Month: December 2015

Lucky Rye – But for How Long?

Rother District Council  and East Sussex County Council Should Stop this Happening to Rye

The terrible flooding in Cumbria has brought misery to the people of many beautiful towns in the area. Storm ‘Desmond’ dropped a months worth of rain in 24 hours and has devastated the area. Continue reading Lucky Rye – But for How Long?

The Cinque Ports Arms All Saints Street

 By John Hodges

Over the years many small pubs and beer houses have come and gone in the Old Town of Hastings, none more so than in All Saints Street and the twittens that run in to it from both sides. Some of these premises have a very complete history, of some virtually nothing is known, whilst others never aspired to being identified by a name. Continue reading The Cinque Ports Arms All Saints Street

Hastings Week Part Two

Hastings Week 2015 – part II

Hastings Week Publicity Officer and Vice Chairman Ion Castro shares some more images of the events during the week, this time the final weekend 17th & 18th October. Continue reading Hastings Week Part Two

Letters From Keith

By Tony May

If you’ve read a good many of my articles here you will know that for some considerable time now it has been a burning desire of mine to secure an interview with one of Hastings most interesting and knowledgeable people, Keith Tooke… Continue reading Letters From Keith

Setting History In Stone-Hastings And Rye (Australia) Worlds Apart

Richard Holdsworth finds a similarity between history preserved in Australia’s tapestry and Hastings’ own Millennium Chronicles…

Successive generations will be indebted to the good souls who record our history so that it is never forgotten and I am fortunate that I have come across two such people even though they are twelve-thousand miles apart, one in Hastings, England, and the other Rye, Australia. Continue reading Setting History In Stone-Hastings And Rye (Australia) Worlds Apart

Ray Levett making up for 45 lost years!

This interesting story and picture first appeared in one of our first issues of “Hastings Town”. We have not been able to get in touch with Ray up to the time of printing but hope he and his good lady are fit and well and have a great Christmas. (Editor)

By Ray Levett

I wondered if you might be interested in a story associated with the attached picture. I was born in Hastings in 1943 and spent my first 18 years living in Coventry Road, Hollington. Continue reading Ray Levett making up for 45 lost years!