The HIP List #242
MUSIC
Friday 5 January
The Get Down
8.00pm
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings
McNiff’s Folk Sundowner
5.00pm
Jenny Lind, Hastings
Free entry
Country Superstars
7.30pm
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings
DJ and Karaoke
8.00pm
The Town House, 1 London Road, Bexhill
Saturday 6 January
Queen By Candlelight
7.30pm
Incredible night of Queen anthems
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings
Annual Wassail
7.30pm
Music from Rattlebag
The Stag Inn, All Saints Street, Hastings
New Shoes Blues
8.45pm
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
Sunday 7 January
Keith Goodall
2.00pm
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
Second Sundays
at The Hoxley
3.00pm-7.00pm
Quality folky song writers
The Hoxley, St Leonards
The Bull Sessions
5.30pm-8.30pm
Relaxed monthly world folk session, join in or just listen
The Bull, 530 Bexhill Road
Read more at tourist.org.uk
Open Mic Night
6.30pm-11.00pm
The Town House, 1 London Road, Bexhill
The Curst Sons
9.00pm
The Lord Nelson
1E Bourne Street, Hastings
Tuesday 9 January
The Albion
Skiffle Company
8.30pm
The Albion, Hastings
Weekly shindig with the house band
Traditional Open
Folk Session
8.00pm-10.00pm
The Stag, All Saints Street, Hastings
Wednesday 10 January
Acoustic Jam Session
7.30pm
The Bull Inn, St Leonards
The Kukes
8.00pm-10.00pm
Alternative folk/country/pop bank
The Dolphin Inn, Hastings
Americana Session
9.00pm monthly
The Stag, All Saints Street, Hastings
Friday 12 January
Mike Willis Live
7.00pm
Songs, Stories and more
BYOB ticket required
Mike’s Place, Norman Road, St Leonards
Message Mike for tickets 07908 370844
Out of the Shadows
7.00pm-9.00pm
The Old Town Hall, Hastings
Iago Banet
7.30pm
Kino-Teatr, 43-49 Norman Road, St Leonards
Read more on Ticketsource
Saturday 13 January
Tommy Emmanuel with special guest Mully Tuttle
7.00pm
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Tickets on Seetickets
Mike Willis Live
7.00pm
Songs, Stories and more
BYOB ticket required
Mike’s Place, Norman Road, St Leonards
Message Mike for tickets 07908 370844
999 at Blackbox
7.30pm-11.00pm Explosive punk rock
Blackbox, 10 George Street, Hastings
Read more at Skiddle
Hastings Northern Soul Club
7.30pm-11.00pm
The Pig, 37 White Rock, Hastings
Free event
Aquarius International Club
8.00pm-12.00am
Monthly, 60s psych to heavy 70s
White Rock Hotel, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings
Our Royal Displeasure
8.00pm-10.00pm
Electro Studios, 5 Seaside Road, St Leonards
Filmed intimate live performance of album
Tickets £10 Eventbrite
The Longshore Drifters
8.00pm
Honky Tonk and Cosmic Country
Tin Tins, 21 Robertson Street, Hastings
2B40
8.45pm
UB40 tribute band
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
Sunday 14 January
Acoustic Blues Brunch
11.00am
Custom Café, Barnhorn Road, Bexhill
Suedehead Sunday
3.30pm-8.00pm
Mix of Reggae and Soul
Twelve Hundred Postcards, 80 Queens Road, Hastings
Charlie Austen
5.00pm
The Stag, All Saints Street, Hastings
Tuesday 16 January
Traditional Open Folk Session
8.00pm-10.00pm
The Stag, All Saints Street, Hastings
CINEMA
Friday 5 January
Saltburn
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 3.00pm, 7.30pm
Sunday 7 January
Seaside Special
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 2.00pm
Wednesday 10 January
Saltburn
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 3.00pm, 7.30pm
Saturday 13 January
Anselm
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 3.00pm, 7.30pm
Sussex Exchange
Queensway – for film listings go to:
cinema.thesussexexchange.co.uk/
Odeon Hastings
