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HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week
There will be something for everyone and for all ages. Don't miss it! The 943nd Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. We bring you a festival of Hastings TODAY.
Note: There will be no High Street Party this year
Places to visit during the week
Fishermen's Museum Open daily 10am to 5pm
Rock-a-Nore, Old Town 01424 461446 www.ohps.org.uk Formerly The Fishermen's Church, now exhibiting many fishing artefacts of yesteryear, the centrepiece of which is "The Enterprise", one of the last Hastings' Sailing Luggers. Entry Free. Donations to Fishermen's Museum welcome. Hastings History House
Open daily 10am to 4pm21 Courthouse Street, Old Town
01424 424744 www.ohps.org.uk Interested in local history? Visit the Hastings History House and see how you could get involved. Exhibitions by Old Hastings Preservation Society, Hastings Local History Group and Hastings Area Archaeological Research Group.
Hastings Lifeboat Station Lifeboat Station and Souvenir Shop
Open daily 10am to 5pm The Stade, Old Town 01424 425502
View the 'Sealink Endeavour' and the inshore lifeboat at the Lifeboat Station.Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm.
Admission free Bohemia Road, Hastings. 01424 451052
www.hmag.org.uk Contains a rich and exotic mixture of fine paintings and china, the cultures of other lands, well-known personalities such as John Logie Baird and Robert Tressell, and a contrasting view of local wildlife today and as it would have been 150 million years ago.
There are plenty of special features for children, with fossils that transform into dinosaurs, prehistoric crocodiles and fish, a diorama of local animals and birds, Native American Galleries complete with tipi and buffalo, and a display on Hastings born conservationist, Grey Owl. There are displays on the Mods and Rockers, and Seaside Hastings in the 20th century. The most spectacular part of the Museum is the magnificent Durbar Hall constructed for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886 as part of an Indian Palace. It now contains Museums' collection of World Art, and displays on the life of the Brassey family with artefacts collected on their voyages around the world in the 19th century.
The Local Studies Room provides access to the Museum's archive and reserve collections, including the Burton Collection, Borough records and title deeds, as well as large collections of photographs, maps and ephemera. Wheelchair access, parking and refreshment area.Hastings Old Town Pottery
Open Daily 11am to 5pm 3 Courthouse Street, Old Town
View the large range of handmade pots for the kitchen and table, based on traditional English earthenware country pottery. Pots are made on the premises.
Contact: Vicky Bell, 01424 438414Old Town Hall Museum
Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm. Admission free www.hmag.org.uk
High Street, Old Town. 01424 451052 Provides an introduction to the history of the Old Town of Hastings and is arranged as a walk back in time from the 20th century to Prehistory. The building is fully accessible, and contains a wealth of historic exhibits, interactive models and reconstructions.
Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre
Open Daily 10am to 5pm 01424 437452 Rock-a-Nore, Old Town.
The only museum of its kind in Britain with fine exhibits from far back in time.EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS HAPPENING MOST DAYS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
Best Dressed Old Town Shop Window Competition
Wheels" theme displays will be up throughout the week. Pam Brown OBE will present the "Pam Brown OBE" Trophy to the winner, and the Mayor will present the "Ray Goode Memorial Trophy" to second place at a reception later in the year. Contact Ian Porter on 01424 812662.
Have a go on the Potters Wheel
Friday 9 October until Sunday 18 October 11am to 5pm
Old Hastings Pottery, 3 Courthouse Street, Old Town. Make yourself a small pot to take home with you for £2.50. Donation to Old Hastings Preservation Soc. & Hastings Week Committee. Contact: Vicky Bell. 01424 438414"Take Five"
Friday 9 until Sunday 18 October.
Mon - Sat 10.30 to 2pm & 6pm - 8pm Stables Theatre Gallery, The Bourne.
This exhibition brings together five superb watercolourists with diverse styles and interpretations, featuring Martin Ash, John Churchill, John Holdcroft, Shirley Leslyn Sheppard and Chris Steele. In the showcase jewellery designer Paula Thittichai will be showing her latest collection.Guided Tour of St Mary in the Castle
Friday 9 October to Sunday 18 October (except Saturday 17 October), 2.30pm
Pelham Place Full Guided Tour of St Mary in the Castle. Also includes a small exhibition of the history of this beautiful Regency building built into the cliff. Tickets £3.50 (Concessions: £2.50)
Tel: 01424 717592.Children's Museum Quiz
Friday 9 October until Sunday 18 October Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore.
10am to 5pm Keep your children busy looking around the Museum to find the answers. No cost but a small donation would be welcomed.Exhibition: "Previously undisplayed exhibits from the Museum's archive"
Friday 9 October until Sunday 18 October. Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore. 10am to 5pm
Entry Free. Donations to Fishermen's Museum welcome. Tel: 01424 461446.Stade Quiz
Friday 9 October until Sunday 18 October
Available from Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore, 10am to 5pm.
Have an interesting tour around the Stade to find the answers. No cost but a small donation would be welcomed. Suitable for adults and older children.
