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Seasonal Christmas Celebration

Saturday

7th December 2019

5.30PM

 Mulled Wine & Mince Pies

Presentation

Hastings Entertainment

21 Courthouse Street

Tickets

Members: £4

Non-Members: £5

All Welcome

Hastings Museum Local History Room - New Opening Hours

..and while you are there, why not spend a few minutes exploring one of the Hastings Pier Memory Tables, or play the Catching Fish game.

Last Chance to see The Hastings Embroidery - this weekend!

Open 11am to 3pm Admission: Adults £3, children FREE SATURDAY, 12TH OCTOBER 2019,  TO SUNDAY, 13TH OCTOBER 2019,
	BRIDGEPOINT RYE ROCK CHANNEL RYE TN31 7DE

Cinque Ports – Cradle of the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy Today ; A Talk by Lord Boyce

October 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Free

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

John's Place, Bohemia Rd 

Hastings, East Sussex

 TN34 1ET United Kingdom

COUNTY COUNCIL CUTS- WILL YOUR HISTORY DISAPPEAR?

“Just five years after it was opened by the Queen and Prince Philip, with a great deal of publicity and high hopes for what was billed as the most eco-friendly local government building in Britain, The Keep at Falmer is facing a very uncertain future.

The Keep was the new £18 million repository designed to house the collections of East Sussex County Council’s Record Office , and its partners in this venture: the Brighton History Centre, the Mass Observation Archive held by Sussex University and the University’s own Special Collections Archive. Unfortunately, things started to go wrong even before the building opened.

http://www.leweseye.co.uk/local-government/county-council-cuts-will-your-history-disappear/

Bohemia Ice House and Cream Tea Path Walk

Early 19th century Ice House, plus this year a walk around the estate to look at other surviving features.

This year, a Cream Tea Path walk (about an hour / 2 miles) will go round the estate, including part of the original path, which went to Hollington Church-in-the-Wood or Crowhurst Church.  It was popular from about 1770 to 1837, and on the way home people stopped at Bohemia farmhouse for a cream tea.  People are encouraged to wear period costume (think Poldark / Jane Austen), and can have a cream tea at Horntye Park Sports Complex, but you must book in advance for the cream tea (tel. 01424-444277).
www.bohemiawga.weebly.com
www.1066.net/summerfields

A chance to look inside a small ice house, Grade II listed, part of a country gentlemans' estate, preserved within a mile of the modern town centre.  Due to its size, only one person can look inside at a time, except that a child must be accompanied by a responsible adult, due to the drop beyond the horizontal rail.  A torch is provided for people to look around the roof, walls and floor.

Opening TimesSunday 22 September: 1345 - 1515

Booking DetailsPre-booking: Preferred

Booking Contact: Heather Grief
Call: 01424444277
Email: heather.grief@talktalk.net
Write to: 64, Tower Rd West, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0RL
Booking opens: 29 May 2019 12:30
Booking closes: 18 September 2019 12:30

Access

The Ice House is in the car park but the very low access tunnel has limited head room and requires bending to enter the doorway.  Also, the ground is rather rough around the entrance.  Some paths on the estate are not paved, and there are some steps made from wooden logs banged into the earth.  The car park is free, all day.

Additional Information

Max 30 people per tour/session. Other features of the estate survive in the woods. 

There is a book explaining the history of the Walk, available from Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street - £2.50.  Also available during the walk and from other outlets.

Directions

Entry is from Bohemia Road, turn off it between the Fire and Police Stations, and follow signs to Horntye Park. The Ice House is on the edge of the right hand car park before you reach the gates.

Hastings Embroidery at Rye this weekend

The Tapestry Project [The Hastings Embroidery]will be open to the public this coming weekend, Saturday 14th September, to Sunday  15th,  at Bridge Point Rye, Rock Channel via St. Margaret’s Terrace, TN31 7DE, between 11am and 3pm. 

(Limited Disabled Parking only). Visitor and Volunteer Parking is at Gibbets Marsh, 38 Udimore Road, Rye TN31 7DS) an eight-minute walk from Bridge Point.

Hastings LitFest - 30 August to 1 September, 2019

Focused on writing for writers, exploring the creativity, beauty and power of the written word across a whole host of genres.  https://hastingslitfest.org/2019/02/18/2019-hastings-litfest/

The Tapestry Project [The Hastings Embroidery]will be open to the public this Bank Holiday, Saturday 24th to Monday 26th,  at Bridge Point Rye, Rock Channel via St. Margaret’s Terrace, TN31 7DE, between 11am and 3pm. 

(Limited Disabled Parking only). Visitor and Volunteer Parking is at Gibbets Marsh, 38 Udimore Road, Rye TN31 7DS) an eight-minute walk from Bridge Point.

Country Park - new Visitor Centre Progress Report

Rachel Ellis of Groundwork Trust reports on the progress being made on building the new visitor centre.

“The build is on track to be delivered within the 12 month contract period. As with any project it is important to build contingency into the programme to allow for unexpected delays. In our case the challenge to timelines which has used up some of our contingency was in the groundwork stages. The dry spring and the heavy clay of the site meant that digging the foundations was a longer process than hoped, the ground was extremely hard.