Queens Road – for film listings go to:
odeon.co.uk/cinemas/hastings
PERFORMANCE
Friday 5 January
Stephen Smith’s One-Man Poe Show
Tadhg Mae Projects, 51a George St, Hastings Old Town, 6.30pm
Saturday 6 January
Stephen Smith’s One-Man Poe Show
Tadhg Mae Projects, 51a George St, Hastings Old Town, 6.30pm
A Night of Flamenco – Noche de Reyes Special
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 7.30pm
Sunday 7 January
The Nutcracker
White Rock Theatre, 3.00pm, 8.00pm
Wednesday 17 January
The Bavard Bar
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd, 7.00pm
ART
David Tindel RA – A Retrospective
Until 28 January 2024
Kino-Teatr, Norman Rd
Hėlio Oiticica – Waiting for the Internal Sun
Until 14 January 2024
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Hurvin Anderson – Salon Paintings
Until 3 March 2024
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road
I-Found – Emma Harding, Ian Shillito and Ian Skelton
12 to 21 January 2024
Upstairs Gallery, St. Andrews Mews, Waldegrave St
Nengi Omuku
Until 7 March 2024
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road
Rock and Roll Christmas
Until 21 January 2024
Lucy Bell Gallery, Norman Rd
Roland Hicks – The Fourth Wall
Until 3 March 2024
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road
Tarek Lakhrissi: Unfinished Sentence II
Until 21 January 2024
Flatland Projects, Beeching Rd Studios, Bexhill and De La Warr Pavilion North Staircase
Tschabalala Self: Seated
Until 31 March 2024
De La Warr Pavilion (Lawn), Bexhill
SPORTS
Saturday 6 January
Athletics: Sussex Cross-Country Championships
Little Common, Bexhill – junior races from 11.10am; seniors from 1.30pm
Sunday 7 January
Football: Bexhill Utd Women v Steyning Town Community – London & South East Regional League Cup
Polegrove, Bexhill, 1.30pm
Saturday 13 January
Football: Hastings Utd v Dulwich Hamlet – Isthmian Premier League
Pilot Field, 3pm
Mid-table opponents. The ’U’s won the reverse fixture at Dulwich 2-1 back in August
Rugby: Hastings & Bexhill v Tonbridge Juddians – Kent 3 League
Ark Alexandra, 2pm
Hockey: South Saxons Ladies v Canterbury 2 – South East League Div 1 East
Horntye, time tbc
Sunday 14 January
Football: Hastings Utd Women v Welling Utd – London & South East Div 1 South
Pilot Field, 2pm
Tennis: Amherst Ladies v Saltdean – Winter Doubles League L3
Amherst courts, 10.30am
Tuesdays
Hastings Women’s Rounders
7.30pm-9.00pm with Hastings Rounders · Enquire for fees or free games and bookings
St Leonards Academy Sports Hall, [email protected]
Wednesdays
Bexhill Mixed Indoor Rounders
7.00pm-8.00pm with Hastings Rounders ·
Enquire for fees/free games and bookings Bexhill College Sports Centre, [email protected]
Thursdays
Hastings Mixed Indoors Rounders
7.00pm-8.00pm with Hastings Rounders · Enquire for fees/free games and bookings
Horntye Park Sports Complex,
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Friday 5 January
Hastings Job Fair
11.00am-2.00pm
Virtual event
Free tickets on Eventbrite
Carers Information and Advice Group
10.00am-12.00pm
The Pelham, Holliers Hill, Bexhill
Martial Arts Free Trial Lesson
5.45pm-6.45pm
Families welcome
ARK, 41 Park Avenue, Hastings
Find out more at martialartshastings.com
Solo/Single Gamer Evening
6.00pm-10.00pm
No need to book, just turn up. £2
Board Game Museum and Café
25 Courthouse Street, Hastings
Read more at Boardgamemuseum.co.uk
Saturday 6 January
Antenatal and Hypnobirthing Class
10.00am-11.00am
Free Class
The Crown, 64-66 All Saints, Hastings
Tickets from Eventbrite
Hastings and St Leonards Community Singing and Drumming Circle
6.00pm-9.00pm
All welcome. Food sharing, meditation, drumming, singing and sometimes dancing!