Tel: 01424 461446.Hoisting the Sails
Saturday 10 October until Sunday 18 October. Every day at 11am
On external exhibits outside of the Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore. Demonstration of hoisting the sails of the Rebecca May (the oldest fishing boat on Hastings fishing beach).Exhibition: "Indian Summer"
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road.
Saturday 10 October until Sunday 18 October Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm.
Saturday & Sunday 11am to 4pmA contemporary and historical response to Colonial India. This exhibition will showcase the work of a selection of contemporary artists who have been influenced by an element of cultural fusion, traditional motifs and legends, orientalism & collecting and/or Hindu/Muslim heritage with Exhibition of indian Miniatures in the Small Exhibitions Gallery on loan from the collection of Robert & Lisa Sainsbury. Admission Free.
Exhibitions at Hastings History House.
Saturday 10 October until Sunday 18 October. 11am to 4pm daily 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town
"The Bayeux Tapestry & Norman Hastings" and "Hastings Castle" Free Entry - donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society welcome.East Sussex Arts Group Exhibition & Sale
Saturday 10 October to Sunday 18 October 10am to 5pm daily. The Bourne Hall, Old Town
Watercolours & Mixed Media Paintings with many paintings featuring local landscapes and seascapes. Launch Party takes place on Saturday 10 October between 7pm - 9pm. Refreshments provided. Free admission. Contact Dennis Philpott, 01424 715837.Gateway Quiz Thursday 8 October, 7pm
Conquest Centre, Chichester Road, St Leonards The Gateway Club's annual quiz night with quizmaster Richard Stevens The Club provides a stimulating and entertaining environment for adults with learning disabilities. Each year a Hastings/1066 quiz is held as part of Hastings Week.
Contact Richard Stevens 01424 781026The £10.66 Meal Deal Most Days during the Week.
During this week 25 different eating establishments will be participating in the £10.66 Meal Deal offering a meal for two for only £10.66.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Hastings Old Town Market, All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street, Old Town, 10.30am to 11.30am.
Entrance Free. Coffee, Tea, Home Made Cake - all @ 40p. Various stalls sell Cakes, Pies, Quiche, Bread, Small Fancy Cakes, Vegetables, Jams, Marmalade and Flowers. The Craft Stall is also well worth a visit. Phone: 01424 434247Book launch - 'Hurrah for Hastings' by Cynthia Wright and the late Leonard Scrivens
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 7pm A quirky book of Hastings & St Leonards with numerous illustrations.
Phone: 01424 424744Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm Join Tina Lakin's tour of Hastings Town Centre and hear a fascinating history of the town, listen to creepy tales of things that go bump in the night which you will never forget! Are you brave enough to join us?
Walks last around 75 minutes. Adults £4. Children £3. Under 7's free.
Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Phone 07806 228661Historic Old Town Ghost Walk
Meet at Swan Gardens, High Street, Old Town, 7.30pm Spine chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described, with thought provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Walk of approx 1 hour 30 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adult £6, accompanied young person under 16 £4 payable on the night. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Soc. and Hastings Week Committee.
Contact: Malcolm Campbell 01964 793550The Famous 1066 Jazz Club
Azur - Marina Pavilion, St Leonards (Opposite Royal Victoria Hotel), 8pm to 11pm
The 1066 Jazz Club opens Hastings Week with the Phil Mason's New Orleans All Stars for that true original New Orleans sound; traditional jazz at its best with stirring blues and gospels sung by Jamacian born vocalist Christine Tyrell. Excellent band, good food, dancing. Tickets at the door - Members £6 Guests £8.
Contact Mr W Van Draat on 01424 212258 or Azur 0845 812 1066
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Classic Car Show.
Happy Harold WON'T be in attendance, work still ongoing.
The Stade, Old Town, 10am to 3.30pm With special guest visit from BBC Radio 2 DJ Alex Lester. Organised by Hastings Borough Council and Hastings Week volunteers. Sponsored by St Leonards Motors. Call Hastings Information Centre 01424 451111.
Lifeboat Station Jewellery Sale
10am - 4pm Two day sale of secondhand jewellery in aid of Hastings Lifeboat (continues on Sunday). Entrance Free. Disabled lift available. Contact Shirley Hawley on 01424 445640Hastings Week Opening Ceremony Town Hall flag site, 10.30am
Section 5 Drummers, a 1066 piper and pre-service units of the town parade from Wellington Place to the Town Hall. A colourful scene of Standard Bearers, services and youth groups and a cavalcade of classic cars. The Town Crier introduces the Mayor who formally opens the week of festivities. A small party then proceed to Hastings Castle to raise the Gonfalon, the flag of William the Conqueror. Contact Nigel Hogben on 01424 850689
Juliette Dodd (portrait painter) Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road,
11am to 1pm Painting a portrait of Miss Hastings in the Town Hall Council Chamber. This is a spectator event as Juliette will give a running commentary whilst she works. Free Entry.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am - 4pm
Compiled by local schools including: Battle & Langton C of E; Beckley C of E; Brede; Crowhurst C of E; Hollington; Netherfield C of E; Sandown; Sedlescombe C of E; Westfield; West St Leonards. Entrance free.Zoom
Lower Room, Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street, 11am - 4pm
An exhibition of local Art and Photographic Images by the Hastings Fringe to celebrate Hastings Week. Entrance free.Launch of photographic exhibition of Hastings recent past by Beryl Fisher.
