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Art show in Pett to raise funds for local lifeboat

A charity art show has been arranged for Sunday 18 August by TN35 Artists to raise funds for the Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat. Nick Terdre reports.

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Browsing in Bookbuster

Bookchat: How to browse efficiently (and events Aug 6 onwards)

Seems like a contradiction – browsing and efficiency, but it isn’t. Both are necessary. Browsing equals slow and easy, gentle relaxation. Efficiency equals the speed with which you reach your goal. The more easily you hit your target for the kind of books you like, the more relaxed you will be and the bigger a bag you’ll need for your booty (or the bigger a letterbox you’ll need for your delivery – probably you’ll have to make sure a neighbour is in). Or you might be feeling thrifty so you just buy one and know that you’ve hit the jackpot. Hours of pleasure all lined up. But there are various ways to do it and you need to adapt from one place to another. Angela J. Phillip takes a look at how to organise your search.

Intimate theatre at its best, The House of Marcelle

The arts are littered with beautiful works based on lost love letters, A. Vasudevan writes. The House of Marcelle, Explore the Arch’s latest offering, joins them, drawing on the missives of Marcelle van Caillie and lover-later-husband Henry Sanford. A multi-sensory work, it brings the forgotten female artist vividly to life.

New space in Old Town for Zoom Arts’ summer show

Zoom Arts’ summer show opened last Saturday in a new space – Hastings Old Town Hall. It is the usual eclectic mix of works by a range of artists, the group says. Nick Terdre reports.

Hastings Green party launches petition to declare a climate emergency

The Hastings and Rye Green party recently issued the following press release.

Visitors help Hastings renew its ties with Hawai’i

Hastings has renewed its long-held ties with Hawai’i, nearly 138 years to the day since Kalākaua, king of the Hawai’ian archipelago, visited the town in 1881. HBC communications report.

Pro refugee campaigns backed by HBC and the public

Hastings Borough Council has signed up to the Lift the Ban campaign to allow asylum-seekers to work after six months if their asylum claim is still undecided. Meanwhile the fifth annual Refugee Tales event took place this month with ample public support and the presence of several Labour councillors. Nick Terdre reports.

The Alan Tyler Show

Leading Americana band to play Hastings

On Saturday 3 August, The Stag Inn will be presenting the Alan Tyler Show, featuring Alan Tyler, one of the leading lights in the UK-based American style country roots music scene, reports HOT’s Paul Way-Rider.

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