Touching tribute paid to Rustington’s ‘brightest star’

Now the village’s museum has paid a special tribute to the late Sylvia Loveland, who died last month, aged 92.

For years, Sylvia, of The Street, had been involved in countless fundraising activities for the village.

She, and her late husband Harry, helped to form the Rustington Roosters – a community group similar to that of the modern day Littlehampton District Lions Club – which helped drum up cash for a range of local good causes.

And now the work of the Rustington Roosters and of Sylvia have taken pride of place in a small exhibition inside the museum, in The Street.

Rustington historian Mary Taylor helped to compile the exhibition, alongside museum administrator Jules Covey.

Mary, who was a close friend of Sylvia’s, said: “We wanted to do this for Sylvia because we all loved her and thought she was wonderful. It was amazing some of the things she used to do for other people. We were all so proud of her. She was a lady who spent her whole life helping other people.”

The display, which opened this week, features a whole range of memorabilia on the Rustington Roosters, which ended in mid-80s. It focuses on the old pram race which used to attract hundreds of spectators in its heyday.

The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm.