Journey to Freedom
Damien Pestell, meets Tim from The Bavard Bar and finds out about his journey from the courtroom to the stage and his search for freedom. Those who have been to see The Bavard Bar will know that it is a…
Bar Talk With Tim B’vard
The Bavard Bar has now been running for nearly three and a half years at the Kino in St Leonards and in ;Following its return to the Kino on 16th September, Fiona McGarry asked its founder, Tim Crook, about its…
Back to the Bar
By Fiona McGarry It was good to see the return of the Bavard Bar to the Kino on Wednesday – the first live Bavard since lockdown. The event normally involves three volunteers talking for 15 minutes each about a subject…
It’s Not Hard To Love The Bavard
Wed 21st August, Kino Teatr Review by Andrew Myers Full disclosure – I am a Bavard addict. The third Wednesday of the month has been a highlight of my (admittedly rather threadbare) social calendar for the last two years. I…
MINI:GOLF: The Windmills Of Your Mind
International cricket teams no longer play in Priory Meadow, and the world tennis pro circuit calls in next month at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, not Hastings or St Leonards. Nevertheless the town retains its claim to a place on the international…
Kino Keynotes
Bavard Bar review This month’s Bavard Bar at the Kino Teatr was a winner, diving headfirst into neuroscience, politics and paranormal theories without ever letting the pace drop. Rod Webb’s talk on ADHD shed light on the difficulty the trait…
Hastings’ Community has TED Talks?
Well, not exactly. Described on its website as “TED talks meets The Moth” and mixing in a drop of Who’s Line is it Anyway, the Bavard Bar (from the French “to chat”) connects locals with an ever-intriguing array of subjects.…
Kino Keynotes
Mini reviews of a selection from this month’s events at Kino-Teatr Politics of Tintin; The Forgotten Paradigm; Confessions of a Middle-Aged Vlogger. Passions and Transformations at the Bavard. Kino-Teatr on 18th July Reviewed by Simone Witney If you pass the…
Unmistakably Cultish
Angelica Campion The ‘Bavard Bar ‘a platform for your passion’, is a monthly evening at the Kino in St Leonards where three people try to speak inspiringly on a subject for 15 minutes each. I had heard some great reports…