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 10.30am Contact Mary Jenkins Tel 01424 754741
Hastings Welsh Society Coffee Morning
99 Braybrooke Road, Hastings, 10.30 to12noon
Admission £1 - includes tea/coffee and welshcakes. Everyone Welcome Contact Mrs Atherden Tel 01424 441208Coffee Morning
110 The Bourne (entrance between 139 & 140 All Saints Street), 10.30 to 12noon
Sit and relax in our small but pleasant garden, one of the wildest in the Old Town! By courtesy of John & Mary Allaway. In aid of O.H.P.S. Phone 01424 712349Soup Lunch & Bric-a-Brac Stalls
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street. Old Town, 11am - 2.30pm
Organised by 2nd Hastings Guides. Phone 01424 850793Exhibition: "Books Born in Hastings"
Hastings Town Hall. Queens Road, 10.30am - 4pm Browse and buy Hastings-born books, meet authors, illustrators and publishers.
Mayor presents the prizes in the Visions of Hastings Competition - 3pm. Victoria Seymour, 01424 424981Iceni Belly Dancers
Winkle Island, Rock-a-Nore. 2pm to 3pm Exotic Displays by the Iceni Belly Dancing Troupe and the Egyptian Mummies Sand Dancers Extraordinaire.
Gizmo's Got Talent & Open Day
Gizmo World, 23 Priory Street, 2pm Entertainment showcasing the Gizmo Kids' talents plus young people's Talent Contest (open to all).
Admission: £3 Enquiries: 01424 436333 St Helens Park Preservation Society Autumn Walk. Meet at Langham Road entrance, 3pm Light refreshments available at Barbeque site afterwards. Please wear suitable footwear. Email [email protected]Twittens & Cat Creeps Walk
Meet at Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore, 3.30pm
An interesting and unusual guided walking tour of hidden narrow footpaths, flights of steps and nooks & crannies, many with a tale to tell. The tour, lasting approx 1hr 20mins, involves some steps and steep inclines and will include amusing factual and historical anecdotes. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, children £2.50 under 14, from Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre and OHPS. Tel. 01424 775534.The White Rock Story
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 5.30pm
Illustrated talk by Ken Brooks . Admission £2. Refreshments available.Twilight Smugglers Walk.
Meet at Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore, 7pm
An atmospheric and entertaining guided walk of approx 1hr 20mins around the Old Town and fishing quarter, recounting true stories of smuggling in Hastings in the 18th and early 19th centuries and the involvement of local people. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, children £2.50 under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and OHPS. Tel: 01424 775534.Young People's Free Disco.
St Mary Star of the Sea Hall, High Street / The Bourne, 7pm - 10pm. For 10 -18 year-olds. Wear what you like, but please bring money for drinks and sweets. Organised by Smart Youth Club.
Contact: Virginia James on 07896 039022 Scaramouche JonesThe Stables Theatre.
Hastings Old Town, 7.30pm A show not to be missed. A startling performance by its author-actor Justin Butcher, directed by Guy Masterton.
Tickets: £14, Members and concessions £10.Spooky Seaside Stroll.
Meet outside Hastings Information Office, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm Familiar landmarks in Hastings Town Centre are haunted by a variety of ghosts and poltergeists. Come along and discover which. Duration approx. 1 hours 20 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adults £6, accompanied person under 16 £4, payable on the night. No reservations necessary. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society and Hastings Week Committee. Contact: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.
Opera South East Concert.
St Mary-in-the-Castle. 7.30pm
Conductor Kenneth Roberts with guest soloists. In memory of Gordon Hobson - past chair of Hastings Week Committee. Tickets £8 (£6 concession) available in advance from Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Market on the Prom
Pelham Place Car Park, 9am - 2pm
Dozens of stalls on the seafront beside Pelham Place car park. A High Street Traders event. For pitch information phone 01424 812662.Classic Car Show
Happy Harold WON'T be in attendance, work still ongoing.
The Stade, Old Town. 10am to 3.30pm
With support from St Leonards Motors and Hastings Borough Council. Contact Hastings Information Centre on 01424 451111Rugby Festival
William Parker School, Parkstone Road. 10.30am See over 600 children from outside clubs competing with Hastings teams. Games start at 10.30am with presentations at 2.30pm.
Entry £2 including programme. Contact David Hirst on 01424 223346Lifeboat Station Jewellery Sale
10am - 4pm Two day sale of secondhand jewellery in aid of Hastings Lifeboat. Entrance Free. Disabled lift available.
Contact Shirley Hawley on 01424 445640Coffee Morning
110 The Bourne (entrance between 139 & 140 All Saints Street), 10.30am to 12noon Sit and relax in our small but pleasant garden, one of the wildest in the Old Town! By courtesy of John & Mary Allaway. In aid of O.H.P.S.
