Hastings Week
2009 Programme of Events
Every effort had been made to produce correct information, dates and times at the time of publication. However, unforeseen circumstances may occur which are beyond our control. Hastings Week Committee cannot be held responsible for changes which are in the hand of individuals and groups or associations.
Friday 09 October
Hastings Old Town Market
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street, Old Town at 10.30am to 11.30am
coffee, tea, home made cake all at 40p. Stalls sell cakes, pies, quiche, bread, small fancy cakes, vegetables, jams, marmalade, flowers and craft stall. Entrance free.
Telephone: 01424 434247
Book 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 and St Leonards with numerous illustrations.
Telephone: 01424 424744
Guided walk of Haunted Hastings
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre at 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 7s free. Pay at start of walk, donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661
Historic Old Town Ghost Walk
Meet at Swan Gardens, High Street, Old Town at 7.30pm. Spine chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described, with thought provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Walk lasts around 1hour 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 Society and Hastings Week
Committee.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 01964 793550
The Famous 1066 Jazz Club
Azur at the Marina Pavilion, St Leonards, 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.
Telephone: Mr W Van Draat 01424 212258
Azur 0845 812 1066
Saturday 10 October
Classic Car Show
The Stade 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.
Telephone: 01424 451111.
Lifeboat Station Jewellery Sale
10am to 4pm, two day sale of secondhand jewellery in aid of Hastings Lifeboat continues on Sunday. Entrance free. Disabled lift available.
Telephone: Shirley Hawley 01424 445640
Hastings 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.
Telephone: Nigel Hogben on 01424 850689
Juliette Dodd (portrait painter)
Hastings Town Hall 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. Entrance free.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am to 4pm. Compiled by local schools including: Battle and 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 to 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
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741
Hastings Welsh Society Coffee Morning
99 Braybrooke Road, Hastings, 10.30 to 12noon, admission £1 to include tea or coffee and welshcakes. Everyone welcome.
Telephone: Mrs Atherden 01424 441208
Coffee Morning
110 The Bourne (entrance between 139 and 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! courtesy of John and Mary Allaway. In aid of Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 01424 712349
Soup, lunch and bric a brac stalls
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street 11am to 2.30pm. Organised by 2nd Hastings Guides.
Telephone: 01424 850793
Exhibition: 'Books Born in Hastings'
Hastings Town Hall, Queens Road 10.30am to 4pm. Browse and buy Hastings born books, meet authors, illustrators and publishers. Mayor presents the prizes in the Visions of Hastings Competition at 3pm.
Telephone: Victoria Seymour 01424 424981
Iceni 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 and 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.
Telephone: 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.
e-Mail: evelyneharding@btinternet.com
Twittens and Cat Creeps Walk
Meet at the Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre at 3.30pm. An interesting and unusual guided walking tour of hidden narrow footpaths, flights of steps and nooks and crannies, many with a tale to tell. The tour last about 1hr 20mins and 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 and Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock a Nore or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults; £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 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 the Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre 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 or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults; £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 01424 775534.
Young People's Free Disco
St Mary Star of the Sea Hall, High Street/The Bourne, 7pm to 10pm for 10 to 18 year-olds. Wear what you like, but please bring money for drinks and sweets. Organised by Smart Youth Club.
Telephone: Virginia James 07896 039022
Scaramouche Jones
The Stables Theatre 7.30pm. A show not to be missed. A startling performance by its author actor Justin Butcher, directed by Guy Masterton. Tickets £14; members; concessions £10.
Spooky Seaside Stroll
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre at 7.30pm. Familiar landmarks in Hastings Town Centre are haunted by a variety of ghosts and poltergeists. Come along and discover which. Walk lasts about 1hour 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.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.
Opera South East Concert
At St Mary in the Castle at 7.30pm. Conductor Kenneth Roberts with guest soloists and in memory of Gordon Hobson the past chair of Hastings Week Committee. Tickets £8 (£6 concession) available in advance from Hastings Information Centre.
Sunday 11 October
Market on the Prom
Pelham Place Car Park 9am to 2pm. Dozens of stalls on the seafront beside Pelham Place car park. A High Street Traders event.
Telephone: 01424 812662 for pitch information.
Classic Car Show
The Stade 10am to 3.30pm. With support from St Leonards Motors and Hastings Borough Council.
Telephone: 01424 451111
Rugby 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.
Telephone: David Hirst 01424 223346
Lifeboat Station Jewellery Sale
10am to 4pm. Two day sale of secondhand jewellery in aid of Hastings Lifeboat. Disabled lift available. Entrance free.
Telephone: Shirley Hawley on 01424 445640
Coffee Morning
110 The Bourne (entrance between 139 and 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! courtesy of John and Mary Allaway. In aid of Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 01424 712349
The 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 and 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.
