Carnival Week Monday: Seaboot Race!

Still plenty to do on Monday 5th August, and within Hastings Old Town Carnival Week too (website), including the OHPS led free guided walk of the Stade from 11.00 am, as I mentioned in one of my Friday blogs. In addition there is the Seaboot Race that starts at 6.00 pm in Courthouse Street (website), and in which a friend of mine joins in every year, silly man, just joking Jason! 

In addition events include the Old Town Treasure Trail, Guess the Weight of the Cheese, Music, Coffee Morning, Craft Stalls, more walks and tours, and the Cheese & Wine Extravanza, and much more (website), have fun!



Carnival Monday

This Monday, there is plenty of fun to be had, and things to see and join in with, notably around Courthouse Street, including a Street Market from 10.00 onwards, a Cheese & Wine Extravaganza from 12 noon, which I took full advantage of last year, very nice thank you very much, and all day entertainment, on the stage at Reeves Corner; see website for full details of these and other events.

Other events include, of course, the Seaboot Race from 6pm (above), Organic Cream Tea at 106 High Street, Coffee Morning with Stalls at the Crypt, St Mary Star of the Sea Church, walks as described recently, including the Stade Walk, and competitive Winkle Tossing down at Winkle Island, Rock-a-Nore Road, 2pm to 4.30pm!

Hastings Old Town Hall Association Meeting Agenda 27th June

Meeting Monday 27th June at 6.00 for 6.30 – History House, Courthouse Street

A G E N D A

1] Submission to Cllr Peter Chowney requesting trial rent free period to include:

a] Covering letter

b] Business Plan – as confirmed 20/6

c] Expressions of Interest

d] CVs for future directors of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation

please forward to Anne Scott ohpscontact@gmail.com

e] Outline weekly programme of potential users

Future of Old Town Hall Public Meeting

Old Town Hall

The Old Town Hall/Museum has been closed for some time now and, despite a short usage recently by the Hastings International Piano Concerto organisers, the building still awaits a planned purpose! 

History House

Well, something could be happening soon, indeed, this evening, Monday the 14th of March, there is to be held a meeting, 6pm for 6.30, at the History House in Courthouse Street, to discuss possible alternatives for the use of this wonderful old building in the High Street; a chance to put forward your views and to hear other's ideas too. 

Tuesday, in Carnival Week...

And the partying and charity donations keep on coming this week! This evening is the Old Town Bike Race, held in memory of Jimmy Read (history), up Crown Lane, but, of course, there are many other walks and events too, today; see website.  

Yesterday, I enjoyed cheese and wine for lunch, had to be done, for charity of course... oh yes, had a wee chat with the Mayor (who kept his back to me in this photograph, but the chain of office gives him away!), and chatted to this dodgy couple too. Only one thing upset me about this visit to Courthouse Street, I wasn't allowed onto the bouncy castle (behind me, thus not in the photograph), I'm too old, apparently.  

And good to hear that Dee-Day's voice has returned, I saw him at about 06.30 down at Rock-a-Nore, and he couldn't speak at all, frustrating for him, or what?!? But it had returned by the time I saw him at lunch, and he could do the business again by the evening, of course, here with the women's seaboot race winner... 

Enjoy today! 

And thanks again for the two photographs I haven't taken myself. 

Old Town Carnival: 3rd Day

Today, the 3rd day of the Old Town Carnival Week, sees quite a few events in Courthouse Street, though many other events, exhibitions and walks continue, of course. See the website for more details, including a coffee morning, organic cream teas, 'Pimms on the Terrace', and the Grand Charity Auction! 

Turn up in Courthouse Street for a Cheese & Wine Extravaganza from 12noon to 3pm, The Great Whelk Eating Competition at 5pm, and, personally, I'm looking forward to the Seaboot Race at 5.30pm...   

Carry on enjoying the carnival, and remember, mucho money from this week goes to charity, what a generous town is Hastings!