Phone 01424 712349The 1066 Hastings East Hill Steps Race
Starting and finishing at Winkle Island, 11am This is a 1.066 mile Step Race challenge event open to individuals, sporting and non sporting teams. Entry Fee: £6 (£7 on the day). Individual & Team Prizes and Race Memento for all. Conquer the 1.066 miles of steps and woods with a fast downhill finish around Hastings Historic Old Town and East Hill. Entry forms from local sports outlets, shops, pubs, clubs and Tourist Information Office or online at www.runnersworld.co.uk/events. Profits to Hastings Week Committee.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 12 noon - 4pm
Compiled by local schools including: Battle & Langton C of E; Beckley C of E; Brede; Crowhurst C of E; Hollington; Netherfield C of E; Sandown; Sedlescombe C of E; Westfield; West St Leonards. Entrance free.Zoom
Lower Room, Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street, 11am - 4pm
An exhibition of local Art and Photographic Images by the Hastings Fringe to celebrate Hastings Week. Entrance free.Organ Concert
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 3pm Part of the Handel in Hastings Season
Contact Mary Jenkins Tel 01424 754741Harvest Festival of the Sea
Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore. 4pm The Harvest Festival of the Sea will be held at the Fishermen's Museum (formerly Fishermen's Church) on the deck of the Lugger "Enterprise". All are welcome.
1605 and all that stuff
The Stag, All Saints Street. Old Town, 5pm
A Pub Quiz based on the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Entry £1.50 per head. Teams Welcome. To be followed by a light hearted Courtroom Drama The Trial of Guido Fawkes performed by the Hastings Borough Bonfire Society with the audience as jurors. In aid of Hastings Borough Bonfire Society, with donation to Old Hastings Preservation Society. Contact: Tony Streeter 07929 327051.The Making of The Bayeux Tapestry
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town. 3pm
Illustrated talk by Heather Grief. Admission £2. Refreshments available. Contact: 01424 424744The Dark Side of St Leonards' walk
Meet at Warrior Square Railway Station. 7pm
As the shadows lengthen, only the intrepid will want to discover the seaside resort's macabre and haunted past. Duration approx 1 hour, 40 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adult £6, accompanied young person under 16 £4 payable on night. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society and Hastings Week Committee. Contact: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm
Join Tina Lakin's tour of Hastings Town Centre and hear a fascinating history of the town, listen to creepy tales of things that go bump in the night which you will never forget! Are you brave enough to join us? Walks last approx. 75 mins.
Adults £4. Children £3. Under 7's free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Phone 07806 228661
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Reminiscences
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 10am - 4pm If you are interested in learning how to record people's memories, John Hildreth will share his experiences of how this is done. An event for anyone who is interested in people's lives and particularly those who associate with older people in the community.
This is a free event with a break for lunch. Space is limited for participants, so book your space (01424 427718 or email [email protected]). Please bring a personal item with you that you would be willing to talk about. You are welcome to just come and listen - space permitting. We all have valuable memories and these are being built up every day. We are all part of genuine social history and although you may not have thought of it, you have so much to contribute by sharing and encouraging others to talk about their experiences of life.BBC Radio Nostalgia - Wartime 50s
St Mary Star of the Sea Crypt, High Street / The Bourne, Old Town, 10.30am. Writer Terry Kane invites you to re-live the vintage days of BBC Radio during the war and through the fifties. The talk will be illustrated with audio clips from the shows. ITMA "can I do you --- --- ?" Educating who? Take it from? to mention a few. So, how's your memory? Revel in nostalgia from those bygone days. Raising funds for Hospital Radio. Phone 01424 465613
BTCV Old Town Health Walk
Meet opposite the Jenny Lind Inn in Old Town High Street, 2pm
A short led walk between half an hour and an hour through the twittens of Hastings Old Town. Please wear sensible footwear. The walk is free, but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society are welcome. Contact: Paula Hubens, 01424 446395Talk by Roger McKenna 'The Story of Lesnes Abbey' and Hastings Priory.
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 2.30pm
Contact Mary Jenkins Tel 754741Chinese Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medical Centre, 45B George Street, Old Town, 6pm - 7pm Talk by Dr. Ke Xia Xu with a questions and answer session. Find out all about Chinese Medicine & Remedies. Free Entry. Copies of Chinese Medical Notes £2. Donation to Old Hastings Preservation Society. Contact: Dr. Xu on 01424 466100
Voice & Piano Recital St Mary in the Castle,
Pelham Place, 7.30pm
With Louise Winter (mezzo soprano), Nancy Cooley (piano) and friends. Tickets £9, Concessions £7 which includes a glass of wine.West Side Story Part II
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings, 6pm Come and see and learn how local artist David Clover created this current study of the West side of All Saints Street. See the comparison with the 1925 study by Leslie Badham. How things have changed! See how traditional art mixed with computer technology has made it possible. Contact David Clover 01424 853605.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week West Side Story Part II
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings,
10am & 2pm Come and see and learn how local artist David Clover created this current study of the West side of All Saints Street. See the comparison with the 1925 study by Leslie Badham. How things have changed! See how traditional art mixed with computer technology has made it possible.
