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Radio Sussex,7 mins

The Sidlesham Experiment

Secret Sussex

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In 1936, Sidlesham welcomed unemployed workers to grow new lives as market gardeners. Simon Furber visits the village to discover how a bold experiment in rural survival sowed the seeds of a £1bn industry. Image: The Original Settlers (Sidlesham Heritage Project)

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