Event Organised by Hastings Runners.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 12noon to 4pm. Compiled by local schools including: Battle and 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 to 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
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741
Harvest Festival of the Sea
The Harvest Festival of the Sea will be held at
the Fishermen's Museum on the deck of the Lugger 'Enterprise' at 4pm. All are welcome.
1605 and all that stuff
The Stag, All Saints Street Old Town at 5pm, 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.
Telephone: Tony Streeter 07929 327051.
The Making of The Bayeux Tapestry
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town at 3pm, illustrated talk by Heather Grief. Admission £2. Refreshments available.
Telephone: 01424 424744
'The Dark Side of St Leonards' walk
Meet at Warrior Square Railway Station at 7pm. As the shadows lengthen, only the intrepid will want to discover the seaside resort's macabre and haunted past. Walk last about 1hour 40mins. 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.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550.
Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre 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 about 75mins. Adults £4; children £3; under 7s free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661.
Monday 12 October
Reminiscences
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 10am to 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. 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.
Telephone: 01424 427718
e-Mail: ohps@ohps.org.uk
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.
Telephone: 01424 465613
BTCV Old Town Health Walk
Meet opposite the Jenny Lind Inn in Old Town High Street at 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.
Telephone: Paula Hubens 01424 446395
The Story of Lesnes Abbey and Hastings Priory
Talk by Roger McKenna at Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 2.30pm.
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741
Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medical Centre, 45B George Street, Old Town, 6pm to 7pm. Talk by Dr. Ke Xia Xu with a questions and answer session. Find out all about Chinese Medicine and Remedies. Free entry. Copies of Chinese Medical Notes £2. Donation to Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: Dr Xu 01424 466100
Voice and 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 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.
Telephone: David Clover 01424 853605.
Tuesday 13 October
West Side Story Part II
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings, 10am and 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.
Telephone: David Clover 01424 853605.
Priory Machine Knitting Club
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, 9am to 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.
e-Mail: sue@1066.net
Old Town Walk
Meet at top station of West Hill 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 and Seaspace. Winners will receive their awards in various categories for their contribution to the area. Tickets £16.
Telephone: 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. Book early as space may
be limited.
Telephone: Bob Gurney 0729620960
e-Mail: conpowr@aol.com
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.
Telephone: 01424 713382
e-Mail: june115@tiscali.co.uk
Guided Walk of Haunted Theatres and 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 7s free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661.
Wednesday 14 October: Hastings Day!
Coffee Morning and Open Garden
8 High Street, Old Town, 10am to 12.30pm Courtesy of Margaret and 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 Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 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.
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741.
Craft Fair and Art Exhibition
St Mary Star of the Sea Crypt, High Street/The Bourne, Old Town, 10.30am to 3pm. Free entry. Organised by Art and Craft Club of St Mary Star of the Sea.
Telephone: 01424 445295.
Ride on Happy Harold
Tram Shelter in Rock a Nore Road, 11am; noon; 1pm; 2pm. Have a return ride along Hastings' seafront on Hastings' own 81 year old trolleybus. Free, donations to Hastings Trolleybus Restoration
Group welcome.
Telephone: Ion Castro 01424 437468
web: www.1066.net/trolley
Hastings Lifeboat Open Day
The Stade, Old Town, 11am to 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 and 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 11am and 2pm, Saturday 11am and 4pm and Sunday 1pm to 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.
Telephone: Helen Bird 01424 451751
The 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 16; payable on the evening. Walk lasts about 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on
leads welcome. Donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society and Hastings Week Committee.
Telephone: Malcolm 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 plays 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; £9; £8 concession available from White Rock Theatre ticket office.
Thursday 15 October
1066 Country Coach Tour
A Circular Guided Tour via Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay and 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.
Telephone: 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.
Telephone: 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.
Telephone: David Clover 853605.
Memories Competition
Taplin Centre, Maze Hill, 2pm. Open to all and to sight impaired. The theme is 'My Childhood'. Organised by Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind.
Telephone: Fieona Farrier-Twist 01424 436359
e-Mail: hrvab@freeuk.com
The Hastings Fishing Industry
Fishermen's Museum at 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 to 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'.
Telephone: 01424 445573
Old Town Walk
Meet at top station of West Hill Lift, 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 at Azur - Marina Pavilion, St Leonards, 6.30pm. All welcome to view the action!
e-Mail: paulpaulaeverest@hotmail.com
Organ Concert
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, 7.30pm. Part of the Handel in Hastings Season.
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741
Guided Walk of Haunted Theatres and 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 about 75 minutes. Bring a pen with you as there is a fun quiz to take part in. Adults £4; children £3; under 7s free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661.