Contact David Clover 01424 853605.Priory Machine Knitting Club
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, 9am - 5pm Display of blankets designed and knitted for the Clements Creativity Cup 2009 showing the imagination, flair and skill members incorporate in their machine knitting. Come and try out a new skill on the knitting machine.
Club contact [email protected]Old Town Walk
Meet at top station of West Hill Lift. (lift at west end of George Street), 2.30pm. Take a trip up in the lift or walk up via Cobourg Place and over the hill. The official Old Hastings Preservation Society walk, with experienced guides is gently downhill and takes approx 90 minutes, visiting the many historical and picturesque sites of Hastings Old Town. There is no charge but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society are welcome.
Hastings Achievers Awards St Mary in the Castle, 5.30pm
Organised by Hastings Observer, Hastings Borough Council & Seaspace. Winners will receive their awards in various categories for their contribution to the area. Tickets: £16 To book, call 01424 854242.
Contraband - things that go bump in the night!
Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road, 6pm Talk by Christine Hayward
Mayors Chess Challenge
White Rock Hotel (next to White Rock Theatre), 6.45pm For casual (who have no official ECF chess grade) and junior chess players.
Trophies and prizes for the winners. Entrance fee payable on the night £3 Juniors £2. All players will be guaranteed at least five games. For further details call Bob Gurney 0729620960 or email [email protected] Book early as space may be limited.Falaise Sequence Dance Party Night
Arthur Easton Centre, St Michaels Hospice, 7.30pm
All visitors welcome to come and dance or watch and enjoy tea or coffee Tel 01424 713382 or email June Smith: [email protected]Guided Walk of Haunted Theatres & Music Halls of Old Hastings
Meet outside the Stables Theatre at the Bourne side, 7.30pm Join guides and ghosthunters Jo and Allan as they escort you to a glamorous time of showbusiness and music halls of bygone Hastings, bringing to life stories from Tina Lakin's book, Haunted Theatres of East Sussex. Walks last for approx 75 minutes. Bring a pen with you as there is a fun quiz to take part in. Adults £4. Children £3. under 7's free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Call 07806 228661.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Wednesday 14th October - Hastings Day
Coffee Morning & Open Garden
High Street, Old Town, 10am - 12.30pm Courtesy of Margaret & David Ivatts. Coffee and Home Baked goodies with a warm welcome and plenty of chat! Viewing of garden designed as built by present owners with different bricks and paving that give an interesting effect. Features include attractive gazebo and fountain plus display of 1066 Harley Davidson and suit of Saxon Armour. £3 entry fee. Proceeds to OHPS. Tel: 01424 461380.
Art Workshop
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Run by David Embry to include use of acrylics. Open for all or part of the day.
Contact Mary Jenkins Tel 01424 754741Craft Fair & Art Exhibition
St Mary Star of the Sea Crypt, High Street/The Bourne, Old Town, 10.30am - 3pm
Free entry. Organised by Art & Craft Club of St Mary Star of the Sea. Phone 01424 445295Ride on Happy Harold
Happy Harold is indisposed but the rides will be run by one of Hastings' original AEC Regal open-top single deckers dating from 1947
Tram Shelter in Rock-a-Nore Road, 11am, noon, 1pm, 2pm Have a return ride along Hastings' seafront on Hastings' own 81-year-old former trolleybus. Contact Ion Castro 01424 437468 www.1066.net/trolley Free. Donations to Hastings Trolleybus Restoration Group are always welcome.
Hastings Lifeboat Open Day
The Stade, Old Town, 11am - 4pm Conducted Tours of the Lifeboat and Lifeboat Station. Lifeboat Station and Souvenir Shop are open to visitors 10am to 5pm daily all week.
Hastings & St Leonards in Bloom
Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road, 12noon Photographic display and presentation of winning entries incorporated with the award ceremony to this years green fingered residents and businesses. Presented by The Mayor, Cllr Maureen Charlesworth and Hastings Borough Council.
Guided walk of Burtons' St Leonards
Royal Victoria Hotel, 2.30pm We also have a new exhibition about the work of Decimus Burton and this will be available to view on Wednesday between 11-2pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 1pm-3pm.
1066 Awards Ceremony
Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road, 5.30pm
The presentation of the 'Award of 1066' the supreme accolade for services to the town by The Mayor, Councillor Maureen Charlesworth. By invitation only. Contact Helen Bird 01424 451751The Hastings Horror Walk
Meet at Swan Gardens, High Street, Old Town, 7.30pm. True Tales of Terror from the town's less illustrious past revealed in grim detail. Guided walk, definitely not for the squeamish! Admission: £6 (adults), £4 (under age 16), payable on the evening. Duration approx. 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Soc. and Hastings Week Committee.
Contact: Malcolm on 07964 793550.Sussex Concert Orchestra Gala Concert
White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm Conductor Kenneth Roberts present 'Elgar Enigma Variations'. Winner of Hastings Music Festival Piano Concerto Competition 2009 Jonathon Wilson in Liszt Piano Concerto No 1. Hastings Festival Chorus and Opera South East with Karen McInally. Choruses from Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation and Mendelssohn's Elijah. Last night of the proms finale - bring your flags!
