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Friday 28th July 2017

7.00pm
Old Town Criers Competition
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street The Annual Old Town Criers Competition. Come and watch or have a go yourself and try to beat the reigning champion. Men & Ladies competition. Prizes of Case of Wine for both Lady and Gentleman winners. Register at Reeves Corner at 7.00 for 7.30pm start. A High Street Traders Event.

7.30pm
Stables Theatre
Neil Simon’s play ‘London Suite’. Tickets from the Box Office open Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 1pm.

Saturday 29th July 2017

10am to 1pm
Boot Sale
In the Stables Car Park TN34 3BP £5 for a pitch [please phone 01424 719779 to book] Free entry for buyers. In aid of the Stables Theatre. Donation to OHPS gratefully received

10am to 4pm
Station Open Day
Coastguard Sector Base. Rock-a-Nore [next to the car park] Cakes and refreshments available.

From 10am to 3pm
Bric-A-Brac and Garden Sale
at Swan Avenue TN34 3HX. Bargains Galore. Entry free – Donation to OHPS welcome.

10.30am to 12.30
Coffee in the Garden.
In memory of Mary Allaway. [110 The Bourne] Entrance between 139 and 140 All Saints Street Coffee, cake and biscuits and five hidden gardens Donation to OHPS.

10.30am
Tug-O-War
Outside Lifeboat Station, The Stade. Teams of 8 men or 8 women £20 per team. Entry forms can be had from The Anchor, George Street. Enquiries to 07967 964460 or 07891 557663
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11am
Stade Guided Walk
Meet at Hastings Fishermen’s Museum. Free donations welcome

11am
‘The Lost Heritage of Hastings and St Leonards’ Exhibition
Opening Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street

11am to 4pm
Craft Fair
St Clements Church, High Street Admission Free – A selection of local arts and crafts are on sale in this magnificent medieval church, with refreshments served throughout the day and light lunches. Profits go to the Two Towers Trust, the charity which helps raise funds to maintain the fabric of the Old Town’s two ancient churches.

From 11.20 approx
Judging the Best Dressed Window in All Saints Street
This years theme ‘On the Street where you live’. A team of judges will select winners in categories depending on the size of the window. Certificates will be presented at 1.00pm on Sunday 30th by Carnival Queen Elizabeth Fowler on the stage at Reeves Corner.

12 noon
Crowning of the Carnival Queen
Stade Open Space on the Beach Concert Stage.

12.30pm
Opening Ceremony Of Hastings Old Town Carnival Week
and Fishermen’s Museum Exhibition. At the Flagstaff outside Hastings Fishermen’s Museum. Rock-a-Nore. The union flag will be raised and Hastings Old Town Carnival Week declared “Open”. A VIP will the open the ‘Today’s Fishermen of The Stade, Hastings’ a photographic exhibition by Ann Chown. Entrance free  donations welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

2 – 8pm
The “Nearly on the” Beach Concert
On the Stade Open Space. Gates open at 1.30. Bands from 2pm. Rhythm Fields, The Rocking Ambassadors, Dead Calm, Local Heroes and The Blues Brothers Show. NEW THIS YEAR At 3.30pm we will be asking everyone who has come wearing Beach Concert t-shirts “Through the ages” to gather and parade around the site – Lets see how many years we can cover, with a prize for the oldest shirt there! Collections in aid of Hastings RNLI, Pett Level Rescue and Hastings Sea Cadets will be taking place on site and around town. This is a free event so please give generously. We have limited seating so why not bring a deckchair or rug and get comfy for the afternoon. Licensed Bar, Catering and more on site (all profits from these go to the charity collection).  No dogs allowed (sorry) and no glass or alcohol can be brought onto The Stade. With many thanks to all our generous sponsors who are supporting us again this year. Another High Street Traders Event.

2pm to 4pm
Summer Fête
Old Hastings House, TN34 3ET A variety of stalls inside and out. Children’s Entertainer.
Entry by donations in aid of the Residents Fund Old Hastings House. Wheelchair accessible

3.30pm
Beach concert T-shirts ‘through the ages’
On the Stade Open Space This year we want to see how many T-shirts designs from the last 28 years of the Beach Concert we can find. Come on down to The Stade wearing your “oldest” commemorative T-shirt. There must be all of the years out there somewhere. So please take part and see just how many years we can cover. There will be a parade and a prize for the “oldest” T-shirt.

