While the carnage in Gaza continues, Hastings Jews for Justice continue to press for the human rights of Palestinians to be respected, and for the UK government to fully assume its obligations under international and domestic laws which in their view it is failing to do. In a recent meeting with MP Helena Dollimore, they asked for her help in bringing their case to Parliament, as Felicity Laurence recounts.
Hastings Old Town is, as ever, the place to be as Christmas approaches, with the usual Christmas Fair and Christmas Tree Festival at St Clement’s church and a Christmas Shopping Day in Butler’s Gap staged by the Old Town Traders. Lynda Foy has all the details.
Hastings residents in need have not yet been invited to apply for assistance from the government’s Household Support Fund which has been topped up for a sixth round running from October to March 2025. The council’s Labour group has written to Cllr Julia Hilton, the Green council leader, asking why there has been such a long delay. The council tells HOT it has not yet received its share from East Sussex County Council. Nick Terdre investigates.
Oli Spleen, Mark Walter and Wolfgang Dubieiniec are exhibiting at the Electro Studios for their second show from the three friends and fellow artists. Mark Walter talks to Jude Montague.
Charlie Austen is a one-woman band playing carefully crafted original songs on the folk-soul-rock spectrum and supporter of fellow musicians. Joyful, with groovy tunes and a very entertaining presence on stage, she is a radical as well as a personal, thoughtful songwriter. She shares an example of her lyrics with Jude Montague. Charlie is based in Hastings and is performing at The Pig, Hastings, on Friday 15 November.
Standing up 4 Nature (SU4N, Hastings & Rother) had a successful meeting recently. In early December there’s to be a ‘Community Assembly’ followup event to contribute to Hastings Borough Council’s Draft Local Plan regarding matters such as empty houses and environmental protection. Bernard McGinley reports.
If you are looking for Christmas presents, there’s a rich source to be accessed just outside Hastings, when Winchelsea holds its Christmas Gift Fair this Saturday, 16 November. Nick Terdre reports.
Get ready for stunts galore onscreen, a night of Keanu Reeves, ‘zine-making and kids’ film workshops, and a host of special guests at energetic events to celebrate action in cinema, says Annie Waite. The Art of Action season smashes onto the Electric Palace cinema screen from 16 November. Buckle up!
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