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November 2018
The Herring Fair is a free event held undercover on the Stade, Hastings Old Town. Celebrate this undervalued but seriously versatile fish. The fair includes music, cooking demos, beer, kids' activities and a ceilidh. Throughout the weekend Children’s sea-themed craft activities and face painting in the Stade Hall, run by Play Development. Traditional net making [...]
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A talk by Alasdair Bruce, former economics master
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An illustrated talk on the steam engines and other industrial heritage at Brede.
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This year is special for the Amsterdam as 2019 marks the 270th anniversary of its being driven ashore at Bulverhythe during a furious storm which was sweeping the area. If you are interested in seeing this unique piece of our local heritage, which also has national and international significance, then you should make your way [...]
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In June 2016 author Iain Sinclair and artist, writer and filmmaker Andrew Kötting, walked with their followers from Waltham Abbey in Essex to St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex as part of a pilgrimage in memory of Edith Swan-Neck. Edith was the high-born common-law wife of the Anglo-Saxon King Harold killed at the Battle of Hastings in [...]
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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’ [...]
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Hastings Local History Group Meeting with an illustrated talk by Daryl Holter of Sussex Police on Heritage Crime.
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Recording the finds from the 1984-86 Anglo-Dutch archaeological excavation of the VOC Amsterdam in Bulverhythe Bay £2.50 members; £5.00 non-members A talk by Prue Theobalds, who trained at Guildford and the Central Art Schools and has illustrated a wide range of books since 1960. The Amsterdam was a cargo ship of the Dutch East India [...]
Find out moreApril 2019
Visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, Tuesday 30 April 2019. Coach from Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards (from the bus stop just short of Albany Road), at 10 am, departing Kew 4.30 pm. Members £30 inclusive of entrance charge of £13.60; non-members £35. To book or for further information, please contact our Chairman: [...]
Find out moreMay 2019
Thank you to all who responded favourably to the e-bulletin regarding the coach trip to Standen for the tulip festival. We can now advise that we have agreed a group visit with Standen administration for Wednesday 8 May. Pick-ups (times to be arranged with coach hire firm): Ore Village (bus stop near Tesco); Old Town [...]
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