Tag archives for Hastings Old Town
Late-Night Shopping in December
Shop local this Christmas in St Leonards and the Old Town St Leonards held its Frost Fair last Saturday to mark the start of the Christmas season, and the celebrations…
Pip’s: 200 Years of Family History
Pip’s Community-run gallery is about bringing our local, creative and colourful community together, to run a gallery steeped in family history, in the hopes of supporting local creatives in the…
Old Town United
Paul McLaughlin Hastings Old Town residents and business owners packed the Stables Theatre on Thursday evening (7 August) for an urgent public meeting called by local Labour MP Helena Dollimore…
The Stag Inn Named Best Pub in Sussex
PAUL McLAUGHLIN The Stag Inn, at the top of All Saints Street in the heart of Hastings Old Town, has been named a county winner in this year’s National Pub and…
Programming Juggling Act
Neil Sellman, chair of the Stables, outlines his vision for Hastings’ only independent theatre, and the dilemmas of mixing in-house amateur productions with those offered from touring or outside companies.…
“No Dates, No Details, No Consultation”
Protest causes a rethink over location of ‘pop-up’ Covid-19 test centre Alternative sites for the ‘occasional’ mobile testing unit, which appeared in the heart of Hastings Old Town, are now…
Need Fresh Air After Christmas Day? Boxing Day Opening For East Hill Lift
The country’s steepest working funicular railway, in Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings Old Town, will be open 26th December for anyone wanting some fresh air up on the East Hill. PICTURE: Kevin…
St Mary Loses Its Friends
St Mary-in-the-Castle, the Grade-II*-listed structure built as a church in the 1820s in neo-classical style as the grand architectural centrepiece of Pelham Crescent beneath West Hill, remains one of Hastings’…
Walking Award
Hastings Old Town recently featured among 10 areas shortlisted for ‘Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood’ award, run by the Ramblers’ Association, and subsequently won with 21% of the vote. According to…
Hastings Comedy Fringe : ‘The best small fringe in the country’
As Old Town gears up for the second annual Hastings Comedy Fringe Festival, HIP talks to the founders, Chris Young and Jake Alexander, about the festival’s origins, how it’s already…