Clifton Centre, 1 & 2 Stainsby Street, St Leonards
Read more at MeetUp.com
12th Night at The Albion
7.00pm-11.00pm
Free event, meet at the pub at 7pm
33 George Street, Hastings
Read more at MeetUp.com
Manifestations and Intentions Workshop
10.00am-1.00pm
161 Bexhill Road, Hastings
Read more at Eventbrite
New Year Cacao Ceremony
2.00pm-5.00pm
44 Wellington Square, Hastings
Read more at thewellingtoncentre.com
Heritage Explorers
10.00am-2.00pm
Free family art and heritage activities
Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards
Introduction To Art: Collage
11.30am-1.30pm
Get creative and experimental with collage and develop your own
projects, under the guidance of artist Dagmara Rudkin
Hastings Contemporary, The Stade
The Bale House Foundation Dog Training Workshop
2.00pm-4.00pm
Lower Coastguard Lane, Fairlight
Tickets £5 on Eventbrite
Sacred Women’s Waning Moon in Libra, 1 Year Anniversary Celebration
6.30pm-9.30pm
39 Pevensey Road, St Leonards
A Night of Flamenco: Noche de Reyes
7.30pm-9.00pm
Kino-Teatr, 43-49 Norman Road, St Leonards
Tickets £22-£24 on Ticketsource
Sunday 7 January
Sunday roasts at Cumbia Kitchen
9.00am-5.00pm
South American Food and Cocktail Experience
Cumbia Kitchen, 44 Marina, St Leonards
Chakra Balance and Intention Setting Workshop
5.30pm-7.00pm
St Leonards Studio, Azur Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
Read more at the-humblewarrior.co.uk
The Nutcracker
8.00pm
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings
Bohemia Creative Quarter Open Studios
11.00am-4.00pm
The Mudworks, 138 London Road, St Leonards
Read more at themudworks.co.uk
Monday 8 January
Hastings Job Fair
11.00am-2.00pm
Virtual event
Tickets free on Eventbrite
Sidley Family Hub Sensory Room
10.00am-11.00am
Sidley Community Centre, 121 Ninfield Road, Bexhill
Book an hour for free on Eventbrite
Tots Play Baby Tranquil
12.15pm-1.15pm
Victoria Road, Bexhill
Hastings and St Leonards Board Games Night
6.30pm-11.00pm
Board Games Café
25 Courthouse Street, Hastings
Read more at boardgamemuseum.co.uk
Kundalini Breathwork and Meditation Evening
6.00pm-7.30pm
Rock Body & Soul, 70 Norman Road, St Leonards
Wednesday 10 January
SPRATS Baby Sensory Session
10.00am-10.45am
Reserved for pre walkers to explore their senses and begin their creative journey
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings
BRILL: After School Art Club
6.00pm-7.45pm
11-16 year-olds, monthly
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings
Sip and Draw
7.00pm-9.00pm
Life drawing for over 18s only
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings
Thursday 11 January
Alexandra Park Cuppa and a Walk
10.30am-12.45pm
Fortnightly
Eat @ the park café, 75 Lower Park Road, Hastings
The Art Club
2.00pm
Fairlight Village Hall, Broadway, Fairlight
All abilities welcome
Read more on Timely
Friday 12 January
Hastings Fat Tuesday
7.00pm-9.00pm
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
John’s Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings
Founder of Hastings Fat Tuesday talks about the origins of the festival
Tickets free on Eventbrite
Solo/Single Gamer Night
7.00pm-11.00pm
Board Game Café, 25 Courthouse Street Hastings
No need to book, just turn up. £2
Boardgamemuseum.co.uk
The New Moon Sound Bath
7.00pm-8.00pm
Rock, Body & Soul, 70 Norman Road, St Leonards
Saturday 13 January
Saturday morning Catch Up
10.00am-12.00pm
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Social catch-up with a cuppa, free
RAYS: Toddlers Art Session
11.30am-12.30pm
Introduction to art for pre-school walkers and their carers
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings
Hastings and St Leonards Community Singing and Drumming Circle
6.00pm-9.00pm
All welcome. Food sharing, meditation, drumming, singing and sometimes dancing!
Clifton Centre
1 & 2 Stainsby Street, St Leonards
Read more at MeetUp.com
Sunday 14 January
Introduction to Quilt Making
10.00am-1.00pm
Bus Stop Studios, 53 London Road, St Leonards
South American Food and Cocktail Experience
9.00am-5.00pm
Sunday roast
Cumbia Kitchen, 44 Marina, St Leonards
Move With the Moon
5.30pm-7.00pm
St Leonards Studio, Azur, Marina Pavillion. St Leonards
Tickets £90 on Eventbrite
Monday 15 January
The Creation and Early Years of the Newlyn School
2.00pm-3.15pm
The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings
Tickets £10 theartssocietyrothervalley.org.uk
Hastings and St Leonards Board Games Night
6.00pm-11.00pm, free
White Rock Hotel, White Rock, Hastings
Read more at boardgamemuseum.co.uk
PM Radical Book Club
6.00pm-7.00pm
