Current Exhibitions at the Hastings History House

Old Town Carnival Week

A superb exhibition of the history and nature of Hasting Country Park, including interesting information of local fossils and dinosaurs.

And a perpetual source of interest – Some Old Town Twittens

Cemetery Exhibition – some of the information from Friends of Hastings Cemetery research – for more see http://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/

Does anyone remember……

the skinny-dipping suffragette from Pelham Crescent.

Two members of the Muriel Matters Society, headquarters in Adelaide, have been here recently and would love some more memories, they are intrigued that her later life in Hastings seems to have disappeared from the collective memory.

She stood as a Labour MP for Hastings in 1924 (but was defeated) and came here to live in the later 1940’s, early 1950’s, living here until she died in 1969.

She is known variously as Muriel Matters, (Mrs) Muriel Porter, and Muriel Matters-Porter.

Any information at all, please email to marijsak@gmail.com and/or Frances.Bedford@parliament.sa.gov.au

Many Thanks

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.

Old Town Carnival Week – Tickets for Talks& Walks

Tickets now available from the Hastings History House, 21 courthouse Street
email ohps@ohps.org.uk
Tel: 01424 424744

Tickets limited to 20 for a walk, and 40 for a talk.

AUGUST 2013

Monday 5th

2PM Dandies and Dragoons – a Walk – Meet at Hastings History House (this walk is repeated on Wednesday)
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3.50

4.30PM – “Knickers for Dusters” – the true story of an austerity household in 1947.
A Talk by Victoria Seymour
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3

Tuesday 6th

10.30AM – a Walk with John Shirlaw - “Exploring the Architecture of All Saints Street”
Starts with an introduction at the History House
Tickets - £3.50

4.30PM – Illustrated talk “A History of Ore” with Christine Hayward
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3

Wednesday 7th

11AM – 1PM Coffee Morning at the History House
Browse the exhibitions and some of our archive material

2PM Dandies and Dragoons – a Walk – Meet at Hastings History House
Refreshments available
Tickets - £3.50

Thursday 8th
10AM Outside the Wall – a walk exploring the “suburbs”
Meet at Hastings History House.  Discover traces of Old Town Wall and the life outside it.
Tickets - £3.50

Friday 9th

12 Noon – 2.30PM – Cheese and Wine Lunch at Hastings History House
Local cheeses from Penbuckles. Organised by OHPS.  Raffle tickets available.
Tickets - £5

4.30PM – Exploring the Lost Roads of the Old Town – Walk
Meet at Hastings History House.
Lost roads, twittens and rows – traces that can be seen today
£3.50

Saturday 10th
4PM
Grand Raffle winning ticket will be drawn.  Tickets are on sale to raise money towards the installation of a lift.  Tickets £1 each, First Prize £50, second prize – tickets for the London Eye.

Friends of Hastings Cemetery Update

"the grave's a fine and private place…"

  exploring Hastings Cemetery

• The next Cemetery Walk is on Sunday 16th June at 11 am.  Meet at the main gate.
• Exhibition - Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, 27 April - 23 June.

New Stories & Features

• Charles Alderton J.P.  Hastings ironmonger, Alderton & Shrewsbury

• Edward Thomas Booth– Founder of Booth Museum of Natural History (Brighton)

• Ore Cemetery (aka Ore Burial Ground)

So much on in Hastings!

OHPS AGM 7th June 2013

History House
21 Courthouse Street

7 for 7.30pm

The meeting will be followed by a talk on Churches of Hastings & St Leonards presented by Joy Collins.

Fishermen’s Museum

Sea Shanties – Saturday 8th June (£10 including Fish supper and drink)

And while you are there have a look at a special exhibition in the Fishermen’s Museum, on the 30th anniversary of the return of the Edward and Mary RX74 to Hastings.

Friends of Hastings Cemetery

• The next Cemetery Walk is on Sunday 16th June at 11 am.  Meet at the main gate.
• Exhibition - Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, 27 April - 23 June.

Updated:

• Prelooker, Jaakoff - Russian emigre, founder of ‘New Israel’, prolific writer, lecturer and emancipist.
• Tolhurst, Tilden - Publican. Thief
• Various other pages updated with photos, memorials, etc.

New Stories & Features

• Diplock, William - Father (buried in All Saints) & son -librarians, and lots more besides
• Goodsell, Rowland & William - local, both drowned, 12 years apart
• Boulnois, Charles & Family - legal, India, explorers, Sudan, authors, artists……..

OHPS AGM 7th June 2013

History House
21 Courthouse Street

7 for 7.30pm

The meeting will be followed by a talk on Churches of Hastings & St Leonards presented by Joy Collins.

Fri 7th June 7.30 OHPS AGM

Roll up!  Roll up!  More details later, this is just so you can put it in your diary.

Cemetery Walk

The Next Cemetery Walk will be on Sunday 12th May at 2PM – Meet at the Main Gate.