Liane Carroll at The Roomz, Saturday
A preview by John Knowles
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It’s good to talk
If anyone recalls the slogan from that BT advert with Bob Hoskins from the 1990s: ‘It’s good to talk’, it’s one that’s been ringing in my ears lately. I’ve been doing more talking than I probably ever have and, hand-in-hand with that, I’ve also been listening. HOT’s Xaverine Bates reports on the recent inaugural gathering for local social enterprises and other social economy organisations.
A St Leonards lass in rural Nepal
A few months ago, you might have seen local girl Sidney Ewing selling her possessions outside Love Cafe, or organising a ‘Curry-oke’ night at The Roomz. It was all in aid of raising enough money to fly to Nepal on a Restless Development project.
Ore Green goes to local Community Trust
Hastings Borough Council have offered Ore Community Land Trust a 25-year lease on Ore Green, next to the Salvation Army Hall, boosting their campaign to protect Speckled Wood, writes Tony Polain, the trust’s vice chair.
Fishing for Buoys
HOT’s Cathy Simpson, artist, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, St Leonardite, she of the long flowing locks and frocks is having an exhibition, Fishing for Buoys at The Gill Gallery on Kings Road in St Leonards, writes HOT’s Zelly Restorick.
Space is the Place
This Sunday, 11 August, there will be an extraordinary perseid meteor shower – and the best place to watch it from is the ’60s-space-age-retro-glamour of Herstmonceux Observatory. HOT’s Erica Smith closes one eye and gets ready to squint through the telescope at the final frontier…
Hastings Whelk Eating Championship
The Hastings Old Town Week Carnival continues until Sunday 11 August. So far there have been various events from music on the Stade, town walks, open gardens and studios and the Sea Boot Race but the event that attracted HOT’s intrepid reporter, Lauris Morgan-Griffiths, was the rather nauseating-sounding Great Whelk Eating Competition.
The Gilded Hand
Raising the ‘Gilded Hand’ on the Stade on 17 August, the first ever Gilded Hand Buskers Fair is released, a day-long celebration of the busker and the troubadour. The Gilded Hand is an ancient sign of freedom of speech and gave performers the right to perform in medieval squares without fear of arrest. So whilst the hand is raised, come and join us in the Stade to hear a variety of performers on several pitches, writes John Knowles.
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- Much to enjoy at the greenhouse group’s Christmas market
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- ‘Winter Fuel Payment drop-in’ in Bexhill
- Kate Meakin wins ‘Community Energy Champion’ award
- World Climate Day screening @ Electric Palace
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