Tickets £10 and £9 (£8 concession) available from White Rock Theatre ticket office.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Note: There will be no High Street Party this year
1066 Country Coach Tour
A Circular Guided Tour via Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay & Battle, through lovely countryside on a 1066 theme including escape routes taken by the defeated Saxon Army - all at a special price of £10.66. Leaves Battle 9.25am, Hastings Old Town 9.50am, Warrior Square 10.05am and Bexhill at 10.20am. Commentary by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide.
Phone: 01424 775534.Coffee Morning with Ann Novotny
Garden Cottage, Croft Road, Old Town, 10am to 12noon. £3, to include Coffee and Cakes. Proceeds to Stroke Association. All are welcome. 01424 432483
West Side Story Part II
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings, 11am Come and see and learn how local artist David Clover created this current study of the West side of All Saints Street. See the comparison with the 1925 study by Leslie Badham. How things have changed! See how traditional art mixed with computer technology has made it possible.
Contact David Clover 853605.Memories Competition
Taplin Centre, Maze Hill, 2pm Open to all, and to sight impaired. Theme - 'My Childhood'. Organised by Hastings & Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind.
Contact Fieona Farrier-Twist on [email protected] Tel. 01424 436359The Hastings Fishing Industry
Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore, Old Town, 2pm
Illustrated Talk by George Greaves - well-known local photographer. Free entry, but donations to Museum welcome.Tea Dance
Sussex Hall, White Rock Theatre, 2pm - 4.30pm
Ballroom, Popular Sequence, Latin American Dancing to modern and 30s/40s music. £3 Entrance to include refreshments. Presented by Friends of White Rock Theatre and hosted by MC Ian Marshall 'Marsh The Man'.
Contact 01424 445573Old Town Walk
Meet at top station of West Hill Lift (lift at west end of George Street), 2.30pm Take a trip up in the lift or walk up via Cobourg Place and over the hill. The official Old Hastings Preservation Society walk, with experienced guides is gently downhill and takes approx 90 minutes, visiting the many historical and picturesque sites of Hastings Old Town. There is no charge but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society are welcome.
Westerleigh Judokwai Club Demonstration
Azur - Marina Pavilion, St Leonards, 6.30pm All welcome to view the action! Contact [email protected]
Organ Concert Hastings Unitarian Church,
South Terrace, 7.30pm
Part of the Handel in Hastings Season Contact Mary Jenkins 01424 754741Guided Walk of Haunted Theatres & Music Halls of Old Hastings
Meet outside the Stables Theatre at the Bourne side, 7.30pm
Join guides and ghosthunters Jo and Allan as they escort you to a glamorous time of showbusiness and music halls of bygone Hastings, bringing to life stories from Tina Lakin's book, Haunted Theatres of East Sussex. Walks last for approx 75 minutes. Please bring a pen with you as there is a fun quiz to take part in. Adults £4. Children £3. under 7's free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Phone 07806 228661.Spooky Seaside Stroll
Meet outside Hastings Information Office, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm
Familiar landmarks in Hastings Town Centre are haunted by a variety of ghosts and poltergeists. Come along and discover which. Duration approx. 1 hours 20 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adults £6, accompanied person under 16 £4, payable on the night. No reservations necessary. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society and Hastings Week Committee. Contact: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Hastings Old Town Country Market
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street, Old Town, 10.30am to 11.30am.
Entrance Free. Coffee, Tea, Home Made Cake - all @ 40p. Various stalls sell Cakes, Pies, Quiche, Bread, Small Fancy Cakes, Vegetables, Jams, Marmalade and Flowers. The Craft Stall is also well worth a visit. Phone: 01424 434247Organ & Piano Concert
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunchtime concert by Stephen Page. Tea/coffee and biscuits available - donation to organ Fund.
Contact: Mary Jenkins Tel 01424 754741Old Hastings House Open Day
132 High Street, Old Town, 2pm - 3pm Guided Tour of Old Hastings House. £2 to include tea & biscuits. Please pre-book by calling the Manager on 01424 442836.
History from Postcards
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 5.30pm
Illustrated talk by Dennis Collins & Anne Scott of Old Hastings Preservation Soc. on the value of postcards for social history as well as historic views of Hastings & St Leonards. Admission £2. Refreshments available.Twilight Smugglers Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore, 7pm
An atmospheric and entertaining guided walk of approx 1hr 20mins around the Old Town and fishing quarter, recounting true stories of smuggling in Hastings in the 18th and early 19th centuries and the involvement of local people. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, children £2.50 under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and OHPS. Tel: Hastings 775534.Macabre Battle Walk
Battle Abbey Gates, 7pm Grim and gruesome local history, also strange stories of phantom monks and ghostly children. Dare you join us tonight? Duration approx 1 hour 20 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome Adult £6, accompanied young person under 16 £4 payable on the night. Donations to old Hastings Preservation Soc. and Hastings Week Committee.