Since then, things have proceeded very well and the straw work is due to be carried out during September to allow for the lime render to be applied before temperatures drop. There is nothing to give us any concern that the contract period will be insufficient.” 

Appliqué hand embroidery class - Saturday 14 Sept 2019

Join this bespoke Appliqué hand embroidery class inspired by the Hastings Embroidery, an historic piece which perfectly demonstrates the Appliqué technique.

During the class you will apply 6 fabric pieces and learn the following 4 different stitches embroidery stitches: Buttonhole stitch, Stem stitch, Fly Stitch and Couching.

You will be using a selection of beautiful threads including stranded cottons, chenille thread, metallic thread and a flat satin cord.

Bridgepoint Rye, Rock Channel

Saturday 14 Sept 2019

10:00 - 16:00

The class runs from 10am to 4pm (please arrive by 9.45am) and you will also have the rare opportunity to see this impressive embroidery at the site of the new creative arts centre at Bridgepoint Rye, Rock Channel, Rye, East Sussex.

The class kit must be bought from the tutor on the day for £25 (cash only) and will include everything you require to complete the project.

 
You may like to bring your own embroidery scissors and you will be able to borrow ring frames, magnifiers and lights (if needed) on the day.

https://hastingsconcertocompetition.co.uk/event-ticket/belovedclara/

Extra Pub Walk Sunday

Sunday 11th August

2.30 P.M.

Meet at Hastings History House

Lost Pubs & Breweries

Stories from the Cemetery

• Bullock, Rev. William C Bullock - Rector of Ore from 1897 to 1929
• Bullock, Mrs. Helen Janetta - wife of the above, who died in 1952 and continued to work in the parish in many roles.
• Bullock, Canon Frederick W B - son of above, a prodigious author and rector of Church in the Woods, Hollington
• Smith, James Henry & Alice Elizabeth - searching for and restoring a grave, Landlord of the Highland Hotel, and the Jenny Lind.

Updated Stories

• Makalua, Matthew M (Dr), MRCS, LRCP & Annie Clementine First Native Hawaiian to qualify as a doctor

• Mason, Thomas & Elizabeth - lived at Silverhill, Elizabeth a local benefactor

• Williams, James Frederick - One of the crew Of the Hastings fishing  boat, Pioneer,drowned

Cheese & Wine Lunch - History House

21 Courthouse Street

Wednesday 7th August

12 Noon to 2 P.M.`

Local cheeses from Penbuckles

£6 per head

Please note this is the event that was held on a Friday in earlier years.

Old Town Carnival Week - Last Supper 2019 - Bangers & Mash

Tickets Available from the History House and The Yard

Great Bangers &

Mash Blowout

Friday 9th August

Serving 4.30pm onwards in

Courthouse Street

(Regardless of weather!)

£5.50 per head

Vegetarian option available

Blessing of the Sea at Hastings RNLI Lifeboat Station. - 12th June

Chaplain of the Fishermen's Church, the Rev Herbert Sanders from 1894-1916.  Sanders was a certificated seaman, and he started the annual Blessing of the Sea, which still takes place today.

Hastings is the home of one of the few survivors of the once widespread custom of Blessing the Sea in Rogationtide.

Wednesday 12th June – 6pm

Sussex Brass Band, 6.30 Blessing.

You are welcome to attend 

An interdenominational thanksgiving service is held at the Lifeboat Station – the clergy perform the service from the deck of a Lifeboat.

Sea-themed hymns are sung accompanied by the Brass Band and a collection is made for the local Lifeboat crew.

OHPS AGM -This Friday!

14th June

7 for 7.30pm

History House

AGM followed by a 

chance to delve into the Archives

Hastings Cemetery Update

New Stories

• King, George W & Sarah, and their sons Frederick (KIA, France, WW1, 1917) and Edwin ( KIA, Greece,WW1, 1918)

• Wood Brothers, Athur, Cecil (Reported Missing, & later confirmed KIA, WW1 1917, aged 19) and Frank

We have recently come across an Australian site listing ‘Anzacs’ born in Hastings, lots of recognisable names!   https://honouringanzacs.net.au/search-anzacs.php?anzactype=1&search_text=Hastings,%20England

Recent Stories-

• Allen, George  & parents, George Thomas & Naomi - Grave has a “Book of Remembrance for other family members.  George was killed in WW1, 1918

• Bosting, George & Caroling Annie. - George was killed in action, WW1, 1917.

• Noakes, Thomas, Matilda & Vivian - Vivian was killed in action, WW1 1916.  His Father was from Hastings, and his parents returned there.

Updated Story -

• Salter, Thomas, Elizabeth and their son, Archibald Salter - Archibald was reported missing at Ypres in 1918.  WW1

Petition calls for investment in ‘disgraceful’ Hastings road

A petition calling for investment in road and pavement improvements in the ‘disgraceful’ Rock-a-Nore Road has been set up.

