Music Therapist Liz Butt has decided to expand her service to encompass other musical activities for health and wellbeing. These activities will include drumming circles, singing groups, music lessons and bringing music sessions to the housebound as well as music therapy. This has been Liz’s inspiration for setting up a Community Interest Company called “The Music Well”. Continue reading The Music Well
Spectacular Accident Fails to Dent Barlow Competitive Spirit
By Adam Jones Pictures by Chris Walker/Kartpix
“Now I know why they call it Crash Masters!”
Just twelve months after winning the prestigious Kart Masters event, held annually at the PFi circuit in Lincolnshire, Rye’s favourite kart racer, Jack Barlow’s fortunes were literally turned on their head. Continue reading Jack Barlow is Flying
The Ypres Tower held it’s first ever wedding celebration on Friday 30th July 2010, the site (in much need of funds for a new roof to the former “women’s prison”, agreed to hold the wedding to raise it’s profile, and hopefully some attention to it’s cause. Continue reading Married at Ypres Castle
I’m a regular reader of Hastings Town, am Hon. Secretary of Hastings Local History Group, and since being made redundant from Hastings College I have been indulging my long-standing interests in history and embroidery by researching the Bayeux Tapestry and all things 11th. century. Another topic of mine is Bohemia, and having been friends with Sue Thomson (Secretary of BWGA) for many years, I’ve written a short book, ‘Bohemia Farm to Summerfields Estate: A History’, as a fund-raiser for the Bohemia Walled Garden Association (£l from each copy sold goes to the BWGA). Continue reading Pen & Ink
When The Mods Invaded Hastings
By Jim Hollands It was the year of the fashion rebellion. Topless swimsuits and dresses were being displayed in public, Carnaby Street was the centre of Universe, and two youth movements – Mods and Rockers- made up principally of young, mainly working class Britons with cash to spend, were making the headlines. Continue reading Flashback To 1964
Alexandra Park was the beautiful setting for this year’s Armed Forces Day organised by Hastings & St. Leonards Veterans Association. As well as helping to raise money for St. Dunstans (a charity for blind ex-service men and women) the primary aim of the event was to celebrate the cadets 150th anniversary and remember all who have made the ultimate sacrifice in times of war. Continue reading Armed Forces Day
By Jimper
Pat and I had been going out together as friends for the past year. We had known each other all our lives. She was a lovely girl who ran her father’s shop. I had been calling in every day for my fags and Mars Bar. Tonight we were going to Hastings for a special meal at the Fiesta Club. Continue reading One Of Nine
Fair Trade & Fine Weather Rye College brought colour and rhythm to the town on Saturday 17 July when their annual Carnival, supported by other areas of the community, burst in a blaze of colour, through the streets. Continue reading It’s Carnival Time August 2010
From Ukraine to UK Award Winning Artist Makes Rye Her Inspiration,
Yulia Podolska has come a long way since her childhood in the former Soviet Union. Only six months after arriving in the UK, the 25 year old sculptor has been awarded the Bronze Age (Young) Sculptor Award at the Society of Women Artists’ 149th annual Summer Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London, which showcases an accomplished and eclectic mix of artwork in all media. Continue reading Rye’s Award Winning Artist
Earlier this month, on Saturday 3rd July in fact, Ion Castro was strolling past the Pelham car park, camera by his side, when he thought he’d fallen into a time-warp as he came across this fabulous display of hundreds of Lambrettas, Vespas, Innocentis and Piaggios (Scooters to the rest of us) and the most unusual of them all, the mean green machine “Bonkers”. Continue reading Scooters by the Sea
