Bonfire to be re-lit, stories to be re-told
After cancellation of all customary civic events in Hastings under Covid-19 conditions last autumn, several are renewed this month for the first time in two years. Re-enactment of the 1066 battle took place on the site beneath Battle Abbey last…
Hastings Storytelling Festival Goes (mostly) Online
Sometimes fact is indeed stranger than fiction. From the devastation wreaked on the entertainment industry by Covid 19, bright shoots of creativity spring forth. Support from Arts Council England has helped storytellers for Hastings Storytelling Festival to adapt for digital…
HIP YOUNG WRITING
Get Hastings Reading Our passion for words goes viral By Stephen Ratcliffe Culture Shift, a key partner in the Get Hastings Reading campaign, has launched a series of short films to encourage young people to take up the art of…
New Chapter for Hastings As Charity Takes On Literacy Campaign
“Books to the ceiling, books to the sky. My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.” – ARNOLD LOBEL Hastings-based support…
Hastings Storytelling Festival – Earlier, Bigger And Better
This year Hastings Storytelling Festival is happening in October (5th – 13th), rather than November, with another packed programme of storytelling for children, families and adults, and incorporating a broad range of local community partners. Highlights include the free Children’s…
‘Bouncing & Smiling’ Kissmet Headline At St Leonards Festival
By Rod Webb Crowds of around 10,000 are expected at the 14th annual St Leonards Festival this Saturday 29 June. The festival, starting at noon and finishing at 10 pm, centres on Warrior Square Gardens with community stalls, storytelling, food, activities…
St Leonards Festival 2019 Is On!
There’s more than a month till the 14th St Leonards Festival on Saturday 29th June, but anyone who wants to get involved should sign up quickly. According to Mandy Curtis, organiser and director of 18 Hours, the festival will follow…
Who Doesn’t Love A Story?
Eight years since its first appearance, Hastings Storytelling Festival returns once again for a diverse series of events happening all over town between 5th and 11th November. There’s something for everyone here – adults, families and of course local children,…
St Leonards Festival kicks off high summer
St Leonards is preparing for crowds of around 10,000 for the 13th annual St Leonards Festival on Saturday 30th June. The event is centred around Warrior Square Gardens, where there will be a main stage, community stalls, global food court (sponsored…