Fascinating New Exhibition

HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS SOCIETY

Promoting Our Heritage and Civic Pride

Website: www.hastingsandstleonardssociety.org.uk

Secretary’s e-mail: hstlsoc@gmail.com

Open Meeting

Date: Tuesday 28 January 2020, start 6 p.m.
Venue: White Rock Hotel (ground floor meeting room)
Meeting to be chaired by Dr. Deborah Madden

Agenda

1. Welcome from the Chair, with any apologies for
absence and outline of the focus of the Meeting: The
heritage of Hastings town centre
2. Presentation on the restoration proposals for ‘His Place’
Church (former United Reformed Church) on Robertson
Street, by Nicky Roper
3. Report on the funding application situation at Holy
Trinity Church, from Edward Gosnell
4. Presentation on the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ)
initiative for the town centre, by Jess Steele
5. Discussion of the ‘My Town’ campaign (Government
funded)
6. A O B
Free admission. Note that the Hotel doesn’t charge for our use of
the room. In appreciation of this, we encourage purchases at the
bar and drinks may be brought into the meeting.

https://www.hastingspierarchive.org.uk/

Carol Service Today! Sorry for late notice

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).
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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.”