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THE TOWN SIGN - In 1987 when the Town Council was founded Haywards Heath did not have its own coat of arms and the £3,000 cost of obtaining one was considered an unnecessary expense. A local resident, the late Bernard Bradford, came up with the idea of the town’s present logo, a Cavalier and Roundhead, following the oft reported, though unauthenticated altercation during the Civil War in the area that was to become Haywards Heath. There is also a Roman Eagle symbolising the Roman Road that runs through the town. It makes for an interesting and original emblem for the town and has its place of honour on the Town Mayor’s Badge of Office. You can see a larger version of it in the garden at the corner of Church Road and South Road, opposite the Star Public House.

In 1990, the late Ron Fletcher, a prominent Town, District & County Councillor, commissioned an oil painting of the Cavalier and Roundhead, which he gifted to the Town Council. This resides in the Council Chamber in the Town Hall. Prior to the picture being completed, the Council ran a competition for the local Primary Schools to come up with a motto for the Council. The winning school was St Joseph’s RC Primary with their suggestion “To Serve the People Well”

Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this publication and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers and promoters cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Reproduction of any part of this publication in any format, without permission, is strictly forbidden. This Guide to Haywards Heath Town is written by the Town Clerk for the Council and it is hoped that it will prove useful to local residents, visitors and to those who might be contemplating moving to the Town. Thanks are expressed to the advertisers whose participation has made it possible to produce this Guide. It is hoped that you will support them, thereby helping to promote the Town. Acknowledgments to: The Town Clerk Carole M. Preston, Photographs - Carole M Preston