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There will be something for everyone and for all ages. Don't miss it! The 941st Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. We bring you a festival of Hastings TODAY.

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FRIDAY 5th October	SATURDAY 6th October	SUNDAY 7th October
MONDAY 8th October	TUESDAY 9th October	WEDNESDAY 10th October
THURSDAY 11th October	FRIDAY 12th October	SATURDAY 13th October
SUNDAY 14th October

EVENTS ALL WEEK Hastings Museum & Art Gallery Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm Saturday & Sunday, 11am to 4pm Bohemia Road, Central Hastings A museum containing displays of dinosaurs, local wildlife, Native Americans and Grey Owl, paintings, ceramics and features on John Logie Baird and Robert Tressell. The adjoining Durbar Hall was built as part of an Indian palace for the Indian and Colonial exhibition of 1886 and contains material from India, the Far East and Australasia collected by the Brassey family in the 1870s and 1880s. Telephone 0845 274 1052* or visit www.hmag.org.uk Old Town Hall Museum Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm High Street, Old Town Provides an introduction to the history of the Old Town of Hastings. The Museum reopened in 1999 following a major refurbishment project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The building is now fully accessible, and contains a wealth of historic exhibits, interactive models and reconstructions. Telephone 0845 274 1052* or visit www.hmag.org.uk The Fishermen's Museum Rock-a-Nore Road, Old Town Formerly a church, now exhibiting many fishing artefacts of yesteryear, the centrepiece of which is "The Enterprise", one of the last Hastings' sailing luggers. Call: Hastings 461446 Hastings Lifeboat Station The Stade View the SEALINK ENDEAVOUR and hear about the wonderful rescues crewed by men and women who deserve great praise. Browse in the shop for useful and unusual presents. Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Museum Rock-a-Nore Road, Old Town The only museum of its kind in Britain with fine exhibits from far back in time. Call: Hastings 437452 Hastings History House Open daily 10am to 4pm 21 Courthouse Street, Old Town Interested in local history? Visit the Old Town's History House and see how you could get involved. Exhibitions by Old Hastings Preservation Society, Hastings Local History Group and Hastings Area Archaeological Research Group. Tel: Hastings 442836 Hastings Old Town Pottery Open Daily 11am to 5pm 3 Courthouse Street, Old Town View the large range of handmade pots for the kitchen and table, based on traditional English earthenware country pottery. Pots are made on the premises.

FRIDAY 5th October Hastings Old Town Market 10.30am-11.30am All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street With stalls selling Homemade Preserves, Cakes and Flowers. Twittens & Cat Creeps Walk 2.15pm Meet at Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore An interesting and unusual guided walking tour of hidden narrow footpaths, flights of steps and nooks & crannies, many with a tale to tell. The tour, lasting approx 1hr 20mins, involves some steps and steep inclines and will include amusing factual and historical anecdotes. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, children £2.50 under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £3 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society. Tel: Hastings 715084 1066 Jazz Club 8pm–11pm Phoenix Arts Centre, Parkstone Road Live Traditional Jazz, dance floor, bar.Bob Dwyer's Hot Seven. For that authentic 1920's style jazz – an evening not to be missed. Members £6, Non Members £7, tickets at the door. Contact Mr W Van Draat on Hastings 212258

