St Cuthman is a Sussex saint! Brief biographical details may be found at http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/st_cuthman.htm

We lived at 44 Twineham Road and in the war my father was a fireman stationed at St Cuthman's church with the air raid wardens . But two days before the church was bombed the firemen moved to Whitehawk bus station -sadly the wardens were killed . My sister Kathleen was machine gunned by a german plane in Lintot Avnue.

My grandmother lived at 26 Twineham Road and was at home when St. Cuthman's Church was bombed. She had a relative from Canada staying who was on active service. He was the husband of my grandmother's niece and his name was Tubby Domianczuk. When the bomb hit St. Cuthmans it sent a large lump of masonry flying through my grandmothers roof and it lodged above the bed Tubby was sleeping in. He was lucky to escape with his life!

My grandfather actually saw the bomb hit the church and after talking to him he has said it was a frightening experience.

My nan and grandad, Jean and Leonard Virgo, lived in Twineham Road just along the road from St Cuthman's church. They lived there from the mid 1950s up until about 1983 or 1984 when they were re-housed due to the old Whitehawk estate being demolished and re-built. They had three daughters, Pamela (my mother who was born in 1952), Janet and Jean. As far as I know Twineham Road no longer exists. I have fond memories of playing out in the street there when I used to visit my nan and grandad as a very young child. Would be very interested to hear from anyone who remembers the Virgo family (especially my mother Pamela) who lived in Twineham Road.

I am currently Church Warden at St Cuthman's. The church is named after a little known Sussex saint who was a shepherd and wheeled his mother in a hand cart. When the withers (straps) broke, he stopped and built a church. This is believed to be in Steyning. His remains are buried in Normandy JFB56A.

8th February is St Cuthman's day. It is said that when he began to build a church in Steyning, Sussex, he was helped by a mysterious stranger. When Cuthman asked who he was he replied, ''I am He in whose name you are building this Church''.

My Grandparents Annie and Victor Elliott, with their three children: Jean (my mother), Peter and Richard, lived at 35 Twineham Road-they had been rehoused there after their house in central Brighton was bombed. On the night that St Cuthmans Church was bombed, my Mum slept through the whole thing in the bomb shelter under the living room table. Her Dad (my Grandad) was an ARP warden and was on the scene, helping out the next day. My Mum and Dad married in the newly built St Cuthmans church in 1952.

I now live in St Cuthmans Colse and it's well changed.

I remember being part of the choir that sang at the dedication ceremony in 1953.

My Mum and Dad, George and Joan(nee Pattenden) Cook were married in St Cuthmans in 1939.

My wife and I were married in St Davids Hall on the 4th of August 1951 as the new church had not yet been completed.

I am a Church Warden along with Mrs Janet Novak. It's a great church.

I used to attend St Cuthman's Church around 1978, when the vicar was Tom Hall and his wife Wendy. They had a large family and I spent many happy years there, before they emigrated to Australia.

When I was 12, I used to sing in the chior at St. Cuthmans church which would be arround 1973. Can't remember the vicars name but he was blind and always knew when playing the organ which one of was playing up. My sister Karen also sang, so did Shirley Chalcraft and David Virgo and his older brother Gordon. David had a fabulous voice. We lived at 242 Wiston Road and briefly at 58 Wiston Road as our chimney burnt. Great times were had at Whitehawk albeit what others thought of it.

Does anyone remember the Rolf Family living at 57 Wiston Road, Whitehawk -1960s onwards?

I love your pictures. Well done!

I was born at 33 Twineham Road on 26/2/1959, my twin sister is Edie. Pamela, Janet and Jean Virgo lived next door to us. My mum and dad were Ann and Ronnie Mitten and there were 5 of us girls: Maria, Trisha, Rita, Edie, me and Joy, and then my brother David was born and they moved us to 62 Nuthurst Road in old Whitehawk.

My grandfather Rev. Francis Musgrave was the Vicar who helped the community build and start the church. According to our family stories, the children and adults from Whitehawk gave money towards the building of the church. I see from a previous comment the church is called the Children's Church, so the story of the children giving their pennies must be true.

I am a community worker organising a celebration of 60 years of the re-built St Cuthman's Church to take place on Saturday 16th June 2012 at and around the church. If anyone has any memories of the church please come to the event where we hope to bring together as many people as possible associated with the church past and present. If you have a story to tell please contact me: Graham Allen Tel:01273 272767 or email  g.j.allen@ntlworld.com

I was a choir boy and server at St. Cuthman's in the war years, I also played the electric organ sometimes for the congregation to sing hyms, I was staying near my father's airforce camp at Boscombe down when the church was bombed. I was told it went through the organ area where I used to play. I remember some of the names mentioned on this pages (happy days even though there was a war on).

The first church was built with the help of children who collected pennies, also farthings in a matchbox. We are using this idea and asking as many people as possible to collect their coins and join us at The Broadway on Sat. 6th Oct 2012 between 2 and 4pm to lay a penny trail, going up towards the church. We are also asking schools in the area if they would like to participate - the idea is for the school children to make a simple design and cover it with pennies. All the money collected will be put towards a noticeboard so people can see clearly what activities are going on at the church and when.

Angela Nee Ridpath are we related? I was born at no 6 Nuthurst Rd in 1943.