Old Town Carnival Week – Tickets for Talks& Walks

Tickets now available from the Hastings History House, 21 courthouse Street
email ohps@ohps.org.uk
Tel: 01424 424744

Tickets limited to 20 for a walk, and 40 for a talk.

AUGUST 2013

Monday 5th

2PM Dandies and Dragoons – a Walk – Meet at Hastings History House (this walk is repeated on Wednesday)
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3.50

4.30PM – “Knickers for Dusters” – the true story of an austerity household in 1947.
A Talk by Victoria Seymour
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3

Tuesday 6th

10.30AM – a Walk with John Shirlaw - “Exploring the Architecture of All Saints Street”
Starts with an introduction at the History House
Tickets - £3.50

4.30PM – Illustrated talk “A History of Ore” with Christine Hayward
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3

Wednesday 7th

11AM – 1PM Coffee Morning at the History House
Browse the exhibitions and some of our archive material

2PM Dandies and Dragoons – a Walk – Meet at Hastings History House
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3.50

Thursday 8th
10AM Outside the Wall – a walk exploring the “suburbs”
Meet at Hastings History House.  Discover traces of Old Town Wall and the life outside it.
Tickets - £3.50

Friday 9th

12 Noon – 2.30PM – Cheese and Wine Lunch at Hastings History House
Local cheeses from Penbuckles. Organised by OHPS.  Raffle tickets available.
Tickets - £5

4.30PM – Exploring the Lost Roads of the Old Town – Walk
Meet at Hastings History House.
Lost roads, twittens and rows – traces that can be seen today
£3.50

Saturday 10th
4PM
Grand Raffle winning ticket will be drawn.  Tickets are on sale to raise money towards the installation of a lift.  Tickets £1 each, First Prize £50, second prize – tickets for the London Eye.

Friends of Hastings Cemetery Update

"the grave's a fine and private place…"

  exploring Hastings Cemetery

• The next Cemetery Walk is on Sunday 16th June at 11 am.  Meet at the main gate.
• Exhibition - Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, 27 April - 23 June.

New Stories & Features

• Charles Alderton J.P.  Hastings ironmonger, Alderton & Shrewsbury

• Edward Thomas Booth– Founder of Booth Museum of Natural History (Brighton)

• Ore Cemetery (aka Ore Burial Ground)

So much on in Hastings!

OHPS AGM 7th June 2013

History House
21 Courthouse Street

7 for 7.30pm

The meeting will be followed by a talk on Churches of Hastings & St Leonards presented by Joy Collins.

Fishermen’s Museum

Sea Shanties – Saturday 8th June (£10 including Fish supper and drink)

And while you are there have a look at a special exhibition in the Fishermen’s Museum, on the 30th anniversary of the return of the Edward and Mary RX74 to Hastings.