25th Jimmy Read Memorial Bike Race Poster

Available from Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, (and other places)

Also available from Hastings History House:

Ron Veness: Bakers and Bakeries in the Old Town of Hastings

 

A Bit of a Do - at The Fishermen's, and other Stade Venues - Dunday July 14th Noon - 4PM

A not-to-be missed afternoon of free music from bluegrass to shanties, and choral singing to acoustic rock, will take place on and around The Stade, Hastings, this Sunday (July 14).

From noon to 4pm, musicians and choirs from Hastings and beyond will be performing as part of Our Big Gig, a nationwide community celebration of music that will see 300 events hosted between July 11 and 14.

As well as live performances there will also be workshops and the afternoon will culminate in a mass sing, where audience participation is actively encouraged.

At the Fishermen’s Museum, Jerwood Gallery, Lifeboat Station, and East Hastings Sea Angling Association, performers will be taking to boats and balconies for acoustic sets of between 15 and 30 minutes, from noon to 3pm.

Those taking part include Soundwaves Choir, Nicky Mitchell, Cushty, Rizen, The Harmonious Duo, Now & Then, Enid Brighton, Kim Thomsett, George Stevens, Sounds Good, Rattlebag and The Shanty Singers, R Brooks, Danni Mansfield, Adam Lightspeed, Fiddlesparks, Bexhill Harmony Choir, Dende Samba, Kyle of Minogue, Harry Osborne, Las Passionaras, Sacred Heart Primary School Choir, Helenswood String Ensemble, Eclipse Choir, The Class, Nana Tsiboe, and Vocal Explosion choir and band.

Update on SMIC from HOT

Hail St Mary’s!

St Mary-in-the-Castle has succeeded in completing the formalities for establishing its new management structure as a charitable trust and company limited by guarantee under the supervision of an  independent board of trustees. The trustees designate have been meeting for the last six months to plan how they will run the venue. Last week Charity Commission approval was obtained, writes Chris Cormack.

This confirmation of status will enable St Mary’s to start applying for various grants and get itself recognised on the arts touring circuit following a long-term plan instead of managing from day to day.

http://hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/arts-culture/music-sound/hail-st-mary

New book – Silverhill; from Waterfall to Windmill

New Book
Silverhill; from Waterfall to Windmill

Slide show and talk by the author Alan Buckle
Saturday 6th July – 7.30 PM
St Luke’s Church, Silverhill

John Logie Baird's house featured tonight on Britain's Secret Homes programme.

Presenter Michael Buerk visits the house at 21 Linton Crescent in Hastings, where Baird carried out his early TV experiments.

The episode will be shown on ITV at 9pm tonight Friday July 5.

“I went for a walk over the cliffs to Fairlight Glen, and my mind went back to my early work on television.  Might there not be something in it now?”

He worked it out in his mind and with his friend constructed a ‘means of seeing wireless’ from a  lot of odds and ends.