Archive: Month: <span>February 2014</span>

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Karate kids notch up 11 trophies

Members of the Hastings branch of Canton Martial Arts Karate Club were once more

Posted 15:00 Friday, Feb 28, 2014 In: Sport Tags: Alfie Demain, Canton Martial Arts Karate Club, Denise 'D' Hardy, Faith McMorran, finn seaman, Kiri Dauti, Mike 'Spud' Hardy, patrick seaman, Soni Dauti, sophia saxby

Landscapes and spirit

“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.” Sally Cole quotes Amiel to introduce her new exhibition, Draw Paint Draw, at First Sight Gallery in the Old Town. HOT reporter Siobhan O’Hanlon admires the views.

Posted 14:44 In: Visual Arts Tags: First Sight Gallery, New Zealand, Sally Cole, Siobhan O''Hanlon

A call for volunteers from St Mary in the Castle Charitable Trust.

As it grows from strength to strength, the most beautiful venue in Hastings requires committed volunteers to secure its future writes Hannah Deeble.

Posted 15:42 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 In: Arts & Culture Tags: Hannah Deeble, Hastings, st mary, volunteer

HAF auction raises £6,500

The Hastings Arts Forum auction on Saturday 22 February was a great success, raising valuable funds of £6,500 from the sale of 166 lots. HOT reporter Siobhan O’Hanlon sampled the atmosphere at the three-hour event, and afterwards spoke to some of those present.

Posted 15:08 In: Arts News Tags: Annie Rae, Ben White, Grenville Lister, HAF auction, Hastings Arts Forum, John Plummer, Kirsti Matthews, Martin Phillips, Siobhan O''Hanlon

Urgent national road policy consultation

According to the Campaign for Better Transport, the government plans to spend £30bn on building 190 new roads nationwide. If you think it’s not the right time for this, writes HOT’s Zelly Restorick, let the government know – urgently. The deadline for responding is Wednesday February 26.

Posted 17:33 Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 In: The HOT Planet Tags: AONB, Campaign for Better Transport, consultation, Government Road Policy, SSSI, Zelly Restorick

Hastings tunes up for piano competition

last contact with a piano was a series of shared 15-minute lessons in 1970s suburbia, but he will be heading off to the White Rock Theatre next week to sample the pick of the contemporary classical crop.

Posted 17:32 In: Music & Sound Tags: Chris Connelley, Fairlight Hall, Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Jean-Paul Gasparian, Michelle Candotti, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Sara Kowitz, Tae Hyung-Kim, White Rock Theatre

Look up at Hastings’ unseen architectural gems

When was the last time you stopped and looked up at the buildings around you in Hastings? That’s the aim of ‘Hastings Look-Up’, an architecture and photography project that wants to get people to look up and see what is around them, writes HOT’s Chris Cormack.

Posted 14:44 Monday, Feb 24, 2014 In: Visual Arts Tags: Cara Courage, Chris Cormack, Hastings lookUp

Guernsey: Played 3, won 3

Saturday 22 February

Posted 17:00 Sunday, Feb 23, 2014 In: Sport Tags: Guernsey, HUFC, liam willis, United