The council’s vote against a cycle path in Alexandra Park was among various active travel challenges up for discussion at a conference of the Hastings Greenway Trust, along with plans to push other parts of the greenway network closer to construction. Nick Terdre reports.
When striking teachers from local schools took their case to MP Sally-Ann Hart, they found her sympathetic to their claim for a pay rise and more funding for schools. Nick Terdre reports.
Matt James, drummer with ’90s indie rockers Gene, will play at the much-loved Electric Palace cinema in Hastings Old Town, before his ‘Formative Film’ choice, Rushmore, on Friday 24 March, says Annie Waite.
There are two weeks to go for the Arts On Prescription (AOP) Crowdfunder to develop the Art in the Park pavilion into a warm and accessible creative hub throughout the year. Erica Smith turns the spotlight on this valuable community resource and looks at why it deserves our support.
Readers may be aware that this May bank holiday will be the 40th anniversary of Hastings Jack in the Green. The original Jack in the Green tradition fizzled out in Hastings in the late 1800s and was revived by local folk enthusiasts in 1983 – a blend of traditions old and new, colourful characters and an explosion of foliage. Lorna Crabbe invites you to get involved with Jack’s 40th birthday festivities.
Very sadly, George Greaves died on 10 January, a few weeks short of his 101st birthday. True to his life-long commitment to the Hastings fishing community, his order of service said that donations in George’s memory should be made to the Hastings Fishermen’s Protection Society. This article by John Cole is being re-published as a tribute to someone who has photographed and supported our fishing community for so many years.
Several years ago, St Leonard’s church on the St Leonards seafront was forced to close. The cliff bowl in which it sat was causing structural problems and the threat of landslip. The church dates from the 1950s, is Grade 2 listed, the work of Adrian Gilbert-Scott, with stained-glass windows by Patrick Reyntiens. Bernard McGinley reports on the church’s future.
It comes as no surprise to discover that according to the Musicians Union, 81% of songs in the Top 100 Radio Airplay chart feature men, only 2% of music producers in the UK are women, and only 30 female acts were credited in the Official Chart Company’s 100 most popular songs of 2018, compared to 91 men or all-male groups, according to a new study by the BBC. In short , women are still underrepresented in the music industry, and International Women’s Day is a good time to highlight that. Red Diesel’s Kat Lee-Ryan shakes up the status quo.
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