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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

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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]