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Archives for 2017 | Page 14 of 78

Why Ore library is important

On Saturday morning, people gathered together to protest against the threatened closure of Ore library. As a life-long library user, HOT’s Zelly Restorick went along to add her presence to the campaign.

Idea Of A Pier film challenge

The De La Warr Pavilion invites you to take part in their Short Film Challenge and have a chance to win a £300 cash price. As we celebrate Hastings’ pier winning the 2017 Royal Institute of British Architects’ Stirling Prize, this is a timely competition.

Celebration, curry and cabaret

Hastings Storytelling Festival, celebrating Indian culture with its Reimagine India Theme for 2017, presents award winning Indian movie, Deool, along with an evening of entertainment at St Mary in the Castle, including comedy, dance puppetry, theatre, cabaret and authentic Indian cuisine. 

Seeking St Leos Festival producer

Hastings Borough Council is inviting applications from experienced arts or community organisations or individuals to programme, market, manage and deliver the St Leonards Festival in 2018. Michael Hambridge

Greens call for food waste collection

Hastings’ Green Party is challenging the Council’s waste strategy, specifically the lack of a domestic food waste collection service. This comes  

WASPIs lobby Rudd over unfair pension legislation

WASPI stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality, and the local chapter of the WASPI Campaign were outside last Friday’s Seniors’ Fair, waiting to get their message across to Amber Rudd MP. Local WASPI, Gill Sutton, shares her experience of the day.

Lauren Child to speak at this year’s Storytelling Festival in Hastings

The well known children’s book author and new Children’s Laureate Lauren Child will be speaking at the Hastings Storytelling Festival this year. HOT’s youngest journalist, teenager Esme Needham, sent her some questions about her books and the importance of reading and writing for children and young people.

Kino-Teatr mark the Russian Revolution’s centenary with Crime and Punishment on stage

A new adaptation of Dostoevsky’s famous novel by Morgan Creative theatre company (Ireland) has its UK premiere at Kino-Teatr. A ten-strong cast will take you to the underworld of 1860’s St Petersburg, where the mysteries of the Russian soul and intellect, crime and love are deeply entwined. Crime and Punishment will be the crowning event of this year’s Russia related programme at Kino-Teatr that marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Directed by Luke Morgan, actor and film maker whose short film Pockets made it to the Cannes Film Festival, the play premieres in the UK at Kino-Teatr.

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