Open Meeting Monday 13th May – CANCELLED
Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the open meeting tonight, Monday 13th May is cancelled. Our apologies to all. We will reschedule the meeting in the next few days.
E-Bulletin – Open Meeting Monday 13th May
Open Meeting, Monday 13th May, 6pm start, at White Rock Hotel. Agenda 1. Main Topic: John Bownas (H & St. L Society committee member and Town Centre Business Improvement District Manager) reports on the activities of BID and outlines the strategy for the Town Centre’s future. Followed by questions and discussion 2. Chris Lewcock: update [...]
Get Hastings Reading – ‘Lost Words’ trail
e-bulletin (12 April 2019) Get Hastings Reading - ‘Lost Words’ trail Graeme Quinnell of the Literacy Trust has asked H & St. L Society to circulate the following information: “As part of the Get Hastings Reading campaign we run events to engage children, young people and families in literacy themed activities from time to time. [...]
2019 AGM – Monday 29th April @ 18:00 – Agenda and Reports
Please read the attached Chair's annual report prior to coming to the meeting Annual General Meeting Date: Monday 29 April 2019, start 6 p.m. Venue: White Rock Hotel (ground floor meeting room) Meeting to be chaired by Dr. Deborah Madden Agenda 1. Welcome from the Chair; any apologies for absence 2. Request for approval of [...]
E-bulletin – The Society AGM – Monday 29th April 2019 at 18:00
e-bulletin (18 March 2019) Annual General Meeting All members* of the Hastings & St. Leonards Society are encouraged to attend our Annual General Meeting at the White Rock Hotel (ground floor meeting room) on Monday 29 April, 6 pm start. The Agenda for the AGM will be circulated to all individual members of the Society, [...]
Hastings Heritage Trail
Hastings Heritage Trail is an interactive walking tour designed to be fun for all generations. It features ten central Hastings locations that have stayed largely unchanged for at least 25 years. The trail has been created by Hastings born photographer Maxine Beuret. Each place has been chosen for its fascinating history with a focus on design. It [...]
Further Notes from Chris Lewcock on St Leonard’s Parish Church
St Leonards Church and Undercliff: Preliminary Thoughts Key Issues The working assumption of this report is to consider St Leonards Church in the context of the wider townscape. See attached birds’ eye view and aerial shot - in the .pdf below Further consideration may nevertheless demonstrate that this is over-ambitious or unnecessary and that it [...]
The ‘Diving Tower’ Project
We have been sent an official copy of a BBC programme broadcast in November 2018 on the 'Diving Tower' project as talked about by Colin Booth at our last open meeting. BBC South East Today 151018 - Diving Tower Here are the notes we issued together with a couple of slides which he showed. Notes [...]
E-bulletin – Grant Award for West Hill (Hastings) Local Heritage Project
E-bulletin (4 March 2019) - Grant Award for West Hill (Hastings) Local Heritage Project Hastings & St. Leonards Society has been awarded a grant of up to £8,500 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (formerly the Heritage Lottery Fund) for its West Hill (Hastings) Local Heritage and Community Festival Project. Firing a Royal [...]