What’s HOT at the White Rock
HOT’s Paul Way-Rider takes a look at some of the shows on offer at the White Rock Theatre for the coming month.
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Archives for May | 2022 | Page 5 of 5
Labour lose council majority following Green surge
In the face of a Green surge, Labour has lost its controlling majority on Hastings Borough Council, opening up the prospect of more collaborative decision-making in council chambers. Nick Terdre details the results of Thursday’s local elections.
May Day 2022 through the eyes of JJ Waller
Brighton-based photographer JJ Waller has been a regular visitor to Hastings and St Leonards over the last couple of decades and a founding contributor to Hastings Online Times. Below is a mash-up of some of his photographs of bikers and green people from this year’s Bank Holiday Monday.
DLWP hosts International Composers Festival
The International Composers Festival – the only event of its kind in the world – will be returning between 20 and 22 May, bigger and better than ever. For the first time, all the concerts will be taking place in the same major venue – the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Julian Norridge shares the programme for the weekend with us.
Equatorial Group host This is Spinal Tap at Electric Palace
Grab your opportunity to catch on the big screen the hilarious cult classic mockumentary about a ridiculous rock group, This is Spinal Tap, says Annie Waite. The much-adored comedy is the Formative Film choice of East Sussex’s finest blissed out folk-rock band, The Equatorial Group, who will be playing live at the Electric Palace cinema alongside the film screening on Saturday 14 May.
May Day marchers demand a pay rise for essential workers
Hastings and District Trades Union Council (HTUC) held its annual May Day march and rally on Sunday 1 May. This year’s slogan was ‘Hastings Demands a Pay Rise’. HOT’s Erica Smith joined the marchers to find out what they want – and why.
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- Hastings: UK’s ‘Grinch capital’
- Claude Cahun at the Electric Palace
- ‘Standing Up For Nature’ – Community meetings to discuss housing crisis
- White Rock Theatre – ‘Non User’ survey
- Liz Gilmore steps down from Hastings Contemporary
- HBC website brought down by cyber attack again
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- Much to enjoy at the greenhouse group’s Christmas market
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- Sunday Service – singing the praises of writing courses at Hastings Contemporary
- Free Hastings Energy Champions training
- ‘Winter Fuel Payment drop-in’ in Bexhill
- Kate Meakin wins ‘Community Energy Champion’ award
- World Climate Day screening @ Electric Palace
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