Archive: Month: <span>July 2016</span>

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Win tickets to Berlin Circus at Glyne Gap!

The Continental Circus Berlin encompasses an amalgamation of brilliant circus acts, music and youthful energy, incorporating fantastic performers from all over the world.

Five-metre long fossil free petition to ESCC

On 12 July people from around East Sussex – including members of Fossil Free Hastings – handed in a five-metre-long petition at County Hall in Lewes, urging East Sussex County Council to divest the East Sussex Pension Fund of its investments in fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). Fossil Free Hastings reports.

Posted 14:40 In: Campaigns Tags: Arkady Johns, East Sussex Pension Fund, ESCC, Fossil Free Hastings, Governor of the Bank of England, Kark Horton, Mark Carney

Join Feast of the Dead choir

Hastings-based arts company, Dens & Signals, are offering two free Voice and Song Workshops, which offer people a fun opportunity to explore their unique voices and make some noise. Participants will build confidence and learn new skills – and be the first to sing a newly composed choral work. Those who take part will have the opportunity to perform as part of a temporary choir in Feast of the Dead, at the Stade Hall in September.

Posted 14:06 In: Performance Tags: Ben Pacey, Chris Preece, Dens and Signals, Feast of the Dead Chorus, Jane Packman Company, Lewis Gibson, ROOT 1066 International Festival

Facing her fear for charity!

Jessamy Ingamells, a Year 6 pupil from Guesting Bradshaw CE Primary School, recently embarked on a sponsored challenge for Pestalozzi International Village Trust. Not only did she raise an incredible £100, but also faced her fear in holding a snake for 20 minutes. Hannah Nice reports from Pestalozzi.

Posted 13:51 In: Hastings People Tags: Guesting Bradshaw CE Primary School, James Bacon, Jessamy Ingamells, Pestalozzi International Village Trust, Pestalozzi Village

The Great Survey with Wildworks

As part of the ROOT1066 International Arts Festival, Hastings Council has commissioned WildWorks Theatre Company to come to Hastings to make a show about us… and they need your help to create it. Michael Hambridge, Arts and Cultural Development Officer for Hastings Borough Council reports.

Posted 13:35 In: Performance Tags: Bill Mitchell, Michael Hambridge, ROOT1066, Stella Landau, The Domesday Book, The Great Survey, WildWorks Theatre Company

Summer Open Day at animal sanctuary

The local and much loved and appreciated Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary is holding their annual Open Day on Sunday 7 August. This is the sanctuary’s main fund raising event of the year, raising money to look after all the animals and birds who have been given refuge and a home. Zelly Restorick reports. The BK Wish List is below: please take a look!

Posted 12:48 In: Home Ground Tags: Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary, Open Day, Rhian Thomas

Journeys: free dance festival

The free dance festival, Journeys, returns for its fourth year this weekend (23/24 July), with a once-in-a-lifetime dance experience: a UK premiere by Zaza Tsara – a troupe of 40 dancers from Mayotte, a tiny archipelago in the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and Mozambique.

Posted 12:19 In: Performance Tags: 18 hours, Anyme Abdullah, Basil Gabbidon, free dance festival, Gabbidon Band, Journeys, Mayotte dancing, Metropole Lawns, the Stade, Zaza Tsara

Transition at Warrior Square Station

The work of the Transition Town Hastings’ team is blossoming and flourishing at Warrior Square Station. In a relatively short time, they’ve transformed the gardens by the platform, giving the whole area some TLC. Ongoing work – and here’s the dates for when they’re next meeting for gardening and talking, tea and biscuits – and what’s needed to help progress the project. Zelly Restorick reports.

Posted 11:59 In: Home Ground Tags: gardening, St Leonards Warrior Square Station, Transition Town, Transition Town Hastings