Christmas came early for St Leonards, in the form of the Frost Parade and Frost Fair on Saturday 28 November. As always on important occasions, HOT’s favourite photographer, JJ Waller, was there to cover the parade, market and general fun. Scroll down to see the day through JJ Waller’s eyes.
Brighton-based photographer JJ Waller first visited St Leonards in 2008, and fell under the spell of the area. Since then he’s made more than 60 visits with his camera, documenting the streets and the people of the town. HOT’s Erica Smith met up with him to find out what attracts him to S’Lens, as he affectionately calls our town.
JJ Waller shares a pick of his images from Pride with HOT readers. He says:
On the same weekend as a mighty successful TransPride festival was celebrated in Hastings, and Queer on the Pier was held on Saturday night, the organisers of Hastings Pride released a statement saying that there would be no Hastings Pride on August Bank Holiday weekend. One of the Pride Directors, Anton Burton Windsor, shares his statement below:
Photographer JJ Waller documents this summer’s St Leonards Festival, held on Saturday 13 July, in his inimitable street photographer style.
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It’s rare to have a sunny Easter holiday period, and after the wild winds on Thursday night, the weather didn’t look promising, but spring blossomed at the perfect time for ATownExploresABook’s Railway Children event on Saturday in Kings Road and there was even an opportunity to bask in the sun with a young seal. Photographer JJ Waller documents the holiday fun.
Photographer JJ Waller spent a gay Saturday on Hastings Pier capturing the crowds and the performers who all had fun whilst fundraising for Hastings and Bexhill MenCap. JJ said, “It was a celebratory event in classic Hastings & St Leonards style, topped by the headline experience of the unique and unparalleled Drag Syndrome.”
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