The Battle of Hastings, as the Bayeux Tapestry tells it

.Thurs 29th Sept, 2pm (doors open 1.30pm) at St. Mary-in-the-Castle.

This is a fundraiser for The Art Fund (patron The Queen), which buys works of art for public museums and galleries, organised by their Sussex branch. Further information email MilRob.Meeching@gmail.com

There are two sources of tickets: via the venue (£16.50 see https://www.musicglue.com/stmaryinthecastle/events/29-sep-16-the-battle-of-hastings-as-the-bayeux-tapestry-tells-it--whoever-rules-life-is-hard-for-the-underclasses-st-mary-in-the-castle/ ),

or - £18 inc tea & biscuits at the SMIC café -  please send your name and address, plus a cheque in favour of “Art Fund” marked with the name of the event on the back of your cheque, (and an email address):     Battle of Hastings    to:

Miles Robinson
Volunteer – Art Fund Sussex
Meeching, BURWASH, East Sussex TN19 7JP

On receipt of your cheque you will be issued you with a ticket by email which you will need to print off and take with you to enter & claim your tea, etc.

This is not part of the Root 1066 festival of contemporary arts

Dr Gale Owen-Crocker is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester, and an expert on textiles / costume.  Her most well-known book is Dress in Anglo-Saxon England, and she has written on the Bayeux Tapestry

The Prince Albert Statue Project

Special fundraising event to be held at

The West Hill Community Centre
(junction of Croft Road and Bembrook Road, small car park)

On Saturday 8 October, at 6.30 p.m.

Illustrated talk by Brian Lawes on the statue of Prince Albert and its sculptor Edwin Stirling, followed by a talk ‘Trials and Tribulations’ on the project to have the statue erected alongside Hastings Town Hall.

Admission £2 (on the door).

Refreshments available, and there will be a raffle at the interval.

For further information e-mail: albertstatue@outlook.com

Hidden Corners of Hastings

Albert!

A satisfactory meeting re the Prince Albert Statue project was held. . Stone for the pedestal being ordered, work is to proceed on the foundations, and aiming for completion in October.

But there is a need to raise some more funds,

A fund-raising event (talk on statue and project, refreshments and raffle) will be held at West Hill Community Centre early October. (More details later.)

Donations of raffle prizes needed.  These may be left at the History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Thursday – Sunday, 11am – - 4pm