Created by the Coastal Users Group, the petition has been backed by Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Chowney and Old Hastings ward councillor James Bacon.
https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/petition-calls-for-investment-in-disgraceful-hastings-road-1-8911527

Petition - Improvements and Review into Rock-A-Nore Road, its pavements and traffic congestion.

The Hastings Embroidery

The new creative arts centre in Rye, Bridge Point, is presenting an immersive, staged display of the historic Hastings Embroidery which has been in storage for decades.

The Tapestry Project will be open to the public over six selected weekends between May and October at Bridge Point Rye, Rock Channel via St. Margaret’s Terrace, TN31 7DE, between 11am and 3pm. (Limited Disabled Parking only). Visitor and Volunteer Parking is at Gibbets Marsh, 38 Udimore Road, Rye TN31 7DS) an eight-minute walk from Bridge Point.

VOLUNTEER FOR BRIDGE POINT

There will be an induction day for participating volunteers to get to know the facility, the exhibition and more. There will be at least three: on Wednesday, May 15 at 5:30pm; Thursday, May 16 at 11am; and Saturday, May 25 at 11am.

Please register your interest – detailing which dates and shift you prefer as well as your preference for an induction day by using the contact form here or emailing the Project Producer Anastasia Witts at admin@artistdigital.co.uk.

Please Note - Next Hastings Cemetery Walk

This is on Sunday, 19th May (not 17th, as originally shown on website)

Old Town Carnival Week - Entry Form

If you would like to contribute an Old Town based event -

Event Entry Form

Please return your form to OHPS, Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street, Hastings TN34 3AU

or by email to ohpscontact@gmail.com

by Friday 10 th May.

Forms also available in the History House

Competition: Bohemia leisure and cultural centre, Hastings

• COMMENT

Hastings Borough Council is recruiting a design team to explore leisure and cultural options for the Bohemia area of its town centre

The winner of the maximum £100,000 contract will complete an initial options appraisal for new leisure and cultural facilities within the 33ha Bohemia district immediately north of dRMM’s Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier.

The feasibility study is part of an ambitious comprehensive masterplan drawn up by the London Studio of Swedish practice White Arkitekter for the ‘underused and undervalued’ seafront area, which stretches from White Rock Theatre along Bohemia Road and includes the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus and Summerfields leisure centre.

In its brief, the council says: ‘Bohemia will be transformed through investment in the public realm, the reuse of a key seafront site, regeneration of open spaces, and new housing development, complemented by new leisure, cultural and tourism facilities. The development will be a game-changer, a celebration of the Hastings spirit, which builds on existing qualities and unlocks the potential of this part of town.

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/competitions/competition-bohemia-leisure-and-cultural-centre-hastings/10041660.article

Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities The future of seaside towns Report of Session 2017-19 - published 4 April 2019 - HL Paper 320

Contents

Summary

Figure 1: Seaside towns possess unique assets, such as Eastbourne’s pier, which can be central to their regeneration

Chapter 1: A vision for seaside towns

The British seaside

Our vision

Box 1: Seaminster: a vision for how seaside regeneration should work

New Brighton – a regeneration model?

Chapter 2: Background and approach

Coastal communities: A unique set of challenges

Figure 2: Jaywick faces various challenges related to poverty, health, and infrastructure

Opportunities for regeneration

Figure 3: Dreamland in Margate is an example of a successful council-led regeneration initiative

Previous government intervention on seaside towns

Our work

Chapter 3: The economy of seaside towns

Tourism and the visitor economy

Digital skills&

Public realm

Tourism Sector Deal

Hospitality

Tourism VAT

The wider economy of coastal towns

Box 2: Case study—Brighton and Hove

Diversifying local economies

Creative industries and culture-led regeneration

Figure 4: The Turner Contemporary has been a central part of Margate’s cultural regeneration&#;36

Box 3: Seaside entertainment

Box 4: Culture-led regeneration

Ports

Connectivity

Transport

Figure 5: Coastal towns in rural areas, such as Whitby, often suffer from infrequent rail services

Box 5: Rail connectivity

Digital connectivity

Box 6: Connection

Chapter 4: Education and skills: stimulating an entrepreneurial culture

Educational attainment

Box 7: Teacher recruitment

Box 8: Case Study—Scarborough University Technical College

and Coventry University Scarborough Campus

Box 9: Education in coastal areas

Employment and skills

Box 10: Case study—Employment in Skegness60

Chapter 5: Housing, wellbeing and the built environment

Housing

Coastal erosion and flooding

Chapter 6: Support for regeneration—funding and delivery&

Successful regeneration

Leadership

Box 15: Principles for partnership and regeneration

Local Enterprise Partnerships

Government funding

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Coastal Communities Fund

Supporting the regeneration of seaside towns

Box 16: Case study—Blackpool Pride of Place Partnership (PoP)

Coastal communities policy and national initiatives

Box 17: Enterprise Zones

Summary of conclusions and recommendations

Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/regenerating-seaside-towns and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 712 3074).

[The Metro article shows a view of Hastings, below a comment on the success of Brighton and Bournemouth]