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Archives for 2023 | Page 35 of 41

Can St Leonards’ landmark church be saved?

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.

Saturday 11 March: Hastings Women’s Jazz Festival

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.

Posted 18:14 Wednesday, Mar 8, 2023 In: Music & Sound

The little known story of Vivien Haigh-Wood – author – and wife of TS Eliot

When Women’s Voice booked Stade Hall to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday 12 March, the organisation looked for a woman-led project that wanted to use the hall that evening. Writer, performer and director Rosanna Lowe was excited to stage a local performance of Vivienne Sometimes – an interactive production led by writer and illustrator Dr Donna Fitzgerald. Erica Smith visited Lowe to talk to her about the performance and why she was drawn to explore the life of Haigh-Wood.

Posted 20:29 Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 In: Performance

Hear Me Roar – a festival for International Women’s Day

Ann Kramer from Women’s Voice, the local women-run charity, shares details of all the events marking International Women’s Day.

Tree protection fails

In Conquest Ward, on the east side of Silverhill Park, used to be Lower Ridge Farm. The site included the eastern end of Old Roar Road where it meets Ghyllside Avenue. The open spaces there acknowledge the area’s green field history. There used to be important trees there too. Bernard McGinley reports on more development. 

Xhosa Cole back on Jazz Hastings stage

Brilliant young saxophonist Xhosa Cole will be making a welcome return to Jazz Hastings on Tuesday 14 March – and this time he’ll be appearing with a special guest, a bona fide New York tap dancer, writes Julian Norridge.

Posted 15:08 Saturday, Mar 4, 2023 In: Music & Sound Tags: , ,

Open Letter to Katy Bourne

The Refugee Buddy Project has been working with local community members on a local response to the horrific incident in Merseyside last week – and have written a joint statement with Hastings Community of Sanctuary and Hastings Supports Refugees to Katy Bourne the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex asking for reassurance that plans are in place should anything similar happen here in Hastings.

Historic moment for Hastings and White Rock Theatre

At 7pm on Saturday 4 March, Hastings’ famous White Rock Theatre will once again be the location of a national radio broadcast, after Classic FM confirmed that they will be recording for later broadcast Hastings International Piano’s Prize Winners’ Gala Concert. Dominika Hicks writes. All photos by Peter Mould.

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