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October 2017
Join leader Steven Whitford for a stroll across the West Hill, and hear the history of this interesting location. (Note: Steep walk up to Ladies Parlour, otherwise mainly on level.) Start time: 11.00 a.m. Meet outside the top station of the West Hill lift / outside West Hill Cafe. Duration of walk is between 1 and 1½ hours. Walk is free, but donations to the Society are welcome. Booking not available. Supported by East Sussex Health Walks (TCV)
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Join us on the Battle of Hastings day and learn about the Stade area of the Old Town and the fishing fleet that can be dated back as far as 1066!! Join our volunteer guides for a guided walk of the Stade and explore the history of our unique fishing community. The Walk takes a [...]
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Join us for a tour of Hastings Old Town, the premier ancient Cinque Port, with its wealth of historic buildings, twittens and cat-creeps. Find out why the celebrities of their day flocked to Hastings. Old Hastings Preservation Society volunteer guides lead all walks, which proceed gently downhill, but there are steps. Allow 2 hours. The walks [...]
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An illustrated Talk by Steven Whitford: The origins and general history of roadside letter boxes, with a focus on local letter boxes as heritage assets. At Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, start time 2 p.m. Duration of talk is about 1 hour. Free event, but donations welcome.
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"Rye Pottery" Robin Wilson - Chair of the Rye Potteries Society This illustrated talk will record the important role which Rye Pottery has played from 1869 to the present day. It will commence with illustrations of the vernacular pottery made under the Mitchell family's ownership of the Cadborough works and later at Belle View on Ferry Road, [...]
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A talk about Ashburnham Brickworks by John Warren. It will be illustrated by photos taken just before the brickworks closed.
Find out moreJoin us for two Herring Fair specials this weekend! Join our volunteer guides for a guided walk of the Stade and explore the history of our unique fishing community. The Walk takes a maximum of one and a half hours and is free but donations are appreciated to support the continuing work of the Fishermans [...]
Find out moreJoin us for two Herring Fair specials this weekend! Join our volunteer guides for a guided walk of the Stade and explore the history of our unique fishing community. The Walk takes a maximum of one and a half hours and is free but donations are appreciated to support the continuing work of the Fishermans [...]
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