The history of Hastings Pier is a chequered one. But no one could have anticipated the mess that it would become when it was triumphantly reopened a decade ago after a £14m rebuild following a devastating fire in October 2010. Today, at the height of summer it is devoid of visitors and only three businesses […]
Lifelong Hastings United fan, Harry Hoare, thought 70 years of attending home games would come to an end when he moved into a care home but the team at Hastings Court on The Ridge were determined he should continue his passion and they now accompany him to games at the Pilot Field ground. “I’ve been […]
Last night, serial volunteer Graham Furness was presented with this year’s Order of 1066 Award, recognising his exceptional and longstanding service to Hastings. The award was presented at Hastings Town Hall by the Mayor, Councillor Becca Horn, as part of the annual Hastings Week celebrations. Proving himself as a vital member of our community, Graham […]
Active Hastings is delighted to announce it has been awarded £2,940 from the Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grant, to launch a new Exercise Group for Neurological Conditions, starting on Friday November 7th, between 11.30am to 12.30pm at Summerfields Leisure Centre. Being active can have a significant impact on living well with Parkinson’s, regardless of symptoms […]
Seaview – The charity that makes you feel like a somebody not a nobody This weekend I’ll be sleeping ‘rough’ well by my standards anyway; by the standards of those who are forced to sleep outside on a regular basis my billet will be cosy, organised and most importantly secure. The last time I took […]
Meeting Roger Wilcock was fascinating as he recounted a lifetime in music and as he looked ahead to the return of the Hastings Prom on July 3rd as part of the Hastings Beer and Music Festival, organised by the local Round Table. Click the link below to hear the full interview. Roger came from a […]
Chris New is in the middle of a busy year at The Stables Theatre in Hastings with three new plays and a busy teaching schedule. After graduating from RADA Chris enjoyed huge success in the West End, starring opposite Alan Cumming in the 2006 revival of Martin Sherman’s Bent for which he won an Evening […]
Once again courtesy of Derelict In The UK we bring you photographs of iconic and deserted buildings, this time St Leonards Parish Church. Standing grand on the St Leonards seafront, this beautiful building was completed in 1961 to replace its predecessor destroyed by a direct hit from V-1 ‘doodlebug’. It originally had structural building problems […]
Was Hastings cursed by the occultist Aleister Crowley? Much has been written about Aleister Crowley, the famous dabbler in ‘sex magick’. He reached the end of his days in a boarding house on The Ridge in 1947 – he’d run out of money and he’d run out of friends. The Victorian house known as Netherwood […]
