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Southwick Revival This is the official page for the Southwick D-Day Revival. Visit this page regularly for event updates as they happen! Road closure from 9.00 to 18.00.
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NB all activities are to be confirmed with more to be planned. To keep up to date follow our website at https://www.Southwickrevival.co.uk

Road closed from Event car park, West Street to the Church and from the top end of High Street to the Old Forge. Weekend-long Events:
Village dressed in 1940s style with bunting. Street Market in Drove Road including 1940′s crafts, memorabilia, vintage goods and local produce. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Walking tours : Free guided tours of Village led by knowledgeable local people. Discover what makes Southwick “Peculiar”
Meet outside D-Day Memorial Hall leaving hourly from 11.30 to 15.30.

1940’s Tea Rooms in D-Day Memorial Hall. Handmade cakes, tea and coffee. 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

Southwick Brewhouse Museum – open Friday 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

Golden Lion And Red Lion live music all weekend. Red Lion Hog Roast

Village Green – entertainment and performances

Military & Vintage Vehicles on Village Streets
Military vehicles and re-enactors in recreation ground. Exhibition in St James’ Church. Revival Talks featuring WW2 Historians in marquee. More entertainment in marquee to be confirmed.

1940s living re-enactors including the Baker Street Boys, Vintage Hairdresser, Land Army, WVS, in Southwick Farm Barn area. Steam Bus Rides through village

Vintage fair and vintage rides
Family Picnic and children’s play area in Squire’s Paddock. Displays, and more

Military vehicles display and cavalcades

Static display of Spitfire with cockpit experience - not to be missed

Much more to be confirmed


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A sad day for the Normandy veterans. Rest in Peace Henry.
12/10/2026

A sad day for the Normandy veterans. Rest in Peace Henry.

Henry Rice, from Cranleigh, Surrey, was a signalman who served off Normandy in the days after D-Day.

07/10/2026
The Fallen Britannia Tea Party will be taking place at the D-Day Memorial Hall in Southwick.The organisers are hoping to...
06/10/2026

The Fallen Britannia Tea Party will be taking place at the D-Day Memorial Hall in Southwick.

The organisers are hoping to make it a really open and welcoming event, not just for their own group, but for the wider local community as well.

They’re also raising funds towards the event here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fallen-britannia-tea-party

Among all the uniforms, equipment and wartime objects on display at Southwick Revival, sometimes it’s the deeply persona...
06/09/2026

Among all the uniforms, equipment and wartime objects on display at Southwick Revival, sometimes it’s the deeply personal pieces that stop you in your tracks.

This wonderful Victory Dress was handmade, carefully decorated with colourful wartime and patriotic motifs, flags, figures and little reminders of the extraordinary years she had lived through.

A beautiful little piece of family history, and a very special part of the display at Southwick Revival.

Pegasus Bridge remains one of the defining stories of D-Day, and this village display gave visitors a place to pause and...
30/08/2026

Pegasus Bridge remains one of the defining stories of D-Day, and this village display gave visitors a place to pause and remember.

📸 Photo: Jordan Folkard

📸 Photo: Pat Patrick
29/08/2026

📸 Photo: Pat Patrick

A lovely period portrait against Southwick’s old brickwork, with costume and setting working perfectly together.📸 Photo:...
29/08/2026

A lovely period portrait against Southwick’s old brickwork, with costume and setting working perfectly together.

📸 Photo: Jordan Folkard

A sepia convoy heading along the lane, echoing the wartime photographs that inspired so much of the weekend.📸 Photo: Pat...
29/08/2026

A sepia convoy heading along the lane, echoing the wartime photographs that inspired so much of the weekend.

📸 Photo: Pat Patrick

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Southwick
PO176EB

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02392 325252

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