Printed Matter Book and Record Shop, 185 Queens Road, Hastings
Tuesday 16 January
Start Up Workshop
10.00am-3.00pm
Freedom Works, 1-3 Robertson Street, Hastings
Free two-day workshop
letsdobusinessgroup.co.uk
Happiness Hour
10.30am-11.30am
Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 13 Sea Road, Bexhill
Inspiring teaching and uplifting meditations
Tickets £8/£6 on Ticket Tailor
Wednesday 17 January
Nicole’s Monthly Book Club
2.00pm
The Stag Inn, All Saints Street, Hastings
Bring Your Baby Pub Quiz
12.00pm-2.30pm Marina Fountain, St Leonards
Book at bringyourbaby.org
Start Up Workshop
10.00am-3.00pm
Freedom Works, 1-3 Robertson Street, Hastings
Free two-day workshop
Read more on letsdobusinessgroup.co.uk
Lego League
6.00pm-8.00pm
The Compound, 161 Bexhill Road, Hastings
Tickets £5 on Eventbrite
Thursday 18 January
Hypno-magick Nights
7.45pm-9.30pm
White Rock Hotel, White Rock, Hastings
Curry Club
6.00pm-9.30pm
Shiplu Tandoori Restaurant, 109 London Road, Bexhill
Networking for professionals over curry and a beer
Tickets £26 on Eventbrite
REGULAR CLASSES
Mondays
Ballet Barre
7.15pm-8.00pm
Hastings Old Town
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Overeaters Anonymous
7.30pm-8.30pm
Clifton Centre, 1-2 Stainsby St, St Leonards
oagb.org.uk
Quick Burn
9.00am-9.30am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Beginners Vinyasa Flow
9.30am and 6.30pm
Hot Yoga Hastings,
21 St Peter’s Rd, Hastings
hotyogahastings.co.uk
Slow Flow Yoga (Open Level)
9.30am-10.30am
Azur Marina Pavilion
Circuits
10.00am-11.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Art Classes, including Life Drawing
10.00am-12.15pm and 12.45pm-3.00pm
Ore Community Centre, 455 Old London Rd, Hastings
£10.50 per session
sjflack.art
Art Class for Adults
10.00am-12.15pm and 12.45pm-3.00pm
Ore Community Centre
All levels, £10.50 per session
sjflack.art
Choir Practice!
11.00am
The Chapel of Christ’s Stillness, Moon Cottage, Guestling, TN35 4HJ
New singers of all ages welcome
thechapelofchristsstillness.co.uk
Yoga Over 60 – maintaining movement
11.00am-12.30pm
St Leonards Studio @Azur Marina Pavilion
Silver Swans Ballet
11.15am-12.15pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Fit with Diabetes
1.00pm-1.45pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Alexander Technique
Taster Sessions
1.30pm-5.00pm
Braybrooke Rd
Feel better with Therapeutic Movements
2.00pm-3.00pm
Salvation Army Hall, St Andrew’s Square, Hastings
Suitable for all ages.
4 Friends of IBC LGBTQ+
2.15pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Chair Yoga
3.00pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Origami
3.00pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Chair Yoga
3.00pm-4.00pm
Isabel Blackman Centre, Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
Silver Swans Ballet Class
4.00pm-5.30pm
Ore Community Centre, Studio 2
Annie 07704 711772
Drum Club
4.15pm-5.15pm, £6.50
West Hill Community Centre
For 15-16 year olds, booking essential
Gentle Zumba
5.30pm-6.15pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Beginners Pointe Class
5.30pm-6.30pm
Ore Community Centre, Studio 2
Annie 07704 711772
Darragh Dance
5.30pm-7.00pm, £10, £5 concessions
Afri-Co-Lab, 3 Marine Court, St Leonards
Get your joy on with movement director and choreographer Darragh O’Leary
Afri-co-lab.org
Make Your Own ‘Diva Doll’ with Louisa Bryan
6.00pm-8.00pm
Design and make your own doll, including body, clothes, hair and make-up
5 lessons starting 15 January, £80
Bus Stop Studios, 53 London Rd, St Leonards
busstopstudios.com/classes
Meridian Yoga and Self Shiatsu with Steph
6.00pm-7.30pm at Azur
[email protected] / 07816 486603
Candlelit Yoga
6.00pm-7.00pm
All Saints Hall, Hastings Old Town
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Absolute Beginners Argentine Tango
7.00pm-8.15pm upstairs at The Piper, 1 Norman Rd TN37 6NH
Email or phone now to find out more about our next 6-week course starting 15 January
Phoebe 07947 440502 / [email protected]
Hastings Punk Choir
7.00pm-8.30pm
Electric Palace, 39A High St, Hastings
(And generally a drink or two in the Jenny Lind afterwards)
Kundalini Yoga & Meditation with Yeli
7.30pm-9.00pm
Wellington Centre, Hastings
Argentine Tango Improvers Drop-In Class
8.15pm-9.30pm, £8
Upstairs at the Piper, 1 Norman Rd
Tuesdays
Ashtanga Yoga – Assisted Self Practice
7.30am-9.30am, £15
Wellington Health & Wellbeing Centre
Daoist Qi Gong
9.00am-10.00am
The Azur Pavilion, St Leonards
Pilates: with a roller, with Sally Paffard
9.00am-9.30am, Zoom
Pilates
9.00am-10.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Pilates with Lucy Paffard