Contact: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550Violin & Piano Recital
St Mary in the Castle, Pelham Place, 7.30pm
To include sonatas by Schubert, Elgar and Janacek with Ruth Ehrlich (violin) and Nancy Cooley (piano). Tickets £9, Concessions £7 which includes a glass of wine.Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm
Join Tina Lakin's tour of Hastings Town Centre and hear a fascinating history of the town, listen to creepy tales of things that go bump in the night.....which you will never forget! Are you brave enough to join us? Walks last approx. 75 mins. Adults £4. Children £3. Under 7's free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Phone 07806 228661The Famous 1066 Jazz Club
Azur - Marina Pavilion, St Leonards, (Opposite Royal Victoria Hotel), 8pm - 11pm Another evening with the very best of traditional jazz with the Millennium Eagles Jazzband - a great foot tapping music evening - brolly parade, real ale, good food and dancing. Come and join us for a relaxed great evening out with friends.
Tickets at the door - Members £6 Guests £8. Contact Mr W Van Draat on 01424 212258 or Azur 0845 812 1066
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Hobbies & Craft Fayre
West St Leonards Community Centre, Bexhill Road, St Leonards, 10am - 4pm
Quality craft with all manner of fabulous items on display and for sale.
Entrance free. Call Belinda Page on 01424 721791 or Jean Hobson on 01424 753095.Hastings Old Town Brocante
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street,
10am - 4pm Autumn fair of decorative antiques and paintings. Admisssion £1.
Contact: Lilian or Helen, 01424 71570157th National Town Criers Championships
Queens Square, Priory Meadow, 10.30am MC Hastings Town Crier Jon Bartholomew. Town Criers from around the country take part in this spectacular event. Judging will be based on volume, diction, clarity and inflection.
Contact Hastings Information Centre on 01424 451111Hastings & St Leonards Association, National Trust Coffee Morning.
Taplin Centre, Healey House, Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards, 10.15 am Cake stall and bring & buy stall - all welcome
Contact Katy Wood - [email protected]Friends of the White Rock Theatre, Theatre Tour
White Rock Theatre. 11am (please gather inside foyer at 10.45 am) £2 admission. Information: 01424 445573
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am - 4pm
Compiled by local schools including: Battle & Langton C of E; Beckley C of E; Brede; Crowhurst C of E; Hollington; Netherfield C of E; Sandown; Sedlescombe C of E; Westfield; West St Leonards. Entrance free.Zoom
Lower Room, Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street, 11am - 4pm An exhibition of local Art and Photographic Images by the Hastings Fringe to celebrate Hastings Week. Entrance free.
Iceni Belly Dancers
Queens Square, Priory Meadow, 3.15pm - 4pm
Exotic Displays by the Iceni Belly Dancing Troupe and Egyptian Mummies Sand Dancers Extraordinaire.Hastings Got Culture
St Mary in the Castle, 2pm - 8pm Celebrating our diversity. Live music, dance performances, workshops. Admission £2 (£1 children under 12) Part of Hastings Week and Black History Season. Enquiries: 01424 436333.
Observer Trophy Water Polo Tournament
Summerfields Sports Centre, Bohemia Road, 6pm
Teams from the Sussex and Kent leagues, Haywards Heath, Brighton, Sevenoaks will be joined by the Merwede team from our twin town in Dordrecht, Holland who have sent a team every year since 1947! Email Tim Pearce: [email protected]Bollywood Screening Durbar Hall at the Hastings Museum & Art Gallery,
Bohemia Road, 7.30pm
Enjoy a classic Bollywood film in the special atmosphere of the Durbar Hall. Programme to be confirmed, but a unique experience guaranteed. In association with Electric Palace Cinema. £5 per person. Contact: Catherine Harvey on 01424 451904.Historic Old Town Ghost Walk
Meet at Swan Gardens, High Street, 7pm
Spine chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described, with thought provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Walk of approx 1 hour 30 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adult £6, accompanied young person under 16 £4 payable on the night. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Soc. and Hastings Week Committee. Contact: Malcolm Campbell 01964 793550East Hill Beacon lit at 7pm
Torchlight Procession Old Town seafront, 7.15 pm
Note revised Procession Start TimeTraditional Sussex Bonfire procession
With representatives of Bonfire Societies from across Sussex marking the anniversary of the discovery and foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Commences from The Stade, up All Saints Street and down the High Street to and along the promenade, turning right at Albert Road, into Queens Road turning at the junction of South Terrace back to the Town Hall to be joined by the Mayor, other officials and the Town Criers. Our own Town Crier reads the declaration of the America Ground, the procession continues across the America Ground (Robertson Street) to the promenade and finishes at Pelham Place car park.
Fireworks and Bonfire Pelham Beach. 9.15pm
Hastings Borough Bonfire Society and Renegade Pyrotechnic Firework Display Bonfire on the beach with our famous effigy. One of the UK's largest, loudest and most extraordinary firework displays and one of the UK's largest Bonfires.
Collections for local charities. Please give generously as all money collected goes to charity.
