Friends of Edith

Our next Drop-By/Drop-In is Thursday 3rd April, 12-2pm at the statue, 2-4pm in the Marina Fountain. All welcome to come and chat about Edith and our projects.

Edith saved Harold's body at the Battle of Hastings.

Now SHE needs FRIENDS to save her.

Become one of the

FRIENDS OF EDITH

and help protect her

and her heritage

The Friends of Edith (FoE) are committed to protecting
Edith’s statue in West Marina Gardens, St Leonards-on-Sea
so that her long-forgotten story from 1,000 years ago can enrich our lives today
and help us celebrate our local and national history. Her story connects directly to our present Royal Family, to the Nation’s history, the county of Sussex, and to the continuing struggle for womens’ equality.

She was Harold’s consort for 20 years and they had 7 children together:
she was a devoted mother and partner as well as head of her many estates.
Always in the shadows of history, she was nevertheless a strong and charismatic woman whose life has many echoes for today.
She was the lady of her community looking out for her people: now it’s time for the people to look out for HER, to preserve her monument and foster a collective spirit in her name.

For recent news of our activities (including recent Newsletters) please see our News/Links page and for more information on upcoming events please see our Events page.

Information on some of our projects can be found on our Projects page.

Some further background on Edith and her times can be found under our Research pages:

Edith’s Landholdings;
Edith’s Family and
Edith’s Beliefs

and through ‘information sheets’ shown on our Info Sheets page.