Tag archives for Dave Young
Book Review: Fixing Hastings and Rye
DAVE YOUNG Fixing Hastings & Rye by HIP newswriter James Prentice is an ambitious overview and explanation of the area’s social and economic fabric. Informed by the author’s Fabian Society…
Made in Miniature
DAVE YOUNG An estimated 900 enthusiastic visitors attended Hastings’ first model railway exhibition for five years. Held at Hastings Academy, the show presented both 0 and N gauge miniatures referencing…
A Lost Transport of Delight
Thanks to 1950s Nimbys, St Leonards lost its miniature electric trams after just one glorious summer season. DAVE YOUNG tells the sorry tale. Many Hastings seaside attractions have sadly proved…
A Photographic Continuum
Iconic local shop under new ownership DAVE YOUNG Although a work in progress, Tariq Chaudry’s new shop, Hastings Photographic, at 42 White Rock is very much open for business. Situated…
Poison Pen
Hastings once had another community newspaper, Poison Pen. DAVE YOUNG investigates its anarchic ; The alternative press has a venerable history in the UK. From the radical pamphlets of Victorian…
Letters 219
St Mary Quite Contrary Dear HIP,Several years ago, there was a proposal to close the road behind the White Rock Theatre and extend the theatre backwards, with an opening onto…
An extraordinary life
Hastings legend Peter D’Arcy Champney has reached his centenary. Dave Young shares a life lived to the fullest. Peter arrived in Hastings almost accidentally, looking for somewhere to settle after…