Observer Building Returning to Action and Open Days.

I first mