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Building Community
The Methodist
Church in Pett continued to flourish, with a Youth
Club and a Sunday School, going on regular outings to Winchelsea
Beach, down steep Chick Hill in a horse-drawn wagon!
The chapel was registered for
marriages in 1852, and has seen several weddings over
the years, as well as baptisms and funerals. Pett,
unusually for a Methodist church, has its own cemetery;
in the old days, this served Three Oaks as well. The
graveyard is still used for the interment of ashes.
Inside the new church building is the war memorial,
commemorating local people who gave their lives in the
1914-18 World War.
 One of those listed on the memorial is
Signalman Bernard Foster. A
transcript of his last letter, written to his daughter,
Mary, then aged 4, appears below. The letter was
written in 1918, only days before his
death.
Monday Sep 9th
My own Dear little Mary,
Today it is your birthday and Daddie sends you a
little letter wishing you many happy returns of the day
and I trust and pray that you may be spared to see many
more and Daddie prays that before another birthday comes
he may be with you all again and this awful war
finished. Daddie does so long to be with little Mary
again and I know you want to see Daddie again. You must
get Mamma to read this to you as I am sending her a few
lines with yours. I hope you will have a happy birthday
and may God Bless you and soon bring me back to you
again.
With love and kisses from Daddie. xxxxxxxxxxx
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