SATURDAY 6th October Writers in Hastings 9am - 5pm Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Hastings Writers group, 'Diamonds' anthology and CD, sold in aid of childrens' charities. Exhibition of locally written and published books - meet the authors, order signed copies. kay@earlyworkspress.co.uk Hastings Week Opening Ceremony 9.30am Town Hall Kingfisher Band, a 1066 piper and pre-service units of the town parade from Woolworths to the Town Hall. A colourful scene of Standard Bearers, services and youth groups. The Town Crier introduces the Mayor who formally opens the week of festivities. A small party then proceed to Hastings Castle to raise the Gonfalon, the flag of William the Conqueror. Contact Nigel Hogben on Hastings 850689 Tour of Hastings Town Hall 11am-12noon Town Hall, Queens Road Come in and see the Mayors Parlour, the Committee Rooms where all the decisions are made. Contact Helen Bird on Hastings 451751 Classic Car Show 10am–3.30pm The Stade, Old Town With support from Hastings Borough Council and St Leonards Motors. Also a chance to see the Old Hastings Tour Bus which will be back on the road specially for Hastings Week next weekend. Contact: Hastings Information Centre on 0845 274 1001* Coffee Morning & Bric-A-Brac Sale 10am-12.30pm All Saints Church Hall by 2nd Hastings (Old Town) Guides, All Saints Street Coffee & teas wth Bric-a-Brac stalls. Contact: Jayne White on Hastings 428915 Collector's Fair & Street Market 10am-4pm Courthouse Street, Old Town Street market, collector's fair and entertainment. Hobbies & Crafts Exhibition - CANCELLED Art Exhibition - Patricia Feast Launch 11am-4pm Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace Monumental in stature, these figure drawings (charcoal on paper) consolidate the visual image into a personal identity. Contact: Sally Hick on Hastings 422225 www.hastingsunitarians.org Gizmo: The DIY Theatre Company Multicultural Open Day 2pm Gizmo World, Priory Street In aid of Gizmo. Music, Dance and Drama from around the World performed by Gizmo Members and young people. Entry by Donation. Contact: Pat Fisher 07957 298263 or on Hastings 436333. Iceni Belly Dancers on Winkle Island 2pm-3pm Rock-a-Nore Exotic displays by the Iceni Belly Dancing Troupe and the Egyptian Mummies Sand Dancers Extraordinaire. Lynda Murray Quartet + Hastings Urban Youth + Hastings Area Blues and Jazz Band 5pm-7pm Sussex Hall, White Rock Theatre, White Rock £2 (under 25s free) Instrumentalist, singers and rappers will take a solo with the quartet. Groups involved Respond, Xtrax, Dab and Area Blues and Jazz Band. www.hastingsjazzclub.co.uk Observer Trophy Water Polo Tournament 6pm Summerfields Sports Centre, Bohemia Road Teams from Dordrecht, Brighton and Haywards Heath play against local Hastings team. Contact Tim Pearce: timp@leskerltd.com Film Show "Battle of Hastings 1066" 6pm-8pm Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street Admission £1. Dramatic re-enactment of the Battle to make history come alive with Peter & Dan Snow. 1 hour showing with continuous performance. Foyles Walk 7pm Meet at Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore A fascinating 'war time' guided walk of approx 1 hour, taking in most of the Hastings TV film locations used for this popular TV series. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets in advance £4 adults, £2.50 children under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre or from guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £2.75 children under 14. Donation to Shipwreck Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society. Tel: Hastings 715084 After dark Hastings Ghost Walk 7.30pm Meet at Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow Admission: £5 (adults), £3.50 (under age 16), payable on the evening. Spine Chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described with thought-provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Duration 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Contact: Malcolm on 07981 751279 Opening Gala Concert 7.30 pm St Mary in the Castle, Pelham Crescent Tickets £10 (£7 concessions) Sussex Concert Orchestra. Conductor Kenneth Roberts with the Festival Choir. The usual proms style finale of Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory is preceeded by Tchaikovsky's Symphony No5, Peer Gynt's Suite No1, Parry's ‘I was Glad' and Handel's Zadok the Priest. Soloist Karen McInally. Tickets available from Hastings Information Centre 0845 274 1001* or on the door. Contact: Sandra Lambourne on Hastings 443316.