6pm
Mass at St Mary Star of the Sea
High Street. The congregation welcome you to Mass.

6.45pm
Twilight Smugglers Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Museum, Rock a Nore

Sunday 30th July 2017

Church Services
10am Celebration Eucharist Come and join us in our historic All Saints Church, you will be welcome. (Assisted wheelchair access from Tackleway via side door). 10am and 11.30am and the congregation welcome you to Mass in the beautiful St Mary Star of the Sea Church

10.30am to 12.30
Coffee in the Garden.
In memory of Mary Allaway [110 The Bourne]. Entrance between 139 and 140 All Saints Street Coffee, cake and biscuits and 5 hidden gardens Donation to OHPS.

11am
Stade Guided Walk
Meet at Hastings Fishermen’s Museum. Free donations welcome

11am to 2pm
Hastings Net Shops Museum
Rock-a-Nore Road The Hastings net shops now Grade II* listed because of their architectural uniqueness. Since the 1980s, local historian Steve Peak has played a leading role in saving them, and he owns one, dating from 1835, which he preserves as a museum. Inside is a large collection of original fishing and marine artefacts, many dating from pre-World War Two. The museum is not open very often, but today you can come inside and catch a glimpse of life in the days of sail (but not if it is raining!). Admission free (donations to OHPS).

11am to 6pm
Film Show
The Stade Hall
There will be showings all day of the amazing films of Glen Veness – “I Love this Town” along with the music and film of The Ghost of Dunkirk and footage of previous Beach Concerts. Collections at the door for both funds.

12noon to 3.pm
Family Barbecue and Picnic
Lower Torfield Allotments, bottom of Old London Road. With Scarecrow contest and Willow weaving for children, entry by donation. Not suitable for wheelchairs. Donation to OHPS.

1pm
Best Dressed Window in All Saints Street
On the stage at Reeves Corner Courthouse Street Carnival Queen Elizabeth Fowler announces the Winners and Runners Up and presents them with their framed certificates [Judging took place on Saturday]

1pm to 3pm
Hastings Carnival Queen sits for Portrait
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, Courthouse Street Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen Elizabeth Fowler sits for her portrait by Juliette Dodd, the well-known local portrait

1.30 pm
Foyles Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Museum.

2pm to 4pm
Winkle Tossing
Winkle Island.The ancient game of Winkle Tossing, see how successful you are at tossing winkles into various sized containers. Entry fees £1 adults and 50p under 13s. Prizes and certificates for overall Junior and Adult winners. Raising funds for Winkle Club Charities.

3.15pm
Twittens and Cat Creeps Walk
Meet Shipwreck Museum.

1pm to 7pm
The “Nearly on the” Beach Concert
On the Stade Open Space Music starts at 1pm with DJ Wendy May and follows on with Alibi, Brent Hutchinson Blues, Pete Prescott Band with The Sgt Pepper Album “LIVE” and we finish the weekend with The Rockit Men. Collections in aid of Hastings RNLI, Pett Level Rescue and Hastings Sea Cadets will be taking place on site and around town. This is a free event so please give generously. We have limited seating so why not bring a deckchair or rug and get comfy for the afternoon. Licensed Bar, Catering and more on site (all profits from these go to the charity collection). No dogs allowed (sorry) and no glass or alcohol can be brought onto The Stade. With many thanks to all our generous sponsors who are supporting us again this year. Another High Street Traders Event

10.30am to 12.30pm
Coffee Morning With Stalls
Crypt, St Mary Star of the Sea Church – entrance from the Bourne, blue door. Coffee Morning with many stalls, plenty of seating plus a bumper raffle. Rest up while you look around. Free entry – in aid of Old Town Churches with a donation to OHPS. Wheelchair accessible through side door

11am
Stade Guided Walk
Meet at Fishermen’s Museum. Free donations welcome

12noon onwards
Cheese & Wine Extravaganza
 ourthouse Street Have a real bumper Cheese and Wine lunch, including a plate of mixed French cheeses with French bread sourced from Judges, your local baker. To tempt your Continental palate it will be washed down with a complimentary choice of red, rose or white wine or a bottle of water. All this for £4.75 a head. For the connoisseur, have a glass of port with stilton which has been donated by The Jenny Lind and Penbuckles in the High Street – for another £4. Come and join your hosts, Peter and Jo. Another High Street Traders event raising funds for local Charities and Good Causes.

