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ParkinSongsters mark World Parkinson’s Day

It’s World Parkinson’s Day on Thursday 11 April, and to mark the occasion the ParkinSongsters will be performing at Barnaby’s Lounge in the town centre, as director/conductor Jane Metcalfe explains.

Posted 17:14 Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024 In: Health Matters Tags: , , ,

JJ Waller’s weekend highlights

Lately, Brighton-based photographer JJ Waller seems to be spending more time in St Leonards-on -Sea than his home town. He was back this weekend photographing street artist Stern Rockwell as he worked on a mammoth-sized but delicate illustration of a conga drummer in South Street. Stern is a Brooklyn-born Hong Konger who is used to painting the sides of sky scrapers. St Leonards is obviously going up in the world…

Posted 21:28 Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 In: Photography

Hastings Sinfonia tunes up for spring concert

Alexandra Hudson details the musical delights on the programme at Hastings Sinfonia’s spring concert.

Posted 17:00 Saturday, Apr 6, 2024 In: Music & Sound

Jazz Hastings welcomes John Law and Re-Creations

The featured artist at the April session of Jazz Hastings is a classical piano child prodigy who switched to jazz at the age of 23 and became one of Europe’s leading jazz pianist/composers. Julian Norridge explains.

Posted 16:26 Friday, Apr 5, 2024 In: Music & Sound
Beatles Day - photo by Tony Ham

Hastings Beatles Day: Sunday 7 April

Hastings Beatles Day is run in aid of charity and is a day for many musicians to share their appreciation of the pop band. This year there are 96 bands over four stages playing Beatles songs.

Posted 11:49 In: Music & Sound Tags:

Zestful writer E. Nesbit celebrated in Bohemia this Sunday

This Sunday, 7 April, is Bohemia Creative Quarter’s special day in A Town Explores A Book 2024, a community arts festival in St Leonards- on-Sea which runs through the school spring holiday. Gail Borrow explains.

A sunny Easter holiday for once

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.

Posted 19:11 Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024 In: One Long Party Tags:

‘Hastings 3’ plead not guilty as calls for arms embargo on Israel grow

The three people arrested at a peaceful ‘anti genocide’ protest outside a local arms factory appeared at Hastings Magistrates Court on Wednesday (3 April). Gabriel Carlyle reports.

Posted 17:22 In: Campaigns
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