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Belo Horizonte to Hastings – the beautiful horizon

Hastings Philharmonic Choir is counting its lucky stars that its popular Brazillian music director from Belo Horizonte, Márcio da Silva, has chosen to settle in St Leonards with his lovely wife, Aysen and their two young children. This opens up an exciting new ‘beautiful horizon’ of possibilities for developing the choir’s abilities and ambitions over time; what is more Márcio will also play a part in the cultural regeneration of Hastings through music, writes Chris Cormack.

Posted 15:35 Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 In: Music & Sound Tags: Aysen Ulucan, Marcio da Silva, opera academy, Özcan Ulucan, St Clement's Church, Stephanie Gurga, Woodhouse Opera Festival

Edd prepares to launch Rosetta mission music

Young Hastings musician and composer Edd Blakeley has finished a full suite of original orchestral music dedicated to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta comet mission. The launch party is being held this weekend in Hastings.

Posted 10:03 In: Music & Sound Tags: Edd Blakeley, Garry Blakeley, The Jenny Lind, The Rosetta Suite

Affordable Workspace

Inspired by the developments at Rock House and other spaces around Hastings and St Leonards on Sea, there will be a meeting on Thursday 12 November to discuss ‘Affordable Workspace.’

Posted 15:34 Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 In: Home Ground Tags: Affordable Workspace, Nina Cosford, Rock House

Labour Pains

HOT’s Sean O’Shea talks to activist Bryan Jobbins regarding Labour Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn’s treatment by the media, globalisation and some of the challenges facing a national government that may seek to pursue socialist policies.

Posted 13:49 In: Politics,SOS Tags: Aristotle, democratic deficit, full social emancipation, globalisation, Gramsci, Greek city state, Jeremy Corbyn, Kissinger, Marx, multinational companies, NATO, political rights, socialism, trident, Trotsky, TTIP, TUC

Solidarity in Hastings

On Wednesday 11 November, Hastings Solidarity are hosting an open meeting for anyone who wants to get involved in making real change in Hastings. The idea of the evening is to explore how the people of Hastings can build networks of support and communication to provide practical help for each other.

Posted 09:19 Monday, Nov 9, 2015 In: Home Ground Tags: Changing Hastings TOGETHER, Focus E15, Hastings Solidarity, Y Centre

Aid worker in another world

When Eileen Masters volunteered to sort out accounting problems at Oxfam’s Kabul office in 1992, she didn’t know just what she would be letting herself in for. Her five-month stint in Afghanistan is described in graphic detail in her memoir, A Dangerous Place To Picnic. Nick Terdre met her to find out more.

Posted 20:26 Saturday, Nov 7, 2015 In: Hastings People Tags: Afghanistan, Dilliebooks, Eileen Masters, Hastings Writers’ Group, Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif, Nafisa, Nick Terdre, Oxfam, Peshawar, Woolworth's, Zia

The power of six

The Fleet Gallery on Norman Road is always a surprise. You never know who or what you will see there: Maggi Hambling, Terry Frost, Mary Fedden, Ben Nicholson or – either their work or in person – locals like Roland Jarvis, Laetitia Yhap and Amanda Nicol. Patrick Robbins is a great supporter of local artists and so HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths went along to see his latest show of ‘6’ (mainly) resident painters.

Posted 17:50 Friday, Nov 6, 2015 In: Visual Arts Tags: Charlotte Snook, Fleet gallery, Hastings, Jacqueline Utley, Jane Bruce, Lauris Morgan-Griffiths, Lesley Cornish, Mary Hooper, Nancy Spero, Nicola Urling Clark, Pat Macnama, Patrick Robbins, SoCo, St Leonards

Bexhill Fairtraders in action at Lidl

Bexhill Fairtrade group welcome Lidl’s decision to introduce the living wage, but want the company to boost its commitment to fairly traded products. They have been in touch with both the management and those who shop there, as they report below.

Posted 14:37 Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 In: Campaigns Tags: Aldi, bananas, Bexhill Fairtrade, Co-op, Jack Doherty, Lidl, local farmers, milk producers, Neil Woodroffe, Ros Woodroffe, Sainsbury's, Sidley

Archives for 2015 | Page 11 of 50

Belo Horizonte to Hastings – the beautiful horizon

Edd prepares to launch Rosetta mission music

Affordable Workspace

Solidarity in Hastings

Aid worker in another world

The power of six

Bexhill Fairtraders in action at Lidl

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