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The ‘Ban Starmer Three’ – from left, Gabriel Carlyle, Anthony Bradnum (both from Hastings) and Emma Sangster from London – photos taken by Andrea Needham during their arrests.
Two peace activists from Hastings were arrested on Saturday (19 July) afternoon at the Gaza March in central London for holding placards saying: ‘Oppose Genocide. Ban Starmer not Palestine Action’. Erica Smith writes. Continue reading…
Residents of Hastings & Rye joined thousands from across the UK at a mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 9 July. Energise Sussex Coast’s Gabriel Carlyle reports.
Henry James’s The Turn Of The Screw has been through many manifestations. It was written in Rye at the author’s Lamb House as a Victorian novella, and serialised in an American magazine. Book, film, TV, radio, ballet and opera versions followed. Now the Stables Theatre in Hastings Old Town is staging a new dramatisation by Timothy Blackwell, who also directs. Bernard McGinley reports on a classic horror story.
The Friends of Alexandra Park have reformed and now invite all to attend their annual general meeting on 12 August where the group’s future direction will be decided. The meeting will be held in the restored greenhouse, which recently hosted a successful cacti and succulents show. Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group’s press officer Lynda Foy reports, photos by Colin Foy.
Hastings Borough Council passed an historic motion on Wednesday (16 July), voting to back an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to all arms sales to Israel and to support the town’s deep friendship links with the people of Al Mawasi. Katy Colley from Hastings & District Palestine Solidarity Campaign reports.
As visitors flock to Hastings to take advantage of the hot summer weather, Labour councillors have complained of the Green-led administration’s failure to tackle waste on the seafront after one of the busiest tourist weekends of the year. Hastings Borough Council leader Cllr Glenn Haffenden responded to the criticism. Nick Terdre reports.
Local artist Hattie Hambridge talks to Jude Montague about her work for the exhibition Extraordinary Odyssey at the Electro Studio Project Space.
Hastings White Rock is proud to announce the launch of its Tickets for the Community initiative as part of the venue’s commitment to making arts and entertainment accessible to all.
Two visiting artists taking part in the Extraordinary Odyssey exhibition talk to Jude Montague about work they are creating specially for Hastings/St Leonards for this show on 25-27 July at Electro Studios Project Space.
Forget Me Not is the eagerly awaited debut single from Bexhill-based brother and sister double-act Corey and Mimi, aka MimiNi. Inspired by a photo album left to them by a family member, the track explores grief, loss and the enduring presence of loved ones, found in the beauty of continuing someone’s story by simply remembering them. Andrew Logan talks to the duo.
The White Rock has proudly unveiled its newly refurbished studio space, now officially named Studio 27. The celebratory launch event welcomed guests from across the local creative community and beyond to toast the future of this exciting performance space.
There has been something very magical unfolding at the Henry Ward Hall in Hastings, of late. Built in 1848, HWH is a kind of village hall space with a rich history of supporting local people, with its community cafe which hosts various support groups, music and arts workshops, table tennis, board games, crafts and the focal point of Nashville import Mike Willis’s passion-project ‘Mike’s List’ which aims to bring to Hastings some of the music scene’s finest and funkiest performers. Yay! Andrew Logan writes.
Sam Davey is well known in the area as the founder of Hastings Book Festival and she is also the current chair of Hastings Writers Group. Two years ago she stepped back from organising the festival in order to focus on her own writing – a series of books about Arthurian legend. The first of the Pendragon Prophecy series will be launched in Hastings next week. Erica Smith recommends you add The Chosen Queen to your summer reading list.
Hastings & District Palestine Solidarity campaign’s Katy Colley reports on the latest arrest in the campaign against General Dynamics – a major supplier of arms to Israel, with local factories in St Leonards.
Two printmakers, Jude Montague and Rachel Williams, show new and old work in a two week exhibition ‘Bestial Delights‘ at the Electro Studios Project Space in West St Leonards. Jude Montague answers questions about her work.
A St Leonards resident was one of 29 people arrested for holding a sign referencing Palestine Action on Saturday (5 July), following the banning of the group as a “terrorist” organisation by the government last week. Erica Smith reports.
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