SUNDAY 7th October Classic Car Show 10am-3.30pm The Stade, Old Town With support from Hastings Borough Council and St Leonards Motors. Contact Hastings Information Centre on 0845 274 1001* Hastings & Rother Family History Society Fair 10am-4.30pm Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia Road 10.45am The Internet for Family History by Jeanne Bunting 12.30pm Tracing a Naval Ancestor, using primary & secondary sources by Colin Chapman 2.15pm British Wills, administration & death duties, 1858 and later by Eric Probert Talks are £2 each. Entrance to fair £2. Any two talks and entrance to the fair £5 if purchased in advance. Contact Linda Smith on Hastings 437493/07709 235308 Hobbies & Crafts Exhibition - CANCELLED Tour of Hastings Town Hall 11am-12noon Town Hall, Queens Road Come in and see the Mayors Parlour, the Committee Rooms and the Council Chamber where all the decisions are made. Contact: Helen Bird on Hastings 451751 Service with Rev David Usher 11am Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace 2pm-4pm Art Exhibition - Patricia Feast Hastings 3km Family Fun Run 11am, Alexandra Park Open for all ages to run or walk and raise money for children with Leukamia. Contact: tim@runforthechildren.co.uk or call 01903 883941 The Famous Hastings Passage Ways Tour 2.30pm Meet at the Chessboard (Butler's Gap), George Street, Old Town Admission: £5 (adults) £3.50 (under age 6) payable on the day. A guided walk by Tour Leader, Malcolm Campbell. Duration 1hr 40min. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Contact: 07981 751279 St Helens Park Preservation Society Autumn Walk 3pm St Helens Wood (meet at Langham Road entrance) Please wear suitable footwear and keep dogs under control. A refreshing cuppa available afterwards. Contact: Mrs Harding on Hastings 420117 Harvest Festival of the Sea 4pm Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore The Harvest Festival of the Sea will be held at the Fishermen's Museum (formerly Fishermen's Church) on the deck of the Lugger "Enterprise". All are welcome. Tel: Hastings 461446 Fishermen's Museum Questions and Answers Evening 6.30pm-8.30pm The Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore Do you want to know anything about the Fishermen's Museum, fishermen and their families, or maritime Hastings? If so, come and ask a group of experts, including local historian Steve Peak, who will try and answer all your questions. Refreshments available, including Tush Hamilton's tasty fishermen's rolls. Admission free; donations to the Museum welcome. Tel: Hastings 461446 After dark Hastings Ghost Walk 7.30pm Meet at Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow Spine Chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described with thought-provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Duration 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Admission: £5 adults, £3.50 children under 16, payable on the evening. Contact: Malcolm on 07981 751279 Musica Sacra 6pm-10pm St Mary in the Castle, Pelham Crescent A concert of sacredly-inspired music to include contributions from Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist and Sikh musicians. Tickets £8, concessions £6 from Hastings Information Centre on 0845 274 1001* Contact: Peter Armstrong on Hastings 428262 or 447518

MONDAY 8th October Coffee Morning with Ann Novotny 10am-12noon Garden Cottage, Croft Road, Old Town All are welcome. Tel: Hastings 432483 Art Exhibition - Patricia Feast 2pm-4pm Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace For more details see page 15. Tea Dance with Interval Cabaret 2.30pm-5pm Sussex Hall, White Rock Theatre, White Rock Ballroom, Popular Squence, Latin Dancing to modern and 30s/40s music. Entrance £4 including refreshments. Presented by Friends of White Rock Theatre and hosted by MC Ian Marshall “Marsh the Man”. Contact 445573 for further information. Hands on the Past Workshop with Objects: The Romans 2.30pm-3.30pm Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore An opportunity for people to handle and study objects from Roman times – 1800 years ago. Entry £3 towards the educational work of the Centre. Contact: Peter Marsden on Hastings 437452 Hue and Cry 6pm Town Hall, Queens Road History of Police and Special Constabulary. Talk by Christine Hayward, with slide show. Free admission. Please reserve your seat as spaces are limited. Contact: Sarah Crosby on Hastings 451118 Chinese Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture 6pm The Chinese Herbal Medical Centre, 45B George Street, Old Town Free Entry. Talk by Mrs Ke Xia Xu with a question and answer session. Lasts 60 mins. Find out all about Chinese Medicine & Remedies. Contact: Mrs Xu on Hastings 466100 Gala Organ Concert 7.30pm Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace Joseph Nolan, Organist to the Chapels Royal, gave the opening recital of the refurbished Ballroom Organ at Buckingham Palace and returns to Hastings to give a Gala Recital on the recently refurbished Snetzler Organ. Contact: Sally Hick on Hastings 422225 www.hastingsunitarians.org Opera South East Concert 7.30pm St Mary-in-the-Castle, Pelham Crescent Conductor Kenneth Roberts. Exciting new venue for this longstanding event sponsored by Hastings Week. With guest soloists. Tickets £8(£6 concessions) available at the door or from Hastings Information Centre on 0845 274 1001* Contact: Sandra Lambourne on Hastings 443316.

