Blue Plaque Project

Blue Flash Music Trust

A project by Blue Flash Music Trust

Blue Plaque Project

Studying all the ins and outs of putting together an application for a Blue Plaque that meets the requirements of the Swan Walk shopping mall, and at the same time puts across exactly what the Royal Sussex Regiments feels is most important in remembering what Major Middleton and his men achieved.

Why they need our service

The Trust is working on a blue plaque in Swan Walk in Horsham in memory of Major Rupert Middleton and the bandsmen of the 4th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, who built the Capitol Theatre and Cinema after the 1st World War in 1923. We would love to hear Harry Triggs' Trigg's trench cello being played when the blue plaque is mounted hopefully in 2018. Harry's trench cello can be heard being played by Steven Isserlis on a recently released CD; The Cello in Wartime. The sound is surprising.

Plan and expected results

A better belief and understanding of what Horsham has to offer because at the moment many feel that the town has lost its identity. When you think that these men of the Royal Sussex Regiment had just returned from the 1st World War and they used all their resources to create an original theatre; something Horsham had never possessed. The photograph shows the theatre in all its glory, that was taken down in 1983 by Horsham District Council in the name of progress.

What your gift could provide

£10

a one to one music session

£30

a sing a long session

£100

a day of workshops