There are some really interesting connections with Littlehampton and Shoreham in particular, through entertainment, music, sport and politics.
![Pioneer Benjamin Gray left Littlehampton to build a new life in Australia, setting sail with his wife Eliza and son Guildford on October 7, 1838. With other settlers, he founded a new community, named Littlehampton, and added the skills of brewing beer and surveying to his original trade of carpenter. In 2015, a road on the Kingley Gate estate was named after Benjamin Gray as a lasting memorial in his home town and mayor Alan Gammon, pictured, wrote a book about him.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNiNDNhMWNiLTIyYjMtNDFjMC05OTJiLTA4MzZhYjQ4YTg4YjplODMzZjQ2MS1iN2E5LTRiMjktODdlNi02Yjk4OWNkYTU5ODM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Benjamin Gray
Pioneer Benjamin Gray left Littlehampton to build a new life in Australia, setting sail with his wife Eliza and son Guildford on October 7, 1838. With other settlers, he founded a new community, named Littlehampton, and added the skills of brewing beer and surveying to his original trade of carpenter. In 2015, a road on the Kingley Gate estate was named after Benjamin Gray as a lasting memorial in his home town and mayor Alan Gammon, pictured, wrote a book about him. Photo: Derek Martin
![Suffragette Cicely Hale loved Littlehampton and said she never wanted to live anywhere else. She joined the Suffragettes after seeing Emmeline Pankhurst talk at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. She trained as a midwife and helped mothers in the slums of London before moving to Littlehampton in 1934. She became a Girl Guide leader and was a columnist for Woman’s Own, as well as writing books on child rearing. A plaque and tree in her honour were unveiled in Marina Gardens in June 2018.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk4NmFkODg5LTI4NWMtNDAwNi04YzZjLTIxZTc3N2Y5Mzc2ZDpkN2JiMThmNi00OGM5LTRjNzYtOWNhYi1mNzAxMzZlYTgwZjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Cicely Hale
Suffragette Cicely Hale loved Littlehampton and said she never wanted to live anywhere else. She joined the Suffragettes after seeing Emmeline Pankhurst talk at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. She trained as a midwife and helped mothers in the slums of London before moving to Littlehampton in 1934. She became a Girl Guide leader and was a columnist for Woman’s Own, as well as writing books on child rearing. A plaque and tree in her honour were unveiled in Marina Gardens in June 2018. Photo: Derek Martin
![Music icon Leo Sayer was born in Shoreham and went to school and college in Goring and Worthing. His childhood home in Upper Shoreham Road has since been demolished but he still remembers watching a plane departing Shoreham Airport, which provided the inspiration for his debut solo studio album, Silverbird. He wrote his hit song Moonlighting while he was at a Mexican restaurant in Montague Street.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJkZTUwNTVjLTBkMWUtNDkwYS04ZjczLTY2YmY4M2I3ZmQzNDpmOTQ3Yzg1Yi03M2EzLTQ3NmMtYWFiMS1kMTdkYTRlZDRlOWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Leo Sayer
Music icon Leo Sayer was born in Shoreham and went to school and college in Goring and Worthing. His childhood home in Upper Shoreham Road has since been demolished but he still remembers watching a plane departing Shoreham Airport, which provided the inspiration for his debut solo studio album, Silverbird. He wrote his hit song Moonlighting while he was at a Mexican restaurant in Montague Street. Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
![Composer and teacher Joan Last was based in Littlehampton but her fame and musical achievements as a specialist in the art of piano teaching spread to the far corners of the world. A serious injury to her right hand, trapped in a window when the sash cord broke, ended hopes of a career as a concert pianist but she never regretted going into teaching. She developed new styles and went on to write more than 120 books of music. She died in Worthing Hospital aged 94 in October 2002.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyZjg4ZDdmLTQ1ZjMtNDFjNC05MWFhLTEyMjBhNzdkYmM1YzplNWVmMGI3MS03NDc1LTQ2MGItYmM2YS03NGY2ZjU2NWMwNzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Joan Last
Composer and teacher Joan Last was based in Littlehampton but her fame and musical achievements as a specialist in the art of piano teaching spread to the far corners of the world. A serious injury to her right hand, trapped in a window when the sash cord broke, ended hopes of a career as a concert pianist but she never regretted going into teaching. She developed new styles and went on to write more than 120 books of music. She died in Worthing Hospital aged 94 in October 2002. Photo: Other 3rd party