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    ... 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.

    Hayling's BEST

    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,  

     

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    PROJECTS

    COPP HEROES

    VISIT WEBSITE

    WW2 HERITAGE TRAIL

    HAYLING AT WAR

    HAYLING STOCKS

    WILLIAM PADWICK

    PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS

    Latest Publication

    November 2017

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    Past Events

    A HISTORY OF HAYLING ISLAND - Published

    November 15, 2017

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    Mike Beel

    The History of Hayling Island.

    “Hayling Island, Hayling Island, what did I expect to see? Beetling cliff and chalky highland and the salt spray splashing me? But this was quite the wrong picture, the ripple and suck of a smooth tide flooding over silvery mud and salt co...

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    COPP HEROES FINAL CEREMONY

    July 1, 2015

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    Robin Walton

    The COPP Heroes Memorial Fund was established in 2010 to raise awareness of the COPP (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) contribution to the allied war effort in WW2, and to raise funds to create and maintain a fitting memorial to these wartime heroes on the seafron...

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    CELEBRATION OF COPP

    July 21, 2014

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    Mike Beel

    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.

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    AN ISLAND AT WAR - Published

    May 1, 2014

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    Mike Beel

    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 Island made an extraordinary contribution to the nation’s war effort during World War Two, yet it has always been overshadowed by its...

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    DEDICATION of COPP MEMORIAL

    September 27, 2012

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    Robin Walton

    The granite stone with an inscribed memorial was dedicated by Countess Mountbatten to the COPP Heroes on 27th September 2012 in a ceremony attended by surviving COPPists and their family and friends, representatives of the army and marines, the Mayor of Havant, hardwor...

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    WWII HERITAGE TRAIL

    September 23, 2012

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    Robin Walton

    Opening of the Hayling Island WWII Heritage Trail,

    the very first in the U.K.

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    HONOURING HAYLING'S HEROES

    July 16, 2011

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    Robin Walton

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

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    EXHIBITION & PRESENTATION

    July 22, 2010

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    Robin Walton

      

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

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    HAYLING LIBRARY

    May 19, 2010

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    Robin Walton

    COPP Display at the Hayling Library.

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    NEWTOWN HOUSE

    September 7, 2009

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    Robin Walton

    Discover Hayling - week long exhibition at the Newtown House Hotel, Hayling Island.

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    Publications

    Robin Walton: Author   -    Mike Beel: Illustrator

    Latest Publication

    November 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
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    Videos

    A Postcard from Hayling 2007

    Hayling at War 2004 - Remastered

    William Padwick 2007

    The COPP Memorial Story - told over 4 years.

     
     
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    Mr Robin Walton

    Tel: 02392 718441

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    Mr Mike Beel

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