It’s less than a year since Nick Wallis came to Hastings to talk about the great Post Office scandal, and barely a month since ITV’s drama about it caught the nation’s attention — or conscience. Now, in the first appeal to be decided since that pivotal moment, the subpostmaster mother of the young woman interviewed by Nick during his talk has had her conviction overturned. Nick Terdre reports.
The London based community radio station for the arts comes down south to Hastings to be part of the week long Mardi Gras celebrations. The Hello Goodbye show of eclectic new music hosted by DeXter Bentley visits town for live performance and interview. Jude Montague previews the event.
Hastings International Piano – the organisation behind the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition – firmly believes that it has a responsibility to reach out beyond the competition itself and to engage with the wider community through its Learning & Participation Programme. Nicky Webb writes. All photos by Alice Denny.
On Tuesday (6 February) local climate campaigners – with strong representation from Hastings & St Leonards – staged a ‘Time to Divest’ protest outside the last County Council meeting before the next votes on fossil fuel divestment on 22 February. Gabriel Carlyle reports.
The Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival is a local favourite. Now Britain’s biggest Mardi Gras is returning, a celebrated late-winter musical blowout that also has a wider programme of activity to support the communities of Hastings and St Leonards. Hastings Fat Tuesday (HFT) is supported by trustees and managed by a small team. Bernard McGinley reports.
The 17th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition will take place from 22 Feb – 2 March 2024 at the White Rock Theatre. 40 extraordinary young concert pianists from 18 countries will compete for the Sophia Guo First Prize, an award that includes the Hastings Fellowship – an invaluable artist development package provided by one of the UK’s leading artists’ agents – professional engagements and a substantial cash prize, as well as the Molly Townson cup. There are also cash prizes for the other finalists. Nicky Webb writes.
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