Dear Future Film Festival at Electric Palace cinema
Join in with an extended weekend of looking ahead to the future with a selection of curated films, Q&As and special events at the Electric Palace cinema in Hastings Old Town, says Annie Waite.
Join in with an extended weekend of looking ahead to the future with a selection of curated films, Q&As and special events at the Electric Palace cinema in Hastings Old Town, says Annie Waite.
The Hastings branch of Make Votes Matter, the cross-party campaign group for proportional representation, is holding a joint meeting with the Lewes branch on Tuesday 2 November. Items will include report-backs from the Labour Party and Unite Union conferences. Nick Terdre reports.
Keen to encourage local people to get involved in decision-making about transport choices, Sustrans, the walking and cycling charity, has arranged a meeting to discuss these issues on Saturday 6 November. Julia Hilton, Green Party councillor for Old Hastings and Tressell, explains the background.
Like so many people at the beginning of lockdown, I thought, With all the restrictions of where I can’t go and what I can’t do, what the hell am I going to do?, writes HOT photographer and reporter,
Southern Water has told MP Sally-Ann Hart that it performed a clean-up of the section of Bulverhythe beach polluted by July’s sewage leak, but much detritus remains in place. It has also made compensation offers to several affected hut owners – the going rate is around £950. Nick Terdre reports.
HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths was delighted to learn that local garden designer Kristina Clode has won two prestigious national awards for designing Sedlescombe Primary School’s sensory garden. The garden was selected for both the Design for the Environment and Judges’ awards by the Society of Garden Designers in an annual event which highlights the very best in horticultural design and innovation across the UK.
On Saturday 6 November, local grandparents will be staging a peaceful march along the seafront in Hastings. They want to express their deep concern for the environment and the legacy they are leaving behind for their children and grandchildren.
Welcome news for all local jazz lovers – Jazz Hastings is back with monthly sessions at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association. Julian Norridge brings us up to speed.