Tag archives for History
Between a Bomb, Some Rock, and a Hard Place
by MERLIN BETTS St Leonards Church hasn’t had the easiest history. From the destruction of its namesake in medieval times, it took hundreds of years to be built on its…
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…
Fatuous Facts
FEASTINGMardi Gras – French for ‘Fat Tuesday’ – is a Carnival celebration culminating on Shrove Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday –beginning around the Christian feast of the Epiphany.…
Peace, Passion and Poetry on Hastings MLK Day
By Merlin Betts “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.” Martin…
Can a Zap from Art History Wake Up Your New Year?
The Arts Society Rother Valley explains the appeal of its talks. As anyone knows who has enjoyed arts education at almost any level, there is something wonderful about being lectured…
How the Rock Fair Ended
As part of his history of America Ground Steve Peak wrote about the three main fairs, and how the killjoys ended the biggest and best – the Rock Fair. Three…
Volunteer to Help Futureproof Beautiful Fairlight Church
This is a press release from St Andrew's Church, Fairlight. If you didn’t know it was there, blink and you would miss St Andrew’s Church with its majestic tower, historical…
Innovative Land Management Harnesses Traditional Methods
What follows is a short press release from Hastings Borough Council. Frankie Woodgate and her heavy working horses Yser and Tobias returned to Hastings Country Park last week. Their traditional…
New Bottle, Old Wine
'Mmmm, a refreshing, ovine little vintage; I'm getting barley, olives, ' Ancient Greek wines were often stored in sacks of sheep or goat skin, with more than a touch of…