Open Photography Competition

Upcoming Talks at Hastings History House

The Rock-a-Nore Story with Ken Brooks
Saturday 9th November 2013 – 5.30 PM
£2.50

Christmas Day in the Workhouse with Dorothy & Judith Kinnison Bourke
Saturday 7th December 2013 – 5.30PM
£3

Twenty-Five Years as a Local Tour Operator with Clive Richardson
Saturday 11th January 2014, 5.30PM
£3

Specific reminders will be posted a week or so before each event.

Artscape: Muriel Matters!

Muriel Matters was a South Australian actress who moved to London in 1905 and became a pivotal figure in the suffragette movement. Matters made a remarkable contribution to the fight for women's right to vote but her story is surprisingly little-known by most Australians. Through archive footage, interviews and dramatic reconstruction Muriel Matters! explores how this extraordinary woman got lost from history, and reveals what her story tells us about the links between art, politics and women's rights in England and Australia…………

Good precis, worth a read, but am denied access to the video.

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s3864731.htm

Sunday 13th October 11 am Tree walk in Hastings Cemetery

Just to remind you or let you know that Sunday 13th October at 11 am Dr Owen Johnson will lead a tree walk in Hastings Cemetery.  We meet by the car park.

Owen is the author of the Sussex Tree Book and is our local expert on all things aboricultural.

http://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/

Saturday 12th October 5.30PM - Sidney Little – A Man with a Vision, More than a Concrete King

Sat 12th October 5.30
OHPS Illustrated talk by Andre Palfrey-Martin
21 Courthouse Street
Hastings
014240424744
Tickets £2

Sidney Little – A Man with a Vision, More than a Concrete King

Sat 12th October 5.30
OHPS Illustrated talk by Andre Palfrey-Martin
21 Courthouse Street
Hastings
014240424744
Tickets £2

Books Wanted for Book Sale! Saturday 19th / Sunday 20th October

Donations of good quality second hand books much appreciated.

And do come and buy when the time comes!

 

Heritage Open Day at the Cemetery

Anne will be at the cemetery on Sunday 15th; part of the Museum Exhibition will be on display, and Trail leaflets for exploring part of the cemetery available.

HOD has produced some videos to publicise events.  We feel this one is particularly relevant.  Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLWG-MMlB0

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