Spooky Seaside Stroll
Meet outside Hastings Information Office 7.30pm. Familiar landmarks in Hastings Town Centre are haunted by a variety of ghosts and
poltergeists. Come along and discover which. Walk lasts about 1hour 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.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550
Friday 16 October
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 at 40p. Various stalls sell cakes, pies, quiche, bread, small fancy cakes, vegetables, jams, marmalade, flowers and Craft Stall.
Telephone: 01424 434247
Organ and Piano Concert
Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, lunchtime concert by Stephen Page. Tea, coffee and biscuits available, donation to organ Fund.
Telephone: Mary Jenkins 01424 754741
Old Hastings House Open Day
132 High Street, Old Town, 2pm to 3pm. Guided Tour of Old Hastings House. £2 to include tea and biscuits. Please pre book.
Telephone: Manager 01424 442836.
History from Postcards
Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town, 5.30pm. Illustrated talk by Dennis Collins and Anne Scott of Old Hastings Preservation Soc. on the value of postcards for social history as well as historic views of Hastings and St Leonards. Admission £2, refreshments available.
Twilight Smugglers Walk
Meet at Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre at 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 and Coastal Heritage Centre or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults; £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society.
Telephone: 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? Walk lasts about 1hour 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 Society and Hastings Week Committee.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 07964 793550
Violin and 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 includes a glass
of wine.
Guided walk of Haunted Hastings Town Centre
Meet outside Hastings Information Centre 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 about 75 minutes. Adults £4; children £3; under 7s free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661
The Famous 1066 Jazz Club
Azur - Marina Pavilion, St Leonards, 8pm to 11pm. Another evening with the very best of traditional jazz with the Millennium Eagles Jazzband, a great foot tapping music evening with 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.
Telephone: Mr W Van Draat 01424 212258 or Azur 0845 812 1066.
Saturday 17 October
West St Leonards Community Centre, Bexhill Road, St Leonards, 10am to 4pm. Quality craft with all manner of fabulous items on display and for sale. Entrance free.
Telephone: Belinda Page 01424 721791 or Jean Hobson 01424 753095.
Hastings Old Town Brocante
All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street, 10am to 4pm. Autumn fair of decorative antiques and paintings. Admission £1.
Telephone: Lilian or Helen 01424 715701
57th 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.
Telephone: 01424 451111.
Hastings and St Leonards Association, National Trust Coffee Morning
Taplin Centre, Healey House, Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards at 10.15am. Cake stall and bring and buy stall, all welcome.
e-Mail: haslantsec@live.co.uk
Friends of the White Rock Theatre, Theatre Tour
White Rock Theatre. 11am (please gather inside foyer at 10.45 am) £2 admission.
Telephone: 01424 445573.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am to 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 to 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 to 4pm. Exotic Displays by the Iceni Belly Dancing Troupe and Egyptian Mummies Sand Dancers Extraordinaire.
Hastings Got Culture
St Mary in the Castle, 2pm to 8pm. Celebrating our diversity. Live music, dance performances, workshops. Admission £2; £1 children under 12, part of Hastings Week and Black History Season.
Telephone: 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!
e-Mail: timp@leskerltd.com
Bollywood Screening
Durbar Hall at the Hastings Museum and 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.
Telephone: Catherine Harvey 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 lasts about 1hour 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 Society and Hastings Week Committee.
Telephone: Malcolm Campbell 01964 793550
Lighting of the East Hill Beacon
The beacon will be lit at 7pm. Torchlight Procession Old Town seafront, 7.15pm. Traditional 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
9.00pm by 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.
Sunday 18 October
Spratt and Winkle Run
Finishes at The Stade, 10am to 3pm. The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society (London and 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.
e-Mail: andrew.garner1@btinternet.com
Hobbies and Craft Fayre
West St Leonards Community Centre, Bexhill Road, St Leonards, 10am to 4pm. Quality craft with all manner of fabulous items on display and for sale. Entrance free.
Telephone: Belinda Page 01424 721791 or Jean Hobson 01424 753095.
Hastings and Rother Family History Society Fair
Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia Road 10am to 4pm. 10.30am Speaker: John Hanson - Why Pay?, Free
Genealogy Resources on the Internet. 12.30pm Speaker: Audrey Gillet with 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 Café and Information Centre.
Telephone: 01424 442601.
Bayeux Tapestry Display
South Aisle, Holy Trinity Church, Claremont, 11am to 4pm. Compiled by local schools including: Battle and 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 to 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 lasting about 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.
Telephone: 01424 775534
Closing 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.
Telephone: Nigel Hogben 01424 850689.
Inns and 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 at 7pm. As the shadows lengthen, only the intrepid will want to discover the seaside resort's macabre and haunted past. Walk lasts about 1hour 40 minutes. 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.
Telephone: 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 about 75 minutes. Adults £4; children £3; under 7s free. Pay at start of walk. Donations to Hastings Week Committee and RNLI.
Telephone: 07806 228661.
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