for example, his academic tours of Brighton’s murky past giving a boost to the new film version of Graham Greene’s classic novel, Brighton Rock.
His doctoral research is in the development of interwar suburbia and the associated issues of landscape change and housing issues. He is currently involved in work with lecturing and teaching in the areas of Sussex coastal landscapes, Sussex agricultural history and Sussex industrial history.
Places for the first of his talks are limited to 30. The talk will be for an hour with a question and answer session of half an hour to follow, during which time Dr. Mead will field questions from the audience.
The project, which was nationally funded in April, has already seen the first group of students learn how to research and work with the timeline, including an element in the learning that has seen them coding parts of the project live online.
Val Coppard, one of the first villagers to be taught how to work technically with the timeline and how to research entries, said ‘it is interesting, what the teaching has given me is confidence’.
There are already 36 entries on the timeline, with a another 1.964 to follow, with the aim of completing the unique project in May 2015 and the last entry, the arrival of the Olympic torch in the village in 2012.
To view the 2,000 year timeline that tells the story of Pevensey and its rich history, browsers can visit the project platform here, www.pevenseytimeline.co.uk.
Tickets to the first of the eight gateway talks, must be booked in advance, but are free of charge. They are available by contacting the Pevensey Timeline Association on
Dianne Dear, Chair of the Pevensey Timeline Association commented; ‘to have attracted someone of the calibre of Dr Geoffery Mead to the project is exciting. He is clearly not just one of the most high profile and best qualified local historians working in Sussex, he is also a very engaging speaker and tutor. It is such a privilege to have him leading the project’.
Pevensey Timeline Association
Dr Geoffrey Mead—The first of eight gateway talks
Aspects of the Geography of Pevensey
St. Nicolas Church, Pevensey
3:00pm—4:30pm, Wednesday 30 July 2014