2pm
Exploring Lost Roads of The Old Town Walk
meet at Hastings History House.

6.00pm
Seaboot Race
Courthouse Street In memory of Peter Trickett, an Old Towner who died in 2002. Fastest runner wearing Seaboots and a top hat along the length of Courthouse Street, round a lobster pot and back. Timed Certificates presented to all entrants. Adult and Children’s races. The winner is presented with Peter Trickett’s walking stick, to be held for one year. Another High Street Traders event

From 6.30 pm
Old Town Treasure Trail
Register at Winkle Island by 6.30pm finish at the Lord Nelson Fancy dress a must! Teams race round the Old Town with collecting boxes to find answers to questions, which are all in pubs, of course. Why not take part in a tradition of Old Town Carnival Week – all great fun! Prizes for all! Raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

7.30pm
Organ Concert
All Saints Church, All Saints Street TN34 3BP Matthew Jorysz from Westminster Abbey will play an exciting concert on the 1878 Father Willis organ. Including works by Mozart, Bach, Alayn, Duruflé, Franck and Elgar. (Assisted wheelchair access from Tackleway via side door). Tickets: £10 at the door. In aid of All Saints Organ Fund.

7.30pm
Ghost Walk
Starts at Butler’s Gap, George Street. TN34 3EE. Spooky things are happening in Hastings Old Town! The dead are rising from their graves and walking the streets of Hastings once more and they have many stories to tell. Family friendly and arrangements can be made for disabled access [Please email hastingsghostwalks@gmail.com if you need assistance]. Walk ends at the Stade opposite the Dolphin. Tickets £5 for adults and £2.50 for children under 12.

NB for tomorrows Pram Race please register today by 6 pm at the Cutter

10am to 1pm
Open Garden
Garden Cottage, Croft Road TN34 3HJ Visit this small entrancing courtyard garden. Cold drinks available. Courtesy of Ann Novotny. Entrance fee £2. In aid of Crohns and Colitis UK, donation to OHPS.

10.30am – 12.30pm
Tours of The Tower
All Saints Church Climb the spiral staircase to the ringing chamber, see the bells and have a go at chiming one. See also the, as yet unexplained, carving on one of the stones in the ringing chamber. There will be a charge towards the tower fund.

Open Day Hastings Lifeboat Station
The Stade A chance to have a look on the Lifeboats and meet some of the crew, subject to operations. Donations to Hastings RNLI.
  
11.30 to 2pm
Hot and Cold Buffet Lunch
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street organised by 2nd Hastings Rainbows. Hot and cold buffet lunch with a choice of either meat, cheese or quiche, one visit to the extensive salad bar featuring a selection of about 15 different home-made dishes, and a choice of a roll/bread or potatoes, including tea/coffee or a soft drink £5. Desserts are also available. Wheelchair accessible. Raising money for Dragonflies – a children’s bereavement charity. Donation to OHPS.

1.30 pm
Foyles Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck Museum, Rock-a-Nore

2.30pm
Original Old Town Walk
Old Hastings Preservation Society Meet at 2.30pm at the top station of West Hill Lift.

3.15pm
Twittens And Cat Creeps Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck Museum, Rock-a-Nore Road.

3.30pm
Presentation of Portrait to Carnival Queen
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen Elizabeth Fowler is presented with her Portrait by Juliette Dodd, the well known portrait artist.

4.30pm
Illustrated Talk. Some Old Town Curiosities with Michael Plumbe.
Hastings History House, 21 CourthouseStreet.

5.30pm to dusk
Bike Race
Crown Lane Pedal power alone! All welcome, just turn up and pay a donation to the starter. The Bike Race has no organisers. The timekeepers, flagman and all other helpers turn up year after year to make the event happen. It is
not advisable to bring dogs to this event and young children should be under the supervision of adults. Please give generously to the “bucket rattlers” collecting for local charities and good causes.

6.30pm
Blessing of the Animals
All Saints Church All creatures great and small warmly welcomed. Come and celebrate the joy and love of our pets. Please make sure they are under control and well behaved.

