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A critical look at the plans for the development of the former Brookers store on Norman Road, St Leonards, by local resident John Knowles.
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Why you should care about your local Social Economy
The local Social Economy is growing but is under significant threat from large private-sector service providers such as SERCO and from large national charities with London headquarters and little or no connection with the local community. Ahead of the forthcoming gathering of local Social Economy Organisations at 5.30 on Monday 22 July (find out more here), HOT’s Richard Hull argues that we should be doing our best to support our local Social Economy.
Meet Lorraine Bowen
Lately, Lorraine Bowen is all over the Creative Coast of Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill. She’s a comedian, a singer (conducts the Gay Men’s Chorus in Brighton and gave Billy Bragg singing lessons), and she is half of Hastings’ favourite fusion Folk/D’n’B act – The Chalkwell Ladies Drum’n’Bass League. HOT’s Erica Smith is such a big fan, she’s off to see Lorraine on Thursday night at Back in the Room, and booked the Chalkwell Ladies to celebrate her fiftieth birthday on 2 August. Read on to find out why she loves Lorraine so much.
That was the day that was
Last Saturday saw the triumphant return of the St Leonards Festival to the weekend, after last year’s midweek rescheduling to allow our proud gold-suited local ambassadors to serenade the Olympic flame in the immediate run-up to that ultimate feel-good summer. Another 7 Streets blog from Chris Connelley.
St Leonards Festival and Big Day Out
Rather than trying to describe what a wonderful day this was, we are letting the pictures do the talking. Photographer JJ Waller has been photographing regularly in St Leonards on Sea since the summer of 2008 (but see also Chris Connelley’s first-timer thoughts).
New Archery Ground design to be unveiled
Gladedale’s revised scheme for the Archery Ground is ready for submission to the planning department, but will first be put on display to the public this Saturday in the Assembly Rooms in St Leonards, writes Nick Terdre.
Hastings Police check it out!
Hastings Police have issued a £150 cheque to Abbeyfield South Downs house in St Leonards-on-Sea to fund the running costs of a minibus.
Indian classical and jazz musicians celebrate Mandela at St Mary’s
Maestro Deepak Ram will celebrate classical Indian composition with bansuri flute and tabla player Manjeet Singh Rasiya at St Mary in the Castle next week. In the second half, they will also be accompanied by Terry Pack on double bass, Andy Williams on acoustic guitar and Nana Tsiboe on percussion for a memorable programme of jazz fusion that echoes a millennium concert given on Robben Island in honour of Nelson Mandela, writes HOT’s Chris Cormack.
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