Now in its fourth year, Battle Festival has quickly become regarded as a cultural gem in the South East’s calendar. With a diverse, family-friendly focus, the festival will stage an eclectic range of events and activities throughout October. Hannah Collisson writes.
As autumn and winter approach, Hastings Supports Refugees are putting a call out to gather Socks, Neckwarmers, Underwear and Gloves for homeless refugees in Northern France.
The Love Hastings Love Yourself Team have been very busy since this time last year when the first LHLY event was held at The Observer Building. Over the last 12 months there has been a series of pop-up Happiness Cafes, a stall at Hastings Pride and a plethora of other activities including an all-day Together for Mental Wellbeing music and spoken word event at The Palace on 1 April this year. Since then, the participating musicians, poets and choirs have all recorded a song for a CD.
Campaigners collect over 640 signatures for petition urging County Council to make local government pension scheme fossil free
Welcome to My World: An Exhibition of Photography by Alan Russell. Alan invites you to his private view on 9 October from 7 to 9 pm at the Zoom Arts Gallery, Warrior Square Station in St Leonards on Sea. Susan Cleland writes.
Ken Davis, local resident, insulation specialist and architect, bought The Fish House – an ex fish-shop – in Hastings specifically to demonstrate how a wreck of a building could be transformed into a beautiful eco-refurb home. From time to time, he has given us updates about this work is progressing.
BIG THANKS from The Seaview Project to everyone who participated, by either sleeping over at The Stade or by donating. You can still donate up until 1st December 2017. Every penny goes towards the services provided by Seaview – and is gratefully received. Zelly Restorick writes.
Many people in Hastings Old Town and beyond were taken aback by the seemingly undemocratic and sudden way the proposal for a very large Marina on Rock a Nore was recently sprung upon them. HOT’s Chandra Masoliver summarises some of the key aspects of the feasibility study related to this proposal, which was voted for by Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex County Council at a meeting at Aquila House on Monday 11 September 2017.
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