TUESDAY 9th October Priory Knits 9am-5.30pm Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Priory Knits Competition 07 was to design an ‘Adult, cream self-coloured textured jumper with loads of interest and design features'. Entries will be displayed with the winner of The Clements Creativity Cup clearly marked! Mayor will judge assisted by Dianne Bunyan advising on expertise. You are invited to join in during the day helping to make machine knitted blankets for the Conquest Hospital Special Baby Care unit. Contact Sue Castro: Sue@1066.net Coffee Morning & Open Garden 10am-12.30pm 8 High Street, Old Town Courtesy of Margaret & David Ivatts. Coffee and Home Baked goodies with a warm welcome and plenty of chat! Viewing of garden welcomed. £3 entry fee. Proceeds go to Old Hastings Preservation Society. Tel: Hastings 461380 Hastings in Two World Wars 12noon-2pm Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street A lunch-time illustrated talk by Christine Hayward with Cheese & Wine. Admission by Donation £3. Proceeds to Hastings History House. Burtons' St Leonards Guided Walk 2pm Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards Followed by refreshments and a lecture about the area at 4pm in The Assembly Rooms. Contact francjhn@aol.com Art Exhibition - Patricia Feast 2pm-4pm Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace For more details see page 15. Official Old Town Walk 2.30pm Meet at top station of West Hill Lift (lift at west end of George Street) Take a trip up in the lift or walk up via Cobourg Place and over the hill. The official Old Hastings Preservation Society walk, with experienced guides is downhill and takes approx 90 minutes, visiting many historical and picturesque sites of the town. Free but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society are welcome. Achievers Award 6.30pm The Hastings Centre, The Ridge Celebrate the community heroes and heroines in this very special event. Contact: Joan Harding on Hastings 856760 Open Chess Tournament 7pm The Robert De Mortain, The Ridge Trophies and cash prizes. The tournament will comprise 5 games. 15 minutes each per player per round. In the first round grade players will play un-graded players. Come along and make some moves you could be a giant killer! Chess set boards and clocks loaned by The Hastings International Chess Congress. Con Power has kindly agreed to control the tournament. Strict rules of chess apply. Entrance Fee £3 (on the night). Contact: Trevor on Hastings 751061

WEDNESDAY 10th October Coffee Morning with Gina Hobson 10.30am-12noon 8 Hill Street, Old Town No charge but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society welcome. Tel: Hastings 426837 Drawing Workshop Day 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.30pm Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace Learn how to draw with David Embry. All donations (suggest £3) welcome. Contact: Sally Hick on Hastings 422225 Hastings Lifeboat Open Day 11am-4pm The Stade Conducted Tours of the Lifeboat and Lifeboat Station. Lifeboat Station and Souvenir Shop are open to visitors 10am to 5pm daily throughout the week. Tel: Hastings 720828. Hands on the Past Workshop with Objects: The Wreck of the Amsterdam 1749 2.30pm-3.30pm Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore An opportunity for people to handle silver pieces-of-eight and treasures from the wreck. Entry £3, goes towards the educational work of the Centre. Contact: Peter Marsden on Hastings 437452 Learning for Leisure in Hastings 3pm - 7pm University Centre, Hastings, Havelock Road Help and advice on short courses and study. A Series of free open lectures based on local studies. Contact: Sarah Eatwell s.j.eatwell@brighton.ac.uk Afternoon Tea with Gina Hobson 3.30pm-5pm 8 Hill Street, Old Town No charge but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society welcome. Tel: Hastings 426837 Chinese Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture 6pm, The Chinese Herbal Medical Centre, 45B George Street, Old Town For more details see page 19. The Old Town Bingo Game: Linco-Lingo 7pm, Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse St An Old Town based Bingo Game, originated and organised by Bruce Nicol. Proceeds to Hastings History House. Entry £4 incl light refreshments, and cash prizes for winners. The Organs of Hastings & St Leonards 7.30pm, Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace Hastings has many hidden gems - not least the Unitarian Snetzler - this illustrated presentation by Dr Brian Hick will reveal those which have survived and mourn those we have lost. www.hastingsunitarians.org Contact: Sally Hick, Hastings 422225 Hastings Borough Bonfire Society Talk 8pm, Town Hall, Queens Road Illustrated talk by Keith Leech on the origins & development of the Sussex Bonfire tradition. Contact Sarah Crosby on Hastings 451118 Classic Films 8pm, Electric Palace Cinema, 39 High Street ‘The Glen Miller Story' from 1953. Wartime classic starring James Stewart. £5/£4 cons admission, duration 115mins. Contact: Hastings 720393

