Huge crowds turned out on Super Sunday as the High Street and South Avenue Rec once again hosted the traditional curtain raiser to the Hurst Festival. Last year’s absence appeared to swell numbers this year as crowds just enjoyed being together as a community once more. Brighton and Hove City Brass Band led the annual treasured transport parade, with many familiar vintage vehicles on show, along with a few newcomers.

They were closely followed by the children’s dance parade. Visitors young and old were able to enjoy face painting, art classes, circus workshops, the reptile tent, fair rides and a bouncy castle. Trinity church opened its doors with an exhibition of local artists, as well as bell ringing and bee keeping demonstrations. On the village garden DJ Emma kept the crowds entertained, alongside live music. Darren from Burgess Hill FM kept the energy up and crowds informed on the Rec.

As ever there was a good choice of food stalls to keep everyone fed as well as the new edition of the Festival bar to keep them hydrated. We thank Phil Duffy for the great photographs. We will have a further round up of the Festival events in next month’s edition.

For lots more lovely photographs pick up October’s Hurst Life today. And because the photos were spectacular, here is a link to the artist himself: https://musephotographic.zenfolio.com/