9.30am
The Bank House Studio, St Leonards
5 Rhythms dance meditation
10.00am-11.30am Movement as Metaphor, Crown House, 57 Marina, St Leonards
£15 or £12 concession, £10 for beginners
Mini-Da Vinci Art School
10.00am-12.00pm
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
Pre-school / home-schoolers art activities
£6.50 (adults free)
Beginners French
10.00am-11.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
The Crown Knitters
10.30am
The Crown, 64-66 All Saints St, Hastings
A weekly knitting group who knit lovely things to sell to raise money for local charities
thecrownhastings.co.uk/events
Needle Felt
11.00am-12.00pm and 1.00pm-2.00pm
Isabel Blackman Centre, Winding St, Hastings Old Town
isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
Chair based Exercise
11.00am-11.45am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Needle Felt
11.00am-12.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Chair Yoga
11.00am-12.00pm, West St Leonards Community Centre
Contact Active Hastings 01424 451051 or email [email protected]
Hot Yoga Hastings
11.00am-12.00pm
21 St Peter’s Rd, Hastings
hotyogahastings.co.uk
French for Beginners
11.00am-12.00pm, Free
Common Room, Eagle House, 27-29 Cambridge Rd, Hastings. Contact George 07835 808318
Baby & Toddler Social Meet Up
12.00pm-3.00pm
The Common Room, Eagle House, 27-29 Cambridge Rd, Hastings
A welcome space for people with small people to meet.
umbrellasussex.org.uk/news
Movement for the mind
1.00pm-1.45pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Old Town
Painting Workshop
1.00pm-3.00pm
Art in the Park, Alexandra Park
£12 (concessions available)
Materials provided.
Hand Embroidery with Lady B Embroidery
2.00pm-4.00pm (also Wednesdays 6.30pm-7.30pm) Come and learn a set course or bring a project of your own
£18 drop ins, full term (10 classes) £160. 53 London Rd, St Leonards busstopstudios.com/classes
Online Chair Yoga
2.00pm-3.00pm Zoom
Art & Social Club
2.00pm-3.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Weight Training Beginners
3.00pm-4.45pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Ore Youth Club Sessions
4.30pm-6.00pm
Ore Community Centre
Bev 07732 823800
Traditional Yoga
5.00pm-6.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Knitting Yarns:
5.00pm-6.30pm
Sugar Pie Honey Buns
235 London Rd, St Leonards
Rachel: 07397 794879
Gary Marriott’s Tune up Tuesdays
5.15pm-6.30pm
Fun Acapella Choir
Hastings Town Centre, £3
Text 07986 911083 for more info
Pilates with Sally Paffard
5.30pm-6.30pm
Small class
West Hill Community Centre
Sally: 07973 530911
Sunset Flow with Hannah
6.00pm-7.00pm Madre, Wellington Centre, Wellington Sq
£9.00 [email protected]
Photography Workshop
6.00pm-8.00pm
Art in the Park, Alexandra Park
£12 (concessions available)
Own camera required.
Vinyasa Flow
6.30pm-7.30pm Bank House Studio,
Silver Swans Ballet Class
6.30pm-8.00pm
Ore Community Centre, Studio 2
Annie 07704 711772
Hastings Women’s Rounders
7.30-9.00pm with Hastings Rounders. Enquire for fees or free games and bookings
St Leonards Academy Sports Hall,
Sew Social with Karen Arthur
7.00pm-9.00pm, £10, £5 concessions
Afri-Co-Lab, 3 Marine Court, St Leonards
A monthly gathering on first Tuesday of the month for Global Majority crafters
afri-co-lab.org
Chakra Yoga & Breathwork
7.30pm-8.45pm Joanna Allen, the-humblewarrior.co.uk
St Leonards Studio, Azur, Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
Sound Waves Community Choir
7.30pm-9.30pm
Salvation Army Hall, St Andrews Square, Hastings
Free taster session
No auditions
Seen on Screen Dance
7.45pm-8.45pm The Y Centre, St Paul’s Rd
For more information and to book visit www.sos.dance
Country Dancing
7.45pm-9.45pm
St Matthew’s Church, London Rd, St Leonards
hastingscountrydanceclub.org.uk
Classical Guitar Tuition
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Bexhill, from £15, free taster sessions
bexhillclassicalguitar.co.uk
Salsa Tuesdays with Phyre Dance
The Piper, Norman Rd, St Leonards
Times vary, see Facebook page
From beginners to social dancing and practice
@facebook.com/events/576448847887517
Wednesdays
Streetsketchers “plein air” group
First Wednesday of each month
9.00am start: Outside Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road
11.00am reconvene: Eat@TheStade for refreshments and discussion
meetup.com/south-coast-skyers
Pump & Tone
9.00am-9.45am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Qigong
10.00am-11.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Crowninos Kids Group
10.00am-11.00am run by Ellie. Songs, stories and vibes.
