On Sunday May 21, the community of Bexhill and beyond came together in an act of restoration and resistance to the vandalism of Tschabalala Self’s sculpture Seated. On Monday 15 May, a sculpture of a Black woman looking out to sea was spray-painted white, covering the entirety of her skin. Erica Smith reports back after Sunday’s vigil.
Hastings born-and-bred, Bev never knew her maternal grandparents: her mother, Jan, was adopted at the age of nine. “She was a very secretive person and never spoke about her parents or family,” Bev explained. “After she died, I was left with holes in my understanding of who I am and where I belong.” Caf Fearn writes.
Prometheus Productions and Limitless Creative are collaborating on a film and theatre workshop project aimed at young people from the age of 11 to 18 years old. Cath Tajima-Powell from the Clifton Community Centre spoke to HOT’s Erica Smith about this exciting opportunity for young people.
Chris Connelley previews an upcoming book event at The Pig this coming Thursday.
The great Post Office scandal rumbles on, with key personnel due to be heard shortly by the statutory inquiry. But even 14 years after it was first brought to public attention, much remains to be done if the hundreds of wronged subpostmasters are finally to get justice, as investigative journalist Nick Wallis told a packed meeting in Hastings last week. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Cliff van Coevorden.
Following its recent successful ‘Go West’ exhibition, the West St Leonards Forum (WSLF) is having its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 17 May, at 6.30pm at the West St Leonards Community Centre (next to the medical centre on Bexhill Road). Bernard McGinley reports.
On Saturday 3 June, from 10am, a walk in aid of the homelessness charity SHELTER will take place in East Sussex from the start of the Cuckoo Trail in Station Road, Heathfield, covering the eight miles to Hailsham, on a delightful rural and leafy route. Keith Hillier-Palmer, organiser with East Sussex Naturists writes.
On Tuesday 9 May, Tory Councillors on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) voted unanimously to oppose a motion calling on the Council’s leader to write to the Prime Minister urging him to ‘close the massive loopholes in the existing windfall tax’ on Big Oil. Gabriel Carlyle from the Divest East Sussex campaign reports back from County Hall.
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