Archive: Month: <span>November 2020</span>

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Calling all local musicians – new paid commission opportunity!

A new commission is being offered to musicians to undertake community engagement projects in Hastings over Winter 2020-2021.

Posted 18:06 Saturday, Nov 14, 2020 In: Music & Sound Tags: Historic England, local musicians, Project Art Works, Trinity Triangle, Trinity Triangle Heritage Action Zone, TTHAZ

Hastings charity helps over 200 children during half-term with food parcel service

Education Futures Trust (EFT) has been able to help even more children and families in need thanks to support from Hastings Borough Council, reports HOT’s

Posted 17:26 In: Charities Tags: Carole Dixon, charity community, Cllr Mike Turner, Cllr Warren Davies, community support, Education Futures Trsut, food parcels, half term, Hastings, Hastings Borough Council, St Leonards, supporting families, volunteers

Cycling fatalities rose during first month of lockdown

While cycling blossomed during the first lockdown, so did the number of fatal accidents involving cyclists. Looking at accident figures over the years, it is clear that much needs to be done to bring the safety of cyclists to an acceptable level. The risks run by cyclists also include the damaging effects of inhaling vehicle emissions. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Russell Jacobs.

Posted 11:17 Friday, Nov 13, 2020 In: Transport Tags: air pollution, cycling, fatalities, Ian Sier, Nick Terdre, Tim Godwin, Turquoise PR

An inside look at the Observer Building

Embracing historical features, the Observer Building is set to be regenerated, becoming a live, work and leisure space. HOT’s Vicky Huggins takes a tour round the building to find out more: she also took the photos.

Posted 11:13 Thursday, Nov 12, 2020 In: Home Ground Tags: historic buildings reuse, The Observer Building, Vicky Huggins, White Rock Neighbourhood Ventures

Local distinctiveness: What is it?

Local design consultant Ken Davis appreciates the range of architectural styles to be seen around Hastings. But he is concerned that rather than embracing the resulting character of local distinctiveness, planning policy consistently calls for congruency with existing buildings. All photos by the writer.

Posted 15:53 Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020 In: Architecture and Design Tags: De La Warr Pavilion, distinctiveness, Ken Davis, marine court, Piece of Cheese, St Leonards church

Rocklands: Grounds for FoI refusal shown to be untrue

Hastings Borough Council’s record in dealing with the Bunker in Rocklands caravan park is not one to be proud of, involving as it does years of evasion and failure to engage with complaints. Now it is claiming the non-existence of documents that tangibly exist, as Chris Hurrell of Save Ecclesbourne Glen makes clear.

Posted 15:48 In: Home Ground Tags: 12(5)(b), Bunker, Chris Hurrell, EIR, FoI, HBC, Inspector, planning, Rocklands, SEG

Time to do our part to stop climate change

Whilst everyone knows that our climate is changing, there still doesn’t seem to have been many effective measures put in place by government to reduce CO2 emissions. HOT’s Erica Smith shares three simple ways that you can help get the message across to our elected representatives.

Posted 20:59 Sunday, Nov 8, 2020 In: Campaigns

What future for our performance venues?

As Hastings enters a second period of lockdown, and the few performance venues which had reopened must close their doors once more, the question of how they can survive and eventually return to activity is a crucial one. Bea Rogers, who has a close associatiom with several of the town’s leading venues, offers her view on the way forward. Photos by Russell Jacobs.

Posted 19:44 In: Point of View Tags: Bea Rogers, Kim Forward, st mary in the castle, venues, White Rock Theatre