Safety Notice: Please respect the safety barriers and do not pick up discarded torches or bring your own fireworks and comply with any requests from the marshals. Keep your children with you at all times and ear protection is recommended if you or your children are frightened of loud bangs. Please do not bring pets and dispose of all litter correctly.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week Spratt & Winkle Run Finishes at The Stade,
10am - 3pm The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society (London & South East Area) in association with Hastings Borough Council. Sevenoaks to Hastings informal road run.
Vehicles leave Sevenoaks at 7.30am and travel to Hastings Stade Coach and Lorry Park, completing the journey under their own power. Mayors Choice of the day and award will be given to one lucky winner. Contact: Andy Garner [email protected]Hobbies & Craft Fayre
West St Leonards Community Centre, Bexhill Road, St Leonards, 10am - 4pm
Quality craft with all manner of fabulous items on display and for sale.
Entrance free. Call Belinda Page on 01424 721791 or Jean Hobson on 01424 753095.Hastings & Rother Family History Society Fair
Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia Road 10am - 4pm
10.30am Speaker: John Hanson - Why Pay?, Free Genealogy Resources on the Internet.
12.30pm Speaker: Audrey Gillet - Brandy for the Passing. The History and Activities of Smugglers in their Heyday, plus sources available for research.
2.30pm Speaker: Alec Tritton rummaging in the Parish Chest.
Entrance £2. All talks £2 each or any 2 talks plus entrance £5 or all 3 talks plus entrance £6.Jazz Breakfast
St Mary in the Castle, 11am The Big Jazz, a group with singing diva Beverley and led by trombonist Duncan J Reekes will entertain with jazz, Latin and soul for the end of Hastings Week. Admission £8 including coffee and cake, tickets in advance from St Mary's Cafe and Information Centre. Enquiries 01424 442601
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am - 4pm
Compiled by local schools including: Battle & Langton C of E; Beckley C of E; Brede; Crowhurst C of E; Hollington; Netherfield C of E; Sandown; Sedlescombe C of E; Westfield; West St Leonards. Entrance free.Zoom
Lower Room, Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street, 11am - 4pm
An exhibition of local Art and Photographic Images by the Hastings Fringe to celebrate Hastings Week. Entrance free.Mayor's Youth Service
Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street. 3pm Conducted by Richard Mortimer, Chaplain of Univeristy Centre Hastings
Foyle's Walk
Meet at Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore, 4pm
A fascinating 'war time' guided walk of approx 1 hour, taking in most of the Hastings TV film locations used for this popular TV series. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, children £2.50 under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £2.75 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society. Tel: Hastings 775534Closing Ceremony
Town Hall, Queens Road, 4.30pm Services, veterans and cadets will assemble while Gizmo Choir perform. A vote of thanks will be given by the Mayor. The Town Crier will give a closing address.
Contact Nigel Hogben on 01424 850689Inns & Pubs of Hastings
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 5.30pm Illustrated talk by John Hodges (back by popular demand to repeat his interesting talk).
Admission £2. Refreshments available.'The Dark Side of St Leonards' walk
Meet at Warrior Square Railway Station. 7pm As the shadows lengthen, only the intrepid will want to discover the seaside resort's macabre and haunted past. Duration approx 1 hour, 40 mins. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Adult £6, accompanied young person under 16 £4 payable on night. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society and Hastings Week Committee.
Contact: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow, 7.30pm Join Tina Lakin's tour of Hastings Town Centre and hear a fascinating history of the town, listen to creepy tales of things that go bump in the night which you will never forget! Walks last approx. 75 mins. Adults £4. Children £3. Under 7's free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI. Phone 07806 228661
The Bowskill Trophy Presented in memory of Cyril Bowskill who, with his wife Joan, was a great supporter of Hastings Week. From a majority vote based on public nominations, it is given to a person, group or organisation who has done most to promote the prestige of the week.
Certificates of Merit are given to 'Runners up'. Everyone works so hard for the success of the festival, it is always difficult to choose but it is good, and very necessary to show appreciation. Nomination Forms can be obtained from: The Secretary, Hastings Week Committee, Marketing & Communications, Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QR.
Thank You
To the public and all participants who support everything with good cheer and enthusiasm, making it all worthwhile. The Advertisers who support our programme. The Hastings Week Committee for their work throughout the year.The support of The Mayor and Hastings Borough Council. The Media for their publicity before, during and after the week.Charities Collection for various charities will be taken throughout the week. Please give generously.
HOME and Contents October 2009 Places to visit during the week "Visions of Hastings" Competition - £150 prize
Click here for a readable version of the poster (.pdf format)
Click for bigger pic1066 Hastings East Hill Steps Race President, Dorothy Clements
Chair, Ian Porter
Vice Chair, Richard Stevens
Events Co-ordinator Nigel Hogben
Hobbies & Crafts Stall Bookings Jean Hobson - tel 01424 753095 [email protected]Download entry forms here - 'word' format or 'pdf'
The Secretary, Hastings Week Committee,
Marketing & Communications Dept,
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings TN34 1QR
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