For 0-4 year olds and their carers. £6 per family unit.
The Crown, 64-66 All Saints Street, Hastings
Wellbeing Wednesdays
10.00am-3.00pm (pay as you can)
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
Roots of Return
Spanish – Adult Beginners
10.00am-12.00pm
First Floor, 7 Cambridge Rd, Hastings
£15 – lots more classes available for all levels
Españoles en Hastings FB page
Elemental Yoga with Catherine
10.30am, £7
Azur Marina Pavilion, Marina, St Leonards
Let’s Do Lunch
12.30pm-2.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Therapeutic Yoga
12.30pm-1.30pm
Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2SA
£7 – All abilities welcome
ninayoga.co.uk
Legs Bums & Tums
1.00pm-1.45pm
Isabel Blackman Centre, Winding St, Hastings Old Town.
isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
Hatha Yoga for You
2.00pm-3.00pm
Sunroom, Azur Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
Line dancing with Pat
2.15pm-4.00pm Four Courts, Sydney Close, St Leonards.
To book, email [email protected] or 07724 024227
IBC Full House Bingo
2.30pm-3.30pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Breathe Better
3.00pm-3.45pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
St Leonards Junior Chess
From 5.00pm
St Nicholas Centre, London Rd
A social club for children who play chess
[email protected] 07910 245401
Qigong with Sigrid
5.30-6.30pm
Community Hall of Greek Orthodox Church, St Leonards
Suitable for all ages.
Sigrid: [email protected]
Yoga on the Harbour Arm
(outdoors) 5.30pm-6.30pm
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Mystical Yoga at The Bale House
4.45pm-6.00pm, £10
Hastings Country Park, Lower Coastguard Lane, Fairlight, Hastings, TN35 4AD
Yoga with Marjolyn
6.00pm-7.00pm
Azur Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
07929 577985
Adult Tap Class for Beginners
6.15pm-7.00pm
7 Mercatoria, St Leonards
Hand Embroidery with Lady B Embroidery
6.30pm-7.30pm (also Tuesdays 2.00pm-4.00pm) Come and learn a set course or bring a project of your own
£18 drop ins, full term (10 classes) £160. 53 London Rd, St Leonards.
busstopstudios.com/classes
Laughter Yoga with Bev
6.30pm-7.30pm
Upstairs, Jenny Lind
Buddhist Meditation and Dharma Teaching
7.00pm-9.00pm
In person and via Zoom.
hastingsbuddhistgroup.co.uk
Bexhill Mixed Indoor Rounders
7.00pm-8.00pm with Hastings Rounders. Enquire for fees/free games and bookings
Bexhill College Sports Centre,
The Class Choir
7.00pm-9.00pm
The Unitarian Church, South Terrace, Hastings
Friendly, fun, uplifting Women’s choir
Free taster sessions, no music reading or auditions
Women’s Wellbeing Circle
7.00pm-9.00pm (pay as you can)
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Class
7.30pm-8.45pm
The Ballroom, Bank Hotel & Bistro, St Leonards, £10
soulpowerkundaliniyoga.co.uk
Relaxation: Zoom class with Pilates teacher Sally Paffard
8.00pm-9.00pm, £4
Argentine Tango Social Dance
8.00-11.00pm in the downstairs bar at The White Rock Hotel, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings.
£8 for dancers, £3 non-dancers.
Contact Phoebe 07947 440502 [email protected] for more info
Classical Guitar Tuition
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Bexhill, from £15, free taster sessions
bexhillclassicalguitar.co.uk
Thursdays
Ashtanga Yoga – Assisted Self Practice
7.15am-9.15am, £15
Wellington Health & Wellbeing Centre
Gentle Wake Up Yoga
8.00am-9.00am, St Leonards Studio, Azur Marina, [email protected]
Circuits
9.00am-10.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Beginners Spanish
9.30am-10.30am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Vinyasa Flow
9.30am-10.30am
Azur Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
Yoga at Hastings Contemporary
9.50am-10.50am
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Art for All: Practical Art in a Relaxed Environment.
