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October 2018
Open Meeting, Friday 19th October 2018, 6 p.m. start. Venue: Room 402, Priory Square Building, Hastings campus of the University of Brighton. Agenda Welcome from the H & St. L Society Chair (Dr. Deborah Madden), and any apologies for absence. Membership promotion (Steven, H & St. L Society secretary) Proposed campaign to bring the Bayeux [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2019
The next Hastings & St. Leonards Society Open Meeting is on Monday 25 February, 6 pm start. The venue is the White Rock Hotel, seafront meeting room (ground floor). The main topic on the agenda is the future of St. Leonard’s Church and surrounding area: “St Leonards Church is a key architectural landmark within Burtons’ [...]
Find out moreJune 2019
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 on the St. Leonard’s Church (area) and West Marina former bathing [...]
Find out moreOctober 2019
Admiral Lord Boyce, the current Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports will talk on "Cinque Ports - Cradle of the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy Today". Jon Bartholomew the Town Crier will introduce him.
Find out moreMeeting to be chaired by Dr. Chris Joyce, vice chair, H & St. L Society. (Dr Deborah Madden, H & St. L Society’s Chair, apologises for her absence at this meeting, due to work commitments.) Agenda 1. Main topic: Presentation on the proposals for the Observer Building (Jess Steele) 2. Update on the situation at [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2020
With the ‘My Town Campaign’ and Heritage Action Zone for the town centre underway, the substantial heritage of Hastings town centre will be the focus of attention at this meeting. Edward Gosnell from Holy Trinity Church will speak about the intentions for work at that church, and Nicky Roper is speaking about the hopes for [...]
Find out moreMarch 2020
We will confirm the venue nearer the date, but most likely this will be at the White Rock Hotel – so our Irish members will be able to buy a pint of Guinness at the bar and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day whilst attending the AGM. If all goes to plan, we will be launching the [...]
Find out moreDecember 2021
For more details check here - https://www.hastingsphilorchestra.co.uk/18th-december The concert will include: Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite No.1 Anderson Sleigh Ride Prokofiev Troika Tchaikovsky Christmas Waltz Vivaldi Winter Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture Hark the Herald O come all ye faithful Berlioz The Shepherds Farewell Once in Royal David’s City Away in a Manger Silent Night
Find out moreJanuary 2022
For more details please see here - https://www.hastingsphilorchestra.co.uk/28th-january Featuring - WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture BEAL Symphony No. 10 (World Premiere) -Interval- HARRISON Bredon Hill RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No 3 Over one hundred years ago Hastings was proud to support a professional orchestra, which regularly performed high-quality classical music concerts with international soloists under the baton of [...]
Find out moreJune 2023
We are pleased to announce that Philip Streeter will give the next Society Talk entitled 'George MacDonald Author and Poet' in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel commencing at 3pm on Sunday 11 June. MacDonald is now widely regarded as a pioneer of modern fantasy literature. He lived for some years in Old [...]
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