Hastings Old Town named 'Best Neighbourhood' in national awards - 2016

The Old Town of Hastings has been crowned best neighbourhood in the UK and Ireland at the 2016 Urbanism Awards Ceremony.

The award is one of five given out annually by built-environment network The Academy of Urbanism to recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments.

It's voted on by its members, who include leading architects, planners and developers.

The Jerwood gallery was highlighted for praise Credit: Jerwood Gallery

Judges were particularly impressed with the way in which it has kept much of its historic fabric and layout intact, yet managed to embrace contemporary additions that creatively respond to the townscape.

Shepherds Cottage, Fairlight Place, Barley Lane

Demolition of existing building and erection of new dwelling with facade retention

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Andrew Blackman, Chairman of the Friends of Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve on behalf of the committee. writes:
We object to the proposed development. Attempting to add a two storey extension to an existing single storey building is rarely a recipe for success and, in the present case, the result is a deeply unsatisfactory. The site is a prominent one within a particularly sensitive part of the High Weald AONB so the design of any proposed building here is of the greatest importance. The current design is unacceptable. The Friends would not object to a significant single storey extension in keeping with the look and feel of the existing cottage.

Book Sale – good quality secondhand books raising funds for Hastings History House

Friday 18th - Sunday 20th November - 11-4pm

 

UNCANNY LANDSCAPES

NOVEMBER 9 @ 7:00 PM | FREE

University of Brighton, Hastings, Priory Square
Hastings, TN34 1EA United Kingdom + Google Map

ADULTS

Gareth E Rees is an author, psychogeographer, spoken word performer and editor of UnofficialBritain.com, a website that takes a skewed look at our lesser-explored landscapes.

His debut book ‘Marshland’ was a time travelling adventure in London’s urban wilderness while his latest work explores his home town of Hastings, where he finds unexpected magic in its memorial benches, supermarket car parks and concrete walls.

With musical support from James Wvr (The Warrior Squares).

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS IN THE LECTURE THEATRE AT THE HAVELOCK ROAD SITE.

TALKING POSTS BY SHARED SPACE AND LIGHT -

NOVEMBER 7 @ 5:00 PM - NOVEMBER 13 @ 10:00 PM | FREE

near Debenhams, Robertson St
Hastings, TN34 1HN United Kingdom + Google Map

ADULTS FAMILY UNDER 10S

Talking Posts offers a novel twist on the ancient tradition of stories shared around the campfire.  Two ornate Victorian street lamps flicker in the dark and eerie projections emerge. Perfectly contained within their glass enclosures, licked by gas flames, disembodied, life-sized talking heads relate accounts of supernatural activities in Hastings.

Talking Posts is the brainchild of Brighton-based company Shared Space and Light, creators of unforgettable collective experiences using a combination of moving image, sound and light.  Stories are told by local actors.*

5pm-10pm every evening from Monday 7 November to Sunday 13 November.

This event is free and suitable for all ages.