10.00am-12.30pm
Four Courts Community Centre, Sydney Close, TN38 9DD
In this Art course you will learn how to create personal drawings and paintings with an experimental theme. 8 sessions; £84 or free if in receipt of certain benefits
Thursday 18th January-14th March.
Enrol online at wea.org.uk or phone 0300 303 3464
Course code: Q00009455
Move It or Lose It!
10.00am-11.00am
The Hastings Centre
Friendly, low-impact exercise for older adults. Improves strength and balance. Seated or standing.
£6 per class, first class free. [email protected]
Co-working social media sessions
10.00am
The Crown, 64-66 All Saints St, Hastings
Free group-working sessions for creative business owners and freelancers designed to help you spend focused, productive time creating and sharing content
Insta: @brassbeemarketing, [email protected]
Games Club
10.00am-12.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Tai Chi for Health and Relaxation
10.30am-11.30am, £5
St John’s Parish Hall, Brittany Rd
Stuart 07961 949715
Healthy Joints
10.30am-11.15am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Life drawing (adults only)
10.30am-12.30pm, £10
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
Needle Felt (3)
11.00am-12.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Circle Dancing
10.30am-12.15pm, £3
Unitarian Church, South Terrace, Hastings
Good for body, mind and spirit
Online Vinyasa Flow with Elena Voce
12.45pm-1.30pm
Classes for all levels.
Pay-what-you-can
yogawithelenavoce.co.uk
Needle Felt (4)
1.00pm-2.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Iyengar Yoga Classes
1.00pm-2.00pm beginners welcome £10 (£5 for people struggling financially)
The Wellington Health & Wellbeing Centre, Wellington Square
Indoor Bowls
1.30pm-2.30pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Pilates (beginners)
3.00pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Yoga with Marjolyn
3.00pm-4.00pm
Azur Marina Pavilion, St Leonards
07929 577985
Pilates (beginners)
3.00pm-4.00pm
Isabel Blackman Centre, Winding St, Hastings Old Town
isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
Teens Art Club
4.00pm-6.00pm
Art in the Park, Alexandra Park
Yoga on the Harbour Arm
5.15pm-6.15pm
(outdoors)
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Tilekiln Youth Club Sessions
5.30-7.00pm
Tilekiln Community Centre
Bev 07732 823800
Earth:Art Workshop
6.00pm-8.00pm, £10
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
Explore a wide range of earth-friendly creative processes and techniques with Georgina Fox.
Kundalini Yoga & Meditation with Yeli
6.00pm-7.30pm
Wellington Centre, Hastings
Art History on The Beach (six-week course starting 4 January)
6.00pm-8.00pm
A new six-week course examining the beach in British art, looking at drawings, paintings, prints and sculptural objects. Develop an understanding of modern and contemporary art, inspired by the gallery’s unique setting.
Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Rd, Hastings
Mandala Vinyasa Flow (Advanced)
6.30pm
Hot Yoga Hastings, 21 St Peter’s Rd, Hastings
hotyogahastings.co.uk
Hastings Town Singers
7.00pm-9.00pm
Castledown School, Priory Rd
A friendly non-auditioning community choir
Free taster sessions.
hastingstownsingers.co.uk
Hastings Mixed Indoors Rounders
7.00pm-8.00pm with Hastings Rounders. Enquire for fees/free games and bookings
Horntye Park Sports Complex,
Meditation and Breathwork with Jung-ui
7.30pm-8.30pm, £55 for a four-week course
West Hill Community Centre
jung-ui.co.uk
Yoga for Beginners
8.00pm-9.00pm,
4-week course starts 11 January, £48
Arthur Easton Centre, St Michaels Hospice, St Leonards
Easy-to-learn postures for health and relaxation. Improve your posture, lose weight.
Book now. For details contact [email protected]
Nature Walks with HESNHS
Times and venues vary
hastingsnaturalhistory.org
HESNHS Walking Group
Walk 4-6 miles with this friendly natural history walking group. Picnic or pub lunch options. hastingsnaturalhistory.org
Andrew: [email protected], 07597 003407
Fridays
Funky Friday monthly
5 Rhythms dance meditation
7.00pm-9.00pm Concordia Hall, Church Rd, St Leonards
Breathe + Stretch with Karen Arthur
7.30am-8.20am, £10, £5 concessions
Afri-Co-Lab, 3 Marine Court, St Leonards
Greet the day and start the weekend energised and refreshed
afri-co-lab.org
Yoga on the Harbour Arm
(outdoors), 9.00am-10.00am
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Pilates: mixed ability with Sally Paffard
Zoom, 9.00am-10.00am
Traditional Yoga
Horntye Club Room, Horntye Sports Centre
9.30am-10.40am, £10
For the yoga enthusiast
Feel better with Therapeutic Movements
9.30-10.30am
Salvation Army Hall, St Andrew’s Square, Hastings
Suitable for all ages.