THURSDAY 11th October Memoirs of World War II 10am-4pm, Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street An Exhibition at Hastings History House. Free entry. Donations welcome. HRVAB Memories Competition 2pm Taplin Centre, Maze Hill, St Leonards There are two sections this year for this famous competition. Open to everyone, and to blind & partially sighted. The theme is ‘A memory from my childhood'. In association with the Hastings & Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind. Contact Fieona Farrier-Twist on Hastings 853711 Official Old Town Walk 2.30pm Meet at top station of West Hill Lift (lift at west end of George Street). Take a trip up in the lift or walk up via Cobourg Place and over the hill. The official Old Hastings Preservation Society walk, with experienced guides is downhill and takes approx 90 minutes, visiting the many historical and picturesque sites of Hastings Old Town. There is no charge but donations to Old Hastings Preservation Society are welcome. Contact: John Shirlaw on Hastings 428934 Fantasy Art and Books 5pm-8pm Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Art exhibition and interactive art by Katy J Jones; Fantasy writers R D Gardner, Kay Green and Taff Lovesey will be signing copies of their books; Displays designed by local fantasy writer Kate O'Hearn. Contact: kay@earlyworkspress.co.uk Foyles War Street Party 6.30pm-10.30pm High Street, Old Town Organised by High Street Traders in the High Street & Brewery Yard. Themed WWII event with live bands, barbeque and dancing, plus a 1940's mannequin parade, air raid sirens, military vehicles and much, much more. Lots of fun for the children including 1940's dress competition with attractive prizes. Free entertainment with film shows, Lindy Hoppers, etc. Contact: Ted Doyle on Hastings 200511. Policing Hastings from the Town Hall in the 1940s 7pm Town Hall, Queens Road With Victoria Seymour. Numbers are limited, please book your place on Hastings 451118. Gateway Quiz 7pm Conquest Centre, Chichester Road, St Leonards The Gateway Club's annual quiz night with quizmaster Richard Stevens. The Club provides a stimulating and entertaining environment for adults with learning disabilities. Each year a Hastings/1066 quiz is held as part of Hastings Week. Members only. Contact: Richard on Hastings 781026. After dark Hastings Ghost Walk 7.30pm Meet at Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow Spine Chilling close encounters of the supernatural kind vividly described with thought-provoking insights of the elusive spirit world. Duration 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Admission: £5 adults, £3.50 children under 16, payable on the evening. Contact: Malcolm on 07981 751279 Classic French Films 8pm Electric Palace Cinema, 39 High Street ‘La Regle du Jeu' from 1939. Renoir's look at bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II. £5/£4 cons admission, duration 106 mins. Contact: Hastings 720393 Lynda Murray Quartet 8.30pm Black Market Bar & Restaurant,12 George Street, Old Town Listen to the beautiful sound of Lynda on alto and soprano sax playing modern and contemporary jazz with her band while you eat/drink in a comfortable retro classic venue. Free Admission. Contact Hastings 422399 for reservations.

