Could there be a future for the abandoned St Leonards Parish Church, closed two years ago as structural problems made it unsafe? Hastings Urban Design Group certainly thinks so and is proposing ambitious plans to make it the centrepiece of ‘Science-on-Sea’. Hastings’ greatest strength and selling point is its maritime character, reflected in British national […]
Great news this week for Hastings Oktoberfest fans as organisers confirm the event is set to go ahead at the new venue of Horntye Park Saturday October 3rd from 2-9pm. In a strange year when the Munich Oktoberfest itself has been cancelled, the staff, entertainers and suppliers of Hastings Oktoberfest really hope that we can […]
More than half a million pounds worth of funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will allow Sussex Wildlife Trust to push ahead with its innovative Wild Coast Sussex Project. It’s hoped that Wild Coast Sussex will inspire communities across Sussex to care for the marine environment and will give them the tools to be […]
There’s been no clearer example of a labour of love than Ian Jarman’s determination to shine a spotlight on an unloved and uncared for, but historically very significant, marble statue in West Marina Gardens. In recent weeks his labours have been of the physical kind as he meticulously worked to clean the marble, removing algae […]
Actor Robert Bathurst is a lover of walks between Hastings and Rye and a regular visitor to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. He also featured with reserve manager Barry Yates, in an ITV programme called Britain’s Favourite Walks, which is soon going to be repeated. Emma Chaplin caught up with him over the phone. How are you finding […]
With months of live gigs and festivals cancelled a Hastings live music photographer has built a portfolio of portraits capturing the local music community in lockdown. Sara-Louise Bowrey has over 20 year’s experience taking pictures of bands on stages from the smallest pubs to the largest festivals in the world – as well as taking […]
Organisers of Jack In The Green are taking the event online this weekend. “We are very pleased to say that during these difficult times we are looking to bring the town online and together to celebrate our beloved festival, Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green,” Keith Leech, Chair of Trustees Traditional Jack in the Green announced […]
For a village football club Sedlescombe Rangers has big ambitions and even in lockdown it has something to celebrate. The club announced this week that it has had its ‘Wildcats Centre’ status extended for a further 12 months by Sussex County Football Association. The club had huge success in its maiden year as a Wildcats […]
Darren McCann lives close to Hastings Country Park and counts himself lucky that within minutes of leaving his home he is in a place of beauty and tranquility where he can escape from the pressures of everyday life and of a world in ‘lockdown’. Here he explains why he loves it so much. This lockdown […]
