FOOTBALL: Away Day In Weymouth?
The reward for the winner of Tuesday night’s FA Trophy replay between Hastings United and Whitehawk is an away tie at Weymouth in the third qualifying round of the competition, to be played on Saturday 23rd ; If that is…
RUGBY: H&B Win With Late Flourish
Cliffe Crusaders 3, Hastings & Bexhill 27 By Peter Knight As the teams lined up at Cliffe Crusaders’ Rochester ground last Saturday for the one minute’s silence to remember those killed in war, the home side, Kent League newcomers, looked…
FOOTBALL: Elphick Injured, Hastings Cornered
Hastings United 2, Whitehawk 2 Playing in drenching rain for the second successive Saturday at Pilot Field, Hastings United fought out an entertaining FA Trophy tie with visitors Whitehawk, which will have been replayed on Tuesday if weather has allowed.…
RUGBY: H&B Victorious In Wind And Rain
Hastings and Bexhill 26, Faversham 16 By Peter Knight Hastings & Bexhill overcame the wind and rain to beat tough opposition last Saturday afternoon in a Kent League fixture. Visitors Faversham, starting with wind advantage on the high slopes of the…
GYM: Twenty-One And Proud
By Dave Whatley When people talk about Bexhill-on-sea, often a sarcastic joke mentioning ‘God’s waiting room’ will be uttered. Or maybe a more positive reference to the iconic 1930s postmodern De La Warr Pavilion will be made, with its rolling…
FOOTBALL: Cup Progress For Confident Hastings
AFC Dunstable 0, Hastings United 4 Hastings United maintained their confident early season form with two cup wins over the past fortnight: 1-0 at home to Haywards Heath Town in the Allan Turvey Isthmian league cup competition followed by a 4-0…
TENNIS: Death Of A Chairman
Trevor Le BreuillyBorn 1949, died 3rd October 2019, RIP PICTURE: Glenn Butt Most sport in Hastings, like so much else of value in our town, depends on the work and enthusiasm of unpaid volunteers. Quite often they are veteran players…
FOOTBALL: A Re-Balance – United At The Top
In HIP 137, a fortnight ago, I reported on the boardroom comings and goings at Pilot Field, as new Hastings United CEO Billy Wood arrived and three long-serving club directors departed. But whatever upheavals there may have been off the…
RUGBY: First League Win For H&B
New Ash Green 0, Hastings & Bexhill 22 By Peter Knight Hastings & Bexhill made the long journey to New Ash Green (beyond Sevenoaks) last Saturday and were rewarded with an excellent win in their Kent League contest. It will…
FOOTBALL: Pilot Episode Boardroom Ins And Outs
Hastings United footballers had last weekend off, or at least no league or cup game to play. The action instead was in the boardroom at Pilot Field as three long-serving directors - chairman Dave Nessling, secretary Tony Cosens and former…