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Friday 31 July 2015
New Book compiled, with additional material, by Dennis Collins - £2.50
Hastings council to work with university for lottery bid
The University of Brighton is working with Hastings Borough Council to develop a major bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
At the centre will be improvements to the interpretation of Hastings Castle, but the bid will be for much more than that, the council said.
we have commissioned the University of Brighton to help us develop a new approach to the history and legacy of 1066, and how it relates to our town. And we also want to tell the bigger story that explains our rich heritage, and traces its impact through to the present day.
“This will help us develop a new bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the resources to tell our story, including the development of Hastings Castle as a modern visitor attraction.
Thursday 30 July 2015
Observer Building redevelopment
http://observerbuildinghastingsconsultation.com/
Latest plans from Hassell Architects can be found by clicking here or on the image above. Please take a look at the presentation, which shows the progression of the designs to this point. Please also fill in our survey to let us know what you think.
The old Observer building is being redeveloped by Flint Development Group: a new force in the real estate world that puts people first. Revitalised and repurposed, it will provide student housing and much more:
- An exciting new concept shop / restaurant for Sussex food and produce
- A homegrown art-house cinema
- Activating the alley behind Claremont bringing an abandoned part of the Town Centre to life
- Public access viewing platform and cafe with breath-taking views
“We are rescuing one of Hastings’ most loved buildings, re-animating the America Ground and bringing students from all over the country and the world to Hastings.
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Hastings Literary Connections
To coincide with the Hastings Literary Connections display in Hastings History House (from Saturday) a list has been compiled of the writers so far identified who are buried in the cemetery.
Many of the works are non-fiction, travel, scientific, religious, medical and autobiographies. There are also poets and playwrights.
- Moore, Frank Frankfort - a poet, dramatist, biographer, novelist, lived in St Leonards. [Author]
- Moore, Dr. George & Jane – Lived in Hastings at various times, and retired here. Wrote poems and medical works. [Author]
- Shipton, Anna - In the years between 1855 and 1890 Anna Shipton published over twenty books on religious subjects, several running into two or more editions on both sides of the Atlantic. She lived for some years in St. Leonards. [Author]
Sunday 26 July 2015
Priscilla MacBean–her story–DVD
£5 (P & P extra) The proceeds will go towards insuring and maintaining the ‘Priscilla’.
From Hastings History House, 21 courthouse Street.
Don’t forget to look out her as you come down the Old London Road (on the left) or going up, look to the right.
Friday 24 July 2015
The Story of the Hastings’ May Queen Pageants – 1934 - 2015
83 years is a long time and society has changed in many ways.
The May Queen Pageants of Hastings reflect the changes in culture and attitude, but have maintained the joy of youth.
The origins and evolution of May Queens, Maypoles and Garlands are explored along with the notable characters associated with the day.
Profusely illustrated: Crowns & Shillings £9.99
Friday 26 June 2015
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Planning permission for Queensway Gateway withdrawn
Monday 22 June 2015
Council bosses have quashed permission for the £15m Queensway Gateway road to be built, it has been announced today (Monday, June 22).
A judicial review into the original permission, which was granted by the authority in February, was due to be heard on Thursday and Friday this week at the High Court in London.
Kevin Boorman, spokesman for Hastings Borough Council, said: “The High Court has already ruled that the majority of Mr Carlyle’s arguments are misconceived.
“However, we do accept that the report which went to our planning committee in respect of the Queensway Gateway road did not draw committee members’ attention to the policy regarding air quality. It should have done, and we apologise for this omission.
“We do not think that it is in the interests of local council taxpayers for us to continue lengthy and potentially costly legal debate and so we have agreed to reconsider the scheme again at a further planning committee meeting.
Friday 19 June 2015
To celebrate the bi-centenary of the Battle of Waterloo ……
There is a display in the History House (21 Courthouse Street) with an accompanying slide show.
The Duke of Wellington was posted to Hastings in 1806 in order to take command of the brigade of infantry. His troop was based locally and he stayed at 54 High Street, using this as his headquarters.
The Swan Inn (situated opposite 54 High Street) was used for a public dinner in his honour in April 1806.
Wellesley then travelled back to his place of birth in Dublin and married Catherine Lady Pakenham, bringing her back to Hastings, where they lived at Hastings House, a beautiful Palladian Mansion at the North end of Tackleway. The plot where Hastings House and gardens once stood is now occupied by Old Humphrey Avenue.
Thursday 18 June 2015
East Hill ‘Bunker Protest Picnic’.
There is to be another ‘Bunker Protest Picnic’. The event will be on Sunday 28 June, from 1p.m – 4pm on the East Hill, just to the west of the Bunker. (The site is a short walk from the top of the East Hill funicular railway in Rock-a-Nore, Hastings Old Town.)
The Picnic will be a fun occasion – open to all – to let HBC know how much those present (and those unable to make it) care about the desecration of Hastings Country Park and the threats it remains subject to, such as unauthorised treefelling and severe administrative carelessness.
Back in March, the Planning Committee of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) refused another retrospective application. The Vice-Chair of the Committee, Cllr Michael Wincott, said at that meeting:
“As some of you know, I proposed refusing the retrospective application in June of last year, and I’m very very pleased this has been recommended for refusal. It’s long overdue. Take it down.” [Applause]
Subsequently, an Enforcement Order was issued, ordering the owners (Rocklands Caravan Park) to demolish the building.
Game over? No — anything but.
Detailed discussion of the case includes the Bahcheli Report for HBC, and itsAddendum. Responses included the Save Ecclesbourne Glen critique and theDetailed Comments. The Landslip was discussed in the Coffey Report and itsAppendices. The geotechnical experts have done a sequel — as yet unpublished.
The Country Park remains at risk of permanent blight. For more information on the event, contact Save Ecclesbourne Glen (SEG).
From http://hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hottie/hot-topics/home-ground/country-park-bunker-protest-picnic
Wednesday 17 June 2015
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Judicial review into Queensway Gateway road
A judicial review of the decision by Hastings Borough Council’s planning committee to grant permission for the £15 million Queensway Gateway road will be heard in the High Court on June 25 and 26.
The legal challenge claims that the authority should not have granted planning permission for the project as the road would breach national and EU laws on air pollution.
Developers were ordered to stop work on the Queensway Gateway road after the High Court agreed the judicial review could go ahead.
More at http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local/judicial-review-into-queensway-gateway-road-1-6798541
Thursday 11 June 2015
OHPS 2015 AGM
Friday 12th June 2015
7 PM for 7.30
21 Courthouse Street, Hastings
Refreshments will be available after the meeting
Followed by
OHPS Projects : Past & Future
by Anne Scott
Friday 15 May 2015
HPC May Newsletter Link
Click Newsletter - May 2015
Copy available for reading in the History House
Foundations for the Visitors’ Centre
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