Two Hastings residents, Dave Jones and Matthew ‘Gam’ Gain, who volunteer with the charity, Education Futures Trust (EFT) have received – and delightedly accepted – invitations to attend Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday celebrations at Buckinhgam Palace. Simone Brooks from EFT writes about their achievements and recognition.
Congratulations to Tim Crook and all those involved in The Bavard Bar initiative, an evening of interesting and enjoyable talks – some planned, some improvised – music and engaging entertainment for both the participants and the observers. HOT’s Zelly Restorick asks Tim Crook, aka Tim B’avard, the man at the heart of this event, about celebrating one year of Bavard Bar evenings.
Last Wednesday saw the re-launch of Hastings Creatives online directory and email list at Hastings Arts Forum as part of the Festival15 programme. HOT writer and Hastings Creatives creator, Erica Smith, tells us more about her digital community.
The Big Lunch is an event introduced by The Eden Project in 2009 and takes place nationwide, designed to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people all over the UK by helping to build more resilient and better connected communities. This chimes exactly with the goals of Transition Town Hastings (TTH), who invite you to join them for their Big Lunch in Hastings on 3 June. Zelly Restorick writes.
Der Schauspieldirektor & Bastien und Bastienne at St Mary in the Castle on Wednesday 20 June at 7:00pm performed by Pop-Up Opera. Tickets are £18 with concession £12. For more information go to
Hastings Borough Council’s appeal against the Information Commissioner’s ruling that the Coffey 2 geotechnical report should be put in the public domain has been upheld. The decision leaves questions unanswered, but perhaps more importantly, there appears to be no prospect of remedial action to re-open the closed parts of Ecclesbourne Glen to the public. Nick Terdre reports.
West country roots and folk group Show of Hands are one of the biggest acts in UK folk music, so when they came to St Mary in the Castle last weekend, HOT correspondent Darren Johnson wasn’t going to miss them. And very glad he was that he hadn’t! Photos by Simon Putman.
Artist Jennifer Baird is putting a call out to musicians and singers who might like to come along to her forthcoming exhibition The Enchantment Aesthetic, at Hastings Arts Forum. Hannah Collisson writes.
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