FRIDAY 12th October Hastings Old Town Market 10.30am-11.30am All Saints Church Hall, All Saints Street With stalls selling Homemade Preserves, Cakes and Flowers. A Hastings/French Walk 10.30am-2pm Meet at top station of West Hill Lift (lift at west end of George Street) Take a trip up in the lift or walk up via Cobourg Place and over the hill.A guided walk of Hastings with special reference to the History of Hastings relations with the French. To be followed by a special menu touristique lunch at Soupcon, 42 High Street at 12.15pm. £12 includes lunch and a glass of wine. Contact: Chris Cormack on Hastings 426443 Hastings & St Leonards In Bloom 12noon Town Hall, Queens Road Annual Presentation by the Mayor to Community and Individual garden winners. Contact: Clive Read on Hastings 451168 Old Hastings House Open Day 2.30pm Old Hastings House, 132 High Street Guided Tour of Old Hastings House. £1.50 to include Tea & Biscuits. Prayer Time for Hastings Week 4.30pm-6pm Town Hall, Queens Road Contact: Hastings Information Centre 0845 274 1001* Smugglers Walk 6pm Meet at Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore An atmospheric and entertaining guided walk of approx 1hr 20mins around the Old Town and fishing quarter, recounting true stories of smuggling in Hastings in the 18th and early 19th centuries and the involvement of local people. Conducted by Clive Richardson, British Tourist Authority Blue Badge Guide. Tickets booked in advance £4 adults, £2.50 children under 14, from Shipwreck Heritage Centre or from the guide on the walk at £4.50 adults, £3 children under 14. Donations to Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre and Old Hastings Preservation Society. Tel: Hastings 715084 Hastings in Wartime 7pm Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street Illustrated talk by Ken Brooks. £2 admission with wine and light refreshments. Hastings Ethical Fashion Show 7.30pm Sussex Rooms, White Rock Theatre Organised by Hastings Environmental Network this fashion show will feature local and national designers and retailers supplying more sustainable fashion. Contact info@hastingsenvironment.net Tales of Terror Walk 7.30pm Meet at Swan Gardens, High Street True Tales of Terror from the town's less illustrious past revealed in grim detail. Guided walk, definitely not for the squeamish! Duration 90 minutes. Participants with dogs on leads welcome. Admission £5 (adults only) payable on evening. Contact: Malcolm on 07981 751279 Classic French Films 8pm Electric Palace Cinema, 39 High Street ‘La Regle du Jeu' from 1939. Renoir's look at bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II. £5/£4 cons admission, duration 106 mins. Contact: Hastings 720393 1066 Jazz Club 8pm-11pm Phoenix Arts Centre, Parkstone Road Live Traditional Jazz, dance floor & bar. With Dave Stradwick's Sussex Jazz Kings. A great evening of humour, dancing and live traditional jazz by one of the best bands in the south. Members £6 Non Members £7, tickets at the door. Contact Mr W Van Draat on Hastings 212258 Parisian Cafe Style Gypsy Jazz - The entry in printed programme is incorrect 8pm White Rock Hotel, White Rock (near the pier) Presented to you in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli by the Hot Club St Leonards. Free admission.

