With a grant of £71,187 from the Culture Recovery Fund The Stables Theatre and Art Gallery says the cash recognises the presence it is forging in the local community. Chairman Neil Sellman says: “This grant is a fantastic lifeline and secures not just the future for the theatre but recognises the presence the Stables is […]
Hastings rockers Kid Kapichi have finished their long-awaited debut album – and are releasing it without record label support. The group produced This Time Next Year during lockdown and will be making it available in February to coincide with a European tour. However, fans can get a sneak preview of how it will sound as […]
In a ‘curfewed’ world Tom McCann has been out on the town finding out what really happens when it gets to chucking out time! It’s two weeks since the government enacted the 10pm curfew, forcing the country’s pubs and restaurants into an early close. Put in place in an apparent attempt to prevent the spread […]
Next weekend The Fountain on Queens brings you Queer on the Pier! A celebration of all things LGBTQ+. It’s a way to end the summer with a bang. Hastings’ Pier will stage the biggest outdoor queer festival in the UK this year, complete with DJs, cabaret and drag artists from all over the UK – […]
Hastings Week Poetry Competition is happening again for Hastings Week and appropriately enough the theme for this year is ‘Love Hastings’. The competition is for all ages to enter and there will be three categories: 11 years and under. 12-17 years. Adults (18 years and above). You may only enter one poem and it is […]
How do you fancy exploring Hastings Old Town, giving your health a boost – AND helping a fantastic charity? That’s the aim of Treasure Trails, which has joined forces with the British Heart Foundation to help fight heart and circulatory disease. The company organises over 1,000 self-guided treasure hunts across the UK to enable people […]
There will be no panto’ at the White Rock and no performances of any kind until January 31st at least. Making the announcement yesterday a spokesman for the theatre said: “After much discussion we’re sad to announce that our pantomime has been postponed until 2021.” The announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 panto’ also […]
There was an amazing response top out feature last weekend when we published photographs from the ‘Derelict In The UK’ archives of the Ashdown pub that once stood at the end of Downey Close. On our social media channels so many people posted their memories. Some people met there, some people held their wedding reception […]
It’s a year since a St Leonards couple became the owners of a popular 79 acre tourist attraction just a few miles from their home town and they’ve got big plans for its future. Donna Bull and Ray Grant have invested heavily to boost Sharnfold Farm, situated at Stone Cross between Hailsham and Eastbourne. They’ve totally […]
