Freedoms of Bexhill
This page honours the people who have been awarded the Freedom of Bexhill.
Stuart Earl
It was a huge oversight that Stuart Earl wasn't awarded the Freedom of Bexhill before he sadly passed away in October 2018. Stuart was a true gentleman and a wonderful human being. His passion and hard work were an example to us all, through his family bakery business, in his role as a Rother councillor and through his work with Bexhill Hospital League of Friends, Bexhill Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Senlac and Bexhill Caring Community (as well as many others).
Stuart Earl was Town Mayor in 2004. He was incredibly passionate about Bexhill and its residents and had a wonderful sense of humour, which I very much enjoyed.
In October 2019, the Freedom of Bexhill was posthumously awarded to Stuart Earl.
Honorary Freedoms of Bexhill
| Date | Name |
| 09/11/1907 | Baron [later 1st Earl] Brassey Mayor of Bexhill 1907 - 1908 |
| 29/03/1920 | John Alexander Paton Mayor of Bexhill 1909 - 1911 |
| 25/01/1943 | William Nicholson Cuthbert Mayor of Bexhill 1936 - 1942 |
| 05/03/1952 | Christine Isabella Meads First woman Mayor of Bexhill 1930 - 1932 as well as more than 50 years of local public service |
| 05/03/1952 | Ernest William Bowrey Mayor of Bexhill 1923 - 1924 and 1944 - 1946. He also took a prominent role in establishing Bexhill's adoption of the devastated French village of Bayencourt after World War One. Bexhill provided for a water tower and a piped water supply within the village. |
| 05/03/1952 | Richard Cecil Sewell Mayor of Bexhill 1924 - 1925 as well as more than 50 years of local public service. |
| 29/01/1958 | Frances Burrows Headmistress and later Warden of Ancaster School for many years. For a long times she was also prominent in local public service, especially the Girl Guides. |
| 27/09/1962 | Claude Pycroft Surgeon who was chairman of the former Borough Development Committee of the Town Council for many years. As a consequence he greatly influenced the expansion of Bexhill as a resort after World War Two. Mayor of Bexhill 1949 - 1951. |
| 02/10/1968 | Joyce Alexander Mayor of Bexhill 1962 - 1963 as well as many years of varied public and social work. |
| 02/10/1968 | Harry Riley Many years of varied public and social work including secretary of the Bexhill Council of Social Service for over 30 years and secretary of the town's Citizens Advice Bureau for 25 years. |
| 29/07/2009 | Ian Allen Row4Charity Indian Ocean Rowing Race Winner. |
| 29/07/2009 | Matthew Hellier Row4Charity Indian Ocean Rowing Race Winner. |
| 29/07/2009 | Nick McCorry Row4Charity Indian Ocean Rowing Race Winner. |
| 29/07/2009 | Phil McCorry Row4Charity Indian Ocean Rowing Race Winner. |
| 13/10/2019 | Stuart Earl Mayor of Bexhill, as well as an upstanding member of the community and a champion of local causes. |
| 11/05/2022 | Alexis Markwick Creator of the Open Street Map (OSM) of Bexhill, and contributor to Bexhill's tourism, culture, well-being and education. |