Richard W Symonds
Richard W Symonds
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Opinion

Letter to the editor: 'Must see' event at Crawley Museum: Ancient Ifield exhibition, featuring The Friendly Dragon

A good time was had by all at the Crawley Museum last Thursday evening [June 12] with the launch of the Ancient Ifield Exhibition.

Richard ‘Friendly Dragon’ Symonds with Deputy Mayor of Crawley Marion Ayling [on left] and Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex Marilyn Mansfield-Clark [on right] Ancient Ifield Exhibition Special Evening at the Crawley Museum - June 12 2025 Photo by Peter Mansfield-Clark
Kingfisher of Ifield Millpond
Kingfisher of Ifield Millpond Credit: Photo by Dale Baldwin

The Exhibition includes a beautifully-produced video of the ancient Parish of Ifield [by Ian Mulcahy], a fascinating display of Longhorn Beetle species [by David Moon], and a video reading of ‘The Friendly Dragon of Ifield Brook Meadows’ [written by Richard W. Symonds].

Ancient Ifield Exhibition - Poster 1
Ancient Ifield Exhibition - Poster 1 Credit: Poster created by Ian Mulcahy

This ‘must see’ event at the Museum runs until July 5 2025 - Thursday, Friday and Saturday [10.30am to 4pm].

All welcome.

Ancient Ifield Exhibition - Poster 2
Ancient Ifield Exhibition - Poster 2 Credit: Poster created by Richard W. Symonds

Ifield Parish Map Project Team