We found ourselves last night in St. Clement’s Church, in Hastings Old Town, to hear a programme of gypsy music from the community choir Vocal Explosion. We hadn’t ventured inside this fourteenth-century gem before, but had read about its refurbishment (which aroused the usual mix of “they’ve ruined a lovely church” and “what an improvement on what was there before”). Antony Mair writes.
Chris Connelley is UPbeat about UP- and- coming St Leonards, as it prepares to host a major weekend of art and design. Leading the way is UPmarket, a designers’ and makers’ fair at the Baker Mamonova Gallery.
An article to celebrate the brainchild of Esther Johnson, who responded to a gap in the market by creating an independent, fully equipped, printmaking studio – the first of its kind in Hastings. A year on, just as promised, The Arches Printmaking Studio CIC (Community Interest Company) has become a valuable resource for local artists and the whole community, writes HOT’s Siobhan O’Hanlon.
Central St Leonards is currently the focus of a lot of positive activities but there are still many aspects of the area in need of urgent attention. Local voluntary group Gensing and Central St Leonards Community Forum (GCSL) are hosting a public meeting this Saturday morning at the Magnet Centre to explore the issues, writes GCSL’s chair, Richard Hull.
Following on from their campaign outside HSBC bank last October, local campaigners from the World Development Movement met with Bexhill and Battle MP Greg Barker last week to ask him to push for new rules to stop UK banks pouring billions of pounds into the global coal industry. Greg Barker is a minister of state at the Department of Energy & Climate Change. Christina Lucey reports the encounter.
Come along to the Fairtrade Fashion Show this Friday evening and see ethical and recycled materials turned into fantastic designs. Nick Terdre reports.
Bevali Francis reports that a splendid night was had by all at St Leonards’ mobile comedy club. The night was called ‘I can’t believe it’s not smuttier!’, a comedy cabaret held at the ambient vegan restaurant Moose’s Kitchen. The evening was the brainchild of Christopher Dodwell and an excellent evening it was too.
Hastings has something new to celebrate, maybe we can get Lizst too! According to a Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) produced by researchers of Goldsmiths College, London, Hastings is judged to have the highest level of musical sophistication in the UK. HOT’s Chris Cormack investigates an outbreak of Brahms in the Hastings area.
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