| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Friends' Annual Conference and A.G.M. / The Friends' AGM will be held on 30 March in West Dean College. Guided tours of Midhurst will be given by Peter Gray and Dr Annabelle Hughes |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | The raising of Longport House / Photographs by Chris Zeuner, Richard Pailthorpe, Jimmy Clevett and Diana Zeuner of the erection of Longport Houser. People featured are Chris Zeuner, Roger Champion, Richard Harris, Richard Murdoch, Andrew Hodby, Tim Piggott |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | How the garden grew / Photos of the Longport garden, which is dedicated to the late Lord Bonham Carter of Yanrbury, who frequently visited the Museum with Lady Elizabeth Benson and David Benson. Ivan Hicks is the designer and Pete and Ron Betsworth are shown planting trees. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | First Museum Summer School / Richard Hunt will lead the Museum's first summer school in 6-13 July. Themes include the archaeology of the Weald and Downland, Boxgrove Man, the Iron Age, the Romans and the iron industry, landscape and the rural world in literature, art and music. Contact Carol Hawkins (later Carol Brinson) |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | A journey to Rajasthan and Moghul India / An Indian journey will be led by Richard Hunt |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | New publication for children / Elizabeth Newbery is writing a new activity book for children which will be sponsored by William Mercer, actuaries and consultants. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | New opportunity for Friends to help Museum / With the opening of Longport there is a new opportunity for Friends to welcome visitors and encourage new members at a "front of house" desk. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | When in doubt do as our wardens tell you! / A picture of Frank Knights directing a visitor to the overflow park. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Friends' News / An enamel lapel badge with the word "Friend" under the logo is available. Guest tickets can be bought by a Friend and then used to pay for the admission of a guest, who need not be accompanied. There are 3 vacancies on the Friends' Committee. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Picture / Marista Leishman of the Edinburgh based Insite Trust held a Volunteer Training Workshop in Crawley Hall |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | BAFM helps Friends' groups. / The British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM) aims to advise Friends' groups. Virginia Lyon reports on her experiences when attending their meetings. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Friends' recruiting - help needed at special events / Ethel Buvyer has supervised the Friends' Recruiting Stand at all special events for several years. She needs a break. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Memories from some of our oldest Friends. / On the 25th anniversary of tne Museum Virginia Lyon reports on "One or two Friends who have made an outstanding contribution": Bernard Johnson and Cherry Johnson; Daphne Chandler; Bernard Rush and Betty Rush; Walter Greenway; Doris Nash and Ted Nash. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | The Museum welcomes Lilliput Lane / The Llilliput Lane annual Collection Fair will be held in the Museum's show ring. We expect 7000 visitors. |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Gordon Rushmer Exhibition / Gordon Rushmer will be showing some of his work in Crawley Hall |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Obituaries / Obituaries of Doug Bryant, Betty Putnam, Canon Douglas Rhymes and Michael Saxton |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Alan Waters to run 91-mile fund-raising marathon across Sussex / Alan Waters will run a 91-mile marathon from Robertsbridge to South Harting: a walk walked by Hillaire Belloc and later by Bob Copper |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Discovering more about historic buildings / Marjorie Hallam will lead a four-part course "Buildings in the Landscape: The Western World" |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | New horse-logging equipment grant-aided / English Nature and Sussex Downs Conservation Board are to grant-aid the purchase of a Norwegian horse logging equipment |
| 1996/3 | Magazine Vol. 6 No. 16 / March 1996 | Friends' Activities 1996 / Friends' Activities for 1996 include: "A Revelation of Truth", a talk by Brian Saunders on Henry Williamson; Supper at Gospel Green; Singleton gardens open day on 22 June; Visit to Highgrove garden; Autumn visit to Kirdford gardens. |
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