Soft Opening as from Last Week!

 Hopefully it will be Thursday - Saturday, 11 - 4.

New volunteers welcomed with open arms!

Friends of Hastings Cemetery Update - 

New Stories

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Absolon, William & grandson, Hackebarth, William H H - We do not know a lot about William Absolon, partly because it was a common name in Wallingford. From whence he came, probably for his health.  Also mentioned is his grandson, William H H Hackebarth, who died aged 10 months.  William was only 39.

Corby, Charles & Desiree Hortense Blanche - He was a London tailor and they lived at lived at Hollybank, Seddlescombe Road South. Currently there is not a lot known of them.

Strickland, Georgiana & Jane, (daughters of George, who built Harpsichord House and started a Hastings dynasty) and their nephew Louis Waghorn

Updated  

Glen, John M Grey, his wife, sister in law, (M A Graham) and step-son - (Thomas Goldsworthy) Lucknow story; some of the mourners at the funerals

Strickland Family - son Herbert; parents, Francis (grandson of George) and Jane - daughter of Mary Ann Slade, and like her an active supporter of women’s emancipation and much more.

                          

We have been advised of free online talks by the Church Monuments Society.

The nexttwo are as below.  We have been assured by a viewer that they were well worth watching and she can’t wait for the next one.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/144062327299

The Cross-Legged Effigy in Context: Myth and Legend

A talk about cross-legged effigies of medieval knights, by Mr Mark Downing, President of the Church Monuments Society.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/144059825817

A Dead Good Job: Gravedigging in Municipal Cemeteries

An in-depth talk about the role of gravediggers, by Dr Helen Frisby and Dr Stuart Prior.

Hastings Pier to reopen 12th April! thanks to Music First Events

After a successful short season last year Music First Events have taken out a three year lease on the Pier.

The first task will be reopening, which is due to happen on April 12, the next stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown.

Dreams of a summer of socialising, dancing, events, live gigs, football and fun looks set to be a reality.

The gates to Hastings Pier will open on Monday, April 12 2021, at 12 noon.

https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/people/hastings-pier-to-reopen-next-month-as-operators-take-on-three-year-lease-3164481

Marianne North: a trailblazing artist

 As we are still not sure when we reopen here is an item that may be of interest.

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/marianne-north-a-trailblazing-artist?ct=t(WEEKLY_NEWSLETTER_2021_01_12)&mc_cid=05a25ab123&mc_eid=5572dec1ba

Forward Planning - HBC

 Consultation starts today and you will be able to view and make comments on the new Draft Hastings Local Plan (Regulation 18) until 24 March 2021.   This is your chance to get involved and tell us what you think. 

How to comment

You can find more information, view the draft Plan and comment online via  www.hastings.gov.uk/localplan 

More Information

The new Draft Plan sets out a strategy to guide and shape development over the next 20 years up to 2039 and includes a development strategy along with Strategic Policies for managing development and identifying the types of uses planned for different parts of the town.

It also includes Focus Area policies for different parts of the Borough where higher levels of development are anticipated and Development Policies covering design and measures required to mitigate potential impacts.

In the light of Covid-19 and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 the consultation materials will not be displayed at Council offices or libraries in the interests of public safety. 

 

For those who would like to get involved but are unable to access the internet there is a dedicated voicemail.  If you or someone you know needs help viewing or commenting on the Local Plan, please leave a message on 01424 451102 and we will get back to you.

All comments must be received by 24 March 2021. 

From Hastings Online Times - Hastings’ Town Deal investment plan

 

Town Deal investment plan shielded from the public

Hastings’ Town Deal investment plan – which could net the town £25m – has to be submitted by the end of January.  In the face of scant communication with the public, however, concerns have emerged about how the process has been managed, if the guidelines have been adhered to and whether the deal will prove, as intended, beneficial to the whole borough.

https://hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/local-economy/town-deal-investment-plan-shielded-from-the-public

Make your voice heard - HBC Local Plan

The new Local Plan will cover the period up to 2039 and will set out a vision for the borough and a plan for the development of the town.

We would like to get your early feedback on priority areas for the new plan and have developed a short questionnaire so you can submit your views.

If you wish to complete the questionnaire please do so by 10^th September 2020.  

 

We have also launched a new webpage and there will be more opportunities to comment on our draft plan in the Autumn. 

Dee-Day's Book! Profits to Lillian & Cyril Bishop Trust

Copies may be ordered from Hastings History House21 Courthouse StreetHastings, TN34 3AU
01424 424744or email

£10.00

Old Town Carnival Week - mostly Virtual

For more information see:

https://www.ohps.org.uk/event/hastings-old-town-carnival-week/?instance_id=465

https://www.oldtowncarnivalweek.co.uk/events/list

Following OCTW OHPS hopes to open the History House, Thurddays to Saturdays, 11 - 4.

Covid 19 restrictions are in place.

History House Opening for OCTW

From 1st August to 9th August the doors will be open from 11am to 4pm everyday as it will be Old Town Carnival Week. There will be an exhibition from the Hastings Local History group ‘Artists in Hastings’ and Bygone of Hastings Carnivals.

Heart of Hastings awarded funds to develop Trinity Triangle

Heart of Hastings has been awarded two million pounds of government funding to revitalise the Trinity Triangle area over the next four years.

The project will be delivered through Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone programme and will transform underused historic buildings into houses, workspaces and shops that are genuinely affordable for residents and businesses. 

Cultural projects and other activities will mean the streets are attractive for locals and everyone who uses and visits them.

The funding is much needed as a response to the ongoing challenges faced by town centres, and now ever more welcome as a result of the sudden crisis of Covid19.

Heart of Hastings will be working in partnership with local organisations and of course, with the people of Hastings, to make this a reality.  

Heart of Hastings are committed to community-led regeneration. They will be informed by your voices, and the voices of the residents and users of the Trinity Triangle area.

Carnival

OHPS is working on an exhibition about Carnival history.  Currently we have a dearth of photos for the 1960's to 1990's, but other photos are also welcome.

If you can help please email photos to this address, before 21st July.  Many thanks.

Alexandra Park Victorian Greenhouse

The greenhouse is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays

from 11am to 1pm.

New plants arriving all the time.

A Gentle Reminder

 If everyone spent £10 a week locally that they might otherwise have spent online with a national supplier we would lock about £20million into the Hastings economy each year.

Country Park News!

After 16 months of hard work we have won the battle to keep the Country Park free of industrial scale solar arrays. Cllr. Colin Fitzgerald, Chair of The Country Park Management Forum and Deputy Leader of Hastings Borough Council, phoned me on Tuesday to tell me the Council’s decision. Here is the link to the Council’s press release:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/press_media/news/pr-20200511/

The decision was apparently based upon both a financial reappraisal and the response received from Natural England to the request for advice.