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Discover .....

... is the heritage sub-committee of the Hayling’s BEST Market Town Initiative Group, and is dedicated to the collection of information and images to create a living, growing, communal archive of Hayling's past.

About US

Hayling is the heritage sub-committee of the Hayling’s BEST Market Town Initiative Group. If you would like to help with this heritage initiative, or require further information about Discover Hayling,

PROJECTS

COPP HEROES

WW2 HERITAGE TRAIL

HAYLING AT WAR

HAYLING STOCKS

WILLIAM PADWICK

PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS

Latest Publication

FEBRUARY 2025

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Past Events

AN ISLAND AT WAR 2

AN ISLAND AT WAR 2

To replace the original Island at War book and include WWI

A HISTORY OF HAYLING ISLAND - Published

A HISTORY OF HAYLING ISLAND - Published

The History of Hayling Island. “Hayling Island, Hayling Island, what did I expect to see? Beetling cliff and chalky highland and the salt...

COPP HEROES FINAL CEREMONY

COPP HEROES FINAL CEREMONY

The COPP Heroes Memorial Fund was established in 2010 to raise awareness of the COPP (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) contribution...

CELEBRATION OF COPP

CELEBRATION OF COPP

Celebration of COPP and D-Day led by Dan Snow. Dedication of COPP Memorial Bench by Timothy Knatchbull. Go to relevant page on COPP website.

AN ISLAND AT WAR - Published

AN ISLAND AT WAR - Published

This A4 124 page book tells the enthralling story of life on a small island on the South Coast of England, during World War Two. Hayling...

DEDICATION of COPP MEMORIAL

DEDICATION of COPP MEMORIAL

The granite stone with an inscribed memorial was dedicated by Countess Mountbatten to the COPP Heroes on 27th September 2012 in a...

WWII HERITAGE TRAIL

WWII HERITAGE TRAIL

Opening of the Hayling Island WWII Heritage Trail, the very first in the U.K. The titles of the images tells you where the large...

HONOURING HAYLING'S HEROES

HONOURING HAYLING'S HEROES

Hayling at War show at Station Theatre honouring Hayling's Heroes.

EXHIBITION & PRESENTATION

EXHIBITION & PRESENTATION

Exhibition & Presentation to the Hayling Residents Association at the URC Hall on COPP.

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heritage

Past Events

Publications

Major Sponsors

Sponsors

Archiving

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To be added

Publications

Robin Walton: Author - Mike Beel: Illustrator

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Published 2025

Published 2017

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Published 2014

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People, Places & Events

People, Places & Events

2007 - 16pp A5 Leaflet.

Historic Buildings

Historic Buildings

2008 12pp A5 Leaflet Hayling's Historic Buildings

Hayling's Lifeboats

Hayling's Lifeboats

2008 12pp A5 Leaflet Discover Hayling's Lifeboats

Hayling in WW2

Hayling in WW2

2009 12pp A5 Leaflet Discover Hayling in WW2

Natural Hayling

Natural Hayling

2009 16pp A5 map Leaflet Discover Natural Hayling

Hayling & Langstone

Hayling & Langstone

2009 12pp A5 Discover Hayling & Langstone

Hayling's Heroes

Hayling's Heroes

2011 12pp A5 Booklet Discover Hayling's Heroes

Hayling at War

Hayling at War

2012 16pp A5 Booklet Hayling at War

Heritage Trail

Heritage Trail

Films

A Postcard from Hayling 2007

Hayling at War 2004 - Remastered

William Padwick 2007

The COPP Memorial Story - told over 4 years.

DVDs

book

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