SATURDAY 13th October Hastings Welsh Society Coffee Morning 10.30am-12.30pm ‘Lakeside' 24 Lower Park Road Admission £1 which includes coffee/tea and Welshcakes. You don't have to be Welsh to attend – everyone welcome! Contact: Mrs Atherden on Hastings 441208 Battle of Hastings Re-enactment 10am -4pm SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Battle Abbey and Battlefield, Battle. Experience the tension and atmosphere of medieval battle as 200 soldiers clash in the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings on the original battlefield. Contact: Hastings 773792 55th National Town Criers Championships 11am Queens Square, Priory Meadow MC Hastings Town Crier Jon Bartholomew. Town Criers from around the country take part in this spectacular event. Judging will be based on volume, diction, clarity and inflection. Contact Hastings Information Centre 0845 274 1001* Hastings & St Leonards Association, National Trust Coffee Morning 10.15am Taplin Centre, Healey House, Upper Maze Hill Coffee morning, with stalls. Admission 50p. Contact: Miss Hawke on Hastings 429598 Guided Tour Bus around Hastings - on the original bus 11am, 12noon, 2pm & 3pm Old Town Tourist Information Centre ‘Round the Town' tours - a nostalgic trip around Hastings & St Leonards in an original 60 year old open-top single decker. Friends of White Rock Theatre Backstage Tour 11am White Rock Theatre, White Rock Free Admission. For more Information call: Hastings 442601 Display of last year's Big Draw Collage 11am-3pm Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry. Display of Amateur Boxing - CANCELLED Iceni Belly Dancers 12.30pm-1.30pm Queens Square, Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Exotic displays by the Iceni Belly Dancing Troupe and the Egyptian Mummies Sand Dancers Extraordinaire. Sierra Leone Exhibition Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Contact: Derek Tomblin on Hastings 753768 Jitterbug/Lindy Hop/Le Roc - CANCELLED 2.30pm-6.30pm St Mary in the Castle, Pelham Crescent Jive Dancing 1940's style, including demonstrations/lessons from the Hastings and Bethune dancers, with a live band. Admission £10 Parisian Cafe Style Gypsy Jazz - incorrect entry in printed programme - see Friday 12th Ladysmith Black Mambazo 7.30pm White Rock Theatre, White Rock The music and passion of South Africa were bought to world attention when Paul Simon on his Graceland album featured Ladysmith Black Mambazo with their thunderous and beautiful harmonies that glide like deep, warm ocean currents. Call 0870 145 11 33 for tickets. Classic French Films 8pm Electric Palace Cinema, 39 High Street ‘L'Atalante' from 1934. Jean Vigo's tale of love on a Paris barge. £5/£4 cons admission, duration 85 mins. Contact: Hastings 720393 Karaoke singing of 1940s Classics 8pm until closing time Duke of Wellington Pub, 28 High Street Music from England and France, especially Vera Lynn and Charles Trenet. Free admission. Lighting of Hastings Beacon 7pm Top of East Hill, Old Town Hastings Runners carry flaming torches from Pelham Place to the East Hill beacon to start the procession. Torchlight Procession by Hastings Borough Bonfire Society 7.15pm A spectacular traditional Sussex Bonfire procession with representatives of Bonfire Societies from across Sussex marking the anniversary of the discovery and foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Starts from The Stade, up All Saints Street and down the High Street to the promenade, turning right at Albert Road, into Queens Road turning at the junction of South Terrace back to the Town Hall to be joined by the Mayor, other officials and Town Criers. At the Town Hall the Town Crier reads the declaration of the America Ground, the procession continues across the America Ground to the promenade and finishes at Pelham Place car park. Pre event entertainment provided by Arrow FM. Fireworks and Bonfire 9pm Pelham Beach By Hastings Borough Bonfire Society and Renegade Pyrotechnics. Bonfire on the beach with our famous effigy. One of the UK's largest, loudest and most extraordinary firework displays and one of the UK's largest Bonfires. Collections for local charities. Please give generously as all money collected goes to charity. Safety Notice Please respect the safety barriers and do not pick up discarded torches or bring your own fireworks. Keep your children with you at all times and ear protection is recommended if you or your children are frightened of loud bangs. Please do not bring pets and dispose of all litter correctly.

SUNDAY 14th October - HASTINGS DAY Rugby Tournament 10.30am - 4pm Rugby Club, Parkstone Road Contact: Lynn Page on Hastings 721791 Service 11am Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace Sally Hick on Hastings 422225 www.hastingsunitarians.org The Hurricane: Twenty Years On 11am Meet at the Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore Local historian Steve Peak who was on the beach during the hurricane of Friday 16th October 1987, gives a guided tour of the Stade, looking at how Hastings was shaped by the sea and weather in the past, and how global warming could bring major changes. Was the 1987 hurricane a foretaste of the future? Donation of £2, in aid of the Hastings History House. Tel: Hastings 461446 Jazz Breakfast of Trad Jazz with the Jazz Caverners - not in printed programme 11am at Venue M, George Street. Tickets £6 in advance to include coffee & cake from SMIC-F Office, St.Andrews Mews, Hastings TN34 1SJ or Hastings Information Office (subject to booking fee) Hastings 1964 2.30pm Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road A creative reminiscence performance by "Shaping Voices" and local people. Youth Service 3pm Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street Contact Richard Mortimer, Chaplain to Univeristy Centre, Hastings, at r.j.mortimer@bton.ac.uk Hastings 1066 Award 3pm Town Hall, Queens Road The presentation of the ‘Award of 1066' the supreme accolade for services to the town by The Mayor, Councillor Maureen Charlesworth. By invitation only. Contact Helen Bird on Hastings 451751 Closing Ceremony 4.30pm Town Hall, Queens Road Services, veterans and cadets will assemble while Hastings Scouts perform. A vote of thanks will be given by the Mayor. The Town Crier will give a closing address. Contact Nigel Hogben on Hastings 850689

President,  Dorothy Clements
Vice Chair, Richard Stevens
Events Co-ordinator  Nigel Hogben
Hobbies & Crafts Organiser Lynn Page - 01424 721791, 07740 192166, fontridgepress@gmail.com

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