7.30pm
Ghost Walk
Starts at Butler’s Gap, George Street, TN34 3EE Spooky things are happening in Hastings Old Town.

10.45 am to 12 noon
Tours of The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre
The Bourne The theatre building dates back to 1746 and has been a theatre since 1959 - come and hear how it all began. Tour includes backstage (where possible). Donations to OHPS. Enquiries Box Office 01424 423221.

11am to 4 pm
Brewery Tour
Old Town Brewery, Torfield Cottage, 8 Old London Road. Tours will take place half-hourly from 11 am. We invite you to come and sample the real ales and have a look at the brewery, re-located from the First In Last Out pub in the High Street. Donations for the Seaview charity.

11am to 1pm
Coffee Morning
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street. Come and enjoy a coffee and browse in some of our archive material. Who lived in my house? Why not check in our collection of street directories and images and view some films of our lost heritage.

12 noon to 2pm
Mediterranean Lunch
All Saints Church Hall Our first Mediterranean lunch last year was a huge success so come and enjoy some great food again this year, hopefully with weather outside to match! Lunch £5.Profits go to The Two Towers Trust the
charity which helps raise funds to maintain the fabric of the Old Town’s two ancient churches.

4pm
A Literary and Artistic Stroll over the East Hill
Meet at the lower East Hill Lift station.

6pm onwards
Winkle Clubs Annual Putting Competition
Adventure Golf, Marine Parade. Tee off at 6pm. Concessionary fees, open to all with trophies for winning Lady / Gent and Junior. Money raised to Hastings Winkle Club for local good causes.
  
7pm for 7.30pm to 8pm start
Pram Race
Register at The Cutter Pub, on the seafront opposite the boating lake, by 6pm on Tuesday 1st August. Get your team together for a great night (with decorated pram, of course!) that’s often described as one of the best in Old Town Week! Lots of money is raised for local charities by the teams who enter in this pub crawl. Each team has their own theme and they decorate their pram and teams accordingly. Due to the ever increasing size of this event, all teams must now be entered by 6pm on Tuesday 1st August at The Cutter Pub. To be considered for judging, teams must arrive by 7pm, with the start time of the race to be between 7.30-8pm. This is a strictly over 18s event. Any questions please call 01424-272099. Proceeds to H.O.T.Carnival Association.

10am
Dandies And Dragoons Walk
Meet at History House.

10.45 am to 12 noon
Tours of The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre
The Bourne The theatre building dates back to 1746 and has been a theatre since 1959 – come and hear how it all began. Tour includes backstage (where possible). Donations to OHPS. Enquiries Box Office 01424 423221.

11am to 6.30pm
Grand Charity Auction Viewing
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street Come along and view all the items donated by local traders, residents and friends. All to be sold with No Reserve so you are bound to pick up a few bargains. Auction this evening starts at 6.30pm. A High Street Traders Event.

2.30 to 5pm
Organic Cream Tea
106 High Street, (entrance from Salters Lane). A delicious cream tea in the beautiful walled garden of the historic former Old Town Rectory. Courtesy of Craig and Jo Sams. Entrance price £5 includes scone, jam, cream, unlimited tea and coffee (extra scones 50p). £2.50 for children (scone, jam, cream and unlimited squash). A grand fundraising beauty raffle will also be held with fabulous prizes. All proceeds to Friary Gardeners with a donation to OHPS.

2.30pm
Original Old Town Walk
Old Hastings Preservation Society Meet at 2.30pm at the top station of West Hill Lift.

3.15pm
Twittens And Cat Creeps Walk
Meet Shipwreck Museum.  
4.30pm
Lost Roads Walk
Meet at Hastings History House.

5pm
The Great Whelk Eating Competition
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street The 6th Annual Competition for the title of the “Hastings Champion Whelk Eater”. Give a fiver donation to Hastings Lifeboat and try your luck at breaking the time record for eating a pint of fresh Hastings Whelks. The Winner receives an engraved Cup and a unique Crown which is currently held by a
member of the Hastings Lifeboat Crew - to be held for one year. Will Danny do it again? Sponsored by White Seafood & Steak Bar. Another High Street Traders event.

5.30pm
The Class Choir
Butler’s Gap, George Street. Please join the Class Choir for a performance of vibrant and musical singing of contemporary popular music. All Welcome. Donation to OHPS.

