Eve Farrant (nee Lisher) was born in 1917 to a middle class family in Lancing, who regularly attended the Methodist Church. She remembers one of her outings with the Sunday School.

'Each Sunday, Marjorie (my sister) and I would go to Methodist Sunday School of which my father, Frank Lisher, was the superintendent. When I first went I was in the primary, run by Mr James. Sunday School was at 10 o'clock and we would then go into church and back for Sunday School at 2.30 p.m.

I always looked forward to the annual Sunday School outing. It was usually to Burgess Hill where there was an amusement park. We would save our pennies for weeks before and, on the great day, go to the railway station. With great excitement we would wait for the train with its carriages marked 'reserved', sufficient seats for our party.

On arrival at the park we would enjoy going on the lake, swing boats, and down the helter skelter. The latter was my favourite. We'd climb up the tower and, sitting on a mat, would wind round and round until we reached the bottom.

When all our money was spent we would meet for tea of bread, jam and a bun before the races. If we won a race we might get another penny to spend.

Then it was back on the train, all of us feeling happy but worn out from our fun-filled day.'