Sigrid: [email protected]
Traditional Yoga
9.30am-10.30am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Old Town
Mindful Yoga – An introspective practice
10.30am-12.30pm
Gong Bath sessions
11am
Unitarian Church, 7a South Terrace
Text Karen Hayler: 07986 911083
Weight loss Bootcamp Beginners
11.00am-11.45am
Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Yin Yoga
11.30pm-12.30pm, £7
All abilities.
Ninayoga.co.uk
Dive into 2024
1.00pm-2.00pm Start the year right with this back-to-basics course with Kate at St Leonards Studio. Building on the foundations of yoga asana and breathwork, this course is perfect to kick start your new year. £28 for the course, £10 drop-in.
Book online healingyogawithkate.org, Fridays at Azur
Slow & Steady Mobility
1.00pm-1.45pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Chair Yoga – A supported approach
2.30pm-3.30pm
St Leonards Studio @Azur Marina Pavilion
Table Tennis
2.30pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Senior Strength
3.00pm-4.00pm
Isabel Blackman Centre, Winding St, Hastings Old Town
isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
Senior Strength
3.00pm-4.00pm Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Broomgrove Youth Club Sessions
4.30pm-5.30pm
Broomgrove Community Centre
Bev 07732 823800
Beginners Creative Writing Group
6.15pm-7.15pm
The Clifton Centre (previously Southwater Community Centre)
Classical Guitar Tuition
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Bexhill, from £15, free taster sessions
Bexhillclassicalguitar.co.uk
Saturdays
Pure stretch
9.00am-10.00am Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC), Winding Street, Hastings Old Town
Zoom Hatha Yoga
9.00am-10.00am (online only)
Pranayama, practice and relaxation, video available.
Yoga at Hastings Contemporary
9.50am-10.50am
oldtownyoga.co.uk
Heritage Explorers
10.00am-2.00pm First Saturday of the month. Christchurch, Silchester Road, St Leonards.
For more information contact Lucy Bailey, Heritage Manager: [email protected]
Strong Yoga with Lucy
Morning Yoga via Zoom
10.00am-11.15am
Antenatal Class
10.00am First Saturday morning of every month, free!
Antenatal classes, hypnobirthing and post-natal support in one. Relaxed, sociable and non-committal way to learn a little bit more with Siobhan from The Mothership Antenatal. themothershipantenatal.co.uk
The Crown, 64-66 All Saints Street, Hastings.
themothershipantenatal.co.uk
Morning Flow Yoga
10.00am-11.00am Bank House Studio,
Yoga to run with w/ Hannah
10.15am-11.15am Madre, Peachy £9
Saturday Recess Art Club
10.30am-12.30pm, £6.50 (adults free)
Art in the Park Community Hub, Alexandra Park
creative activities for all budding artists! Ages 10+
Meditation and Breathwork with Jung-ui
10.45am-11.45am
The Stables Theatre, Hastings
jung-ui.co.uk
Chess Club
2.00pm-4.00pm
The Common Room, Eagle House, 27-29 Cambridge Rd, Hastings
An amateur club for amateur players
umbrellasussex.org.uk/news
Gong Bath sessions
2.00pm
4 Courts Wellbeing Centre, off Sydney Close
Text Karen Hayler: 07986 911083
Hot Yoga Hastings,
21 St Peter’s Rd, Hastings
Book: hotyogahastings.co.uk
Sundays
Sunrise Flow w/ Hannah
9.00am-10.00am Madre, Peachy £9
Sunday Brunch-time Kid’s Art Club
10.00am-12.00pm, £5, Drop-in or stay full 2 hours
Outside the Smokeshack, St Andrews Mews, Waldegrave Rd, Hastings
Join Artist and Arts Educator Charlotte CHW for different creative projects every week at the revamped St Andrews Mews. 5-10yrs.
Historical Dance Group Regency Dance Workshop
2.00pm-4.45pm, monthly
St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hall
Yin Yoga
3.00pm, 21 St Peter’s Rd, Hastings.
hotyogahastings.co.uk
Relax & Renew, Restorative Yoga monthly only – contact for dates
3.00pm-5.00pm, St Leonards Studio, Azur Marina [email protected]
Streetsketchers “plein air” group
First Sunday of each month
4.00pm start: South side, The Stade open space
6.00pm reconvene: East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade for refreshments and discussion
meetup.com/south-coast-skyers
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