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St.
Joachim’s
The earliest reference of
Sunday Mass being said in Hampden Park is in 1913 held
in a house. This continued for very many years with
increasing evidence that a church should be built.
After WWII, Canon Corbalis, through a series of
fund-raising efforts, was able to negotiate the
purchase of Hastings Villas at 106 Brodrick Road as the
site for a church. The sale was completed in 1953.
In 1958 Fr. John Flanagan was appointed priest and took
up residence in the house which in the early days was
derelict and unfurnished.
Work started on the church in 1959 and in June 1960
Bishop Cowderoy blessed the church and proclaimed the
parish independent from Our Lady of Ransom. 5 years
later in 1965 Polegate & Willindon were separated
from Hampden Park with Fr. Flanagan moving there and
being succeeded by Fr. David Scott. Fr. William Bradley
followed in 1973.
In 1999 Hampden Park was once again joined with
Polegate with Fr. Kieran Gardiner as priest of both
parishes. This continued until Fr. Gardiner was
transferred away from Eastbourne. Our present priest,
Fr. Barry Anderson, became priest-in-charge in addition
to being Dean of Eastbourne and parish priest of Christ
the King with The Holy Rood.