6pm to 7pm
Healthy Eating and Life Style – The Chinese Way
Hastings Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture Centre, 9 Sturdee Place. A talk explores how food and its preparation and
dress affect your health. Free event – donation to OHPS.

6.30pm
Soundwaves Community Choir
Butler’s Gap, George Street. Please join Soundwaves Community Choir led by Debbie Warren for approx. 30 minutes of joyous music. Donations to local charities and OHPS.
 
6.30pm
Grand Charity Auction
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street Grand Auction of gifts donated by local traders, residents and friends. All sold with no reserves, so you are sure of a bargain. Auctioneers: Ian Porter & Deeday. Raising funds for local good causes. Thank you to the generous people who donated the lots. Another High Street Traders event.

7.00pm to 11.00pm
Live Music
Outside the First In, Last Out pub. In the High Street
7.30pm to 9pm
Dancing
Starting at Winkle Island Mad Jacks Morris will be performing at various locations around the Old Town. Donation to OHPS.

Please note: Entry forms for the Carnival Procession must be returned by TODAY Friday 4th August to: Ion Castro, 119 Braybrooke Road, Hastings TN34 1TQ or by Email to: carnival@ 1066.net or delivered by hand by Friday 4th August to The Jenny Lind, High Street. Forms can be found online at www.1066.net/carnival

10.15 to 11.15 am
Local Country Market
All Saints Hall, top of All Saints Street Selling home baked bread, cakes and savouries; also eggs, plants, flowers and craft items. Free entry. Donation to OHPS.

11am
Stade Walk
Meet at the Fishermen’s Museum. Walk free donations welcome.

12 noon to 2.30pm
Cheese And Wine Lunch
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street. Local cheeses from Penbuckles and fine wines. Great value at £6. Organised by the Old Hastings Preservation Society. Join us for a convivial lunch.

1pm-5pm
Open Garden
9 All Saints Crescent New for 2017 – this hidden gem of a garden, nestling under the East Hill courtesy of Sarah and Tim Walsh. Entry £1 in aid of Hastings Lifeboat and donation to OHPS. Refreshments available for a donation. The garden has steps so regret not suitable for wheelchairs, it also has an open pond.
           
2 pm to 5pm
Open Garden
Strawberry Cottage, 36 Tackleway. Visit this beautiful secluded garden courtesy of Don Brant. Entry £1 and enjoy a glass of Buck’s Fizz for £1 donation to OHPS. Regret not accessible for wheelchairs as 3 steps down into the garden.

2.30pm
Original Old Town Walk
Old Hastings Preservation Society Meet at 2.30pm at the top station of West Hill Lift.

4.30 onwards
Old Town Carnival Week Last Supper
Courthouse Street Back by popular demand – The Bangers & Mash Blowout! – only £5.50 from your host Deeday. A Street Party with a difference. Compliments of Peter and Jo. Have succulent local homemade Pork Sausages with creamy mashed potato, baked beans and rich onion gravy and a complimentary bottle of French Beer or water. Only 150 seats available, so it’s best to book in advance. Tickets from The History House or The Cobblers in the High Street or Deeday’s yard in Courthouse Street. Donations to Local Charities. Another High Street Traders event.

5.00 Old Town Gurning Competition, Reeves Corner (opposite the Jenny Lind) All proceeds to Ron Everett's Funeral >> MORE
NOT IN PRINTED PROGRAMME

6.30pm
Meet The Hastings Lifeboat Crew
On the Stage, Reeves Corner, High Street. Presentation of cheque to the Hastings Lifeboat Crew for £1,066 by High Street Traders.

6.45 pm
Twilight Smugglers Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck Museum, Rock a Nore.

7.30pm
Grand Quiz
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street, TN34 3BP Admission £2.50per person, teams up to a maximum of six. The Two Towers Trust and Hastings & Rother Family History Society are jointly organising the grand quiz. There will be prizes for the winning and losing teams, raffle prizes and a door prize. Refreshments available or bring your own! Profits go to the Two Towers Trust, the charity which helps raise funds to maintain the fabric of the Old Town’s two ancient churches and the Hastings and Rother Family History Society.

7.30pm
The Stables Theatre
The Bourne ‘Emma’ a new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic. Tickets from Box Office open Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 1pm Phone 01424 423221.

10am to 4pm
Open Net Shop and Display of Net Mending
Rock-a-Nore Road TN34 3DW Mick Barrow ‘My life as a fisherman’ – hear Mick talk about fishing
past and present; look at the photo album. Donations to Prostate Cancer UK.

11am
Stade Guided Walk
Meet at Fishermen’s Museum. Free donations welcome

11am to 5pm
OPEN HOUSE – Living History
(also open on Sunday 6th) 135 All Saints Street Step through the wee door at 135 All Saints Street and journey back in time to another forgotten and truly magical world. This 16th century merchant’s house and one of the most complete Tudor houses in Hastings Old Town, which underwent a unique and extensive restoration programme from 2006 -2011 to create the atmospheric dwelling you will see today. The owner, Alastair Hendy, has taken it back to how it may have looked when first built, carrying out major structural repairs throughout, meticulously restoring every surface and internal fixture – yet reinventing the dust of history. Also emphatically auto - biographical, the house challenges the conventions of the traditional restoration make-over and Tudor interior, and looks beyond each room’s constraints and into its more conceptual and imaginative possibilities. This magical house lit by candle light, along with its secret garden filled with giant plants, is a  experience like no other. Come and step into the pages of a Grimm’s Fairytale – you’ll be amazed. Old Town Mortuary The house has some secrets of its own, for up until the 1950s the rear wing was used as an undertaker’s workshop, cadavers being stored in the adjoining cellar room. Two elderly Hastings fisherman have recently recounted their memories about when as boys they would come to The Wilderness (as the area behind upper All Saints Street was known then) and peer through the back windows of the house to spot the bodies laid out, then run away. Entry: £3 per adult, £2 per child (under 16). Donation to Old Hastings Preservation Society. www.aghendy.com

1.30 pm
Foyles Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck Museum, Rock-a-Nore Rd.

1.30pm to 3pm
Cake Sale
Isobel Blackman Centre, Winding Street. In aid of Hastings Lifeboats.
3.15pm
Twittens and Cat Creeps Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck Museum, Rock-a-Nore Road.

5pm Carnival Procession
See map for route and more information.

Followed by FIREWORKS from the Castle at dusk

Church Services
10 am CELEBRATION EUCHARIST
Come and join us in our historic All Saints Church, you will be welcome. (Assisted wheelchair access from Tackleway via side door)

10am and 11.30am MASS
The congregation welcome you to Mass in the beautiful St Mary Star of the Sea Church.

5pm SONGS OF PRAISE
All welcome to join in this popular celebration on the Stade Open Space.

11am
Stade Guided Walk
Meet at Fishermen’s Museum.

11am to 5pm
Open House – Living History
(also open on Saturday 5th) 135 All Saints Street –the house and the former Old Town Mortuary See Saturday 5th for details of this not to be missed opportunity to see a Tudor house sensitively restored. It is like stepping into the pages of a Grimm’s Fairytale. Come and see – you’ll be amazed.

Garden Party
At The Beacon. 67-68 St Mary’s Terrace TN34 3LS [Down the steps from No 12.] You are welcome to join us for this celebration; free entry to the Beacon. Enter the Beacon cake competition, the entry fee of which we will be donating to OHPS. Live music, vintage clothes, Summmer cocktails, Beacon’s Ploughmans and creatm teas; the bar is open. Unfortunately the garden is not fully wheelchair accessible, but there is a ramp from the car park into the garden area and we are willing to help. www.beaconhastings.com or 01424 431305.

1.30pm
Foyle’s Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Museum, Rock a Nore. 3.15pm

Twittens and Cat Creeps Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Museum, Rock a Nore.

4pm
Cinemas of Hastings
Hastings History House An illustrated talk by Ken Brooks, tickets £4 refreshments included.

5pm
Songs Of Praise
On the Stade Open Space You are invited to join in singing “Songs of Praise”.

2pm to 5pm
Open Garden at Elm Lodge
60 Old London Road. Open Garden courtesy of Gwen and Michael Blandy. Two acres of winding paths leading to a wooded area ascending the West Hill with views to the East Hill. Lawned area with herbaceous border and pond, containing koi carp and golden orfe. This is a garden still being developed. Entrance £1.50 children free. Pimms £1.50 or juice £1 donation. Some garden seats available. Not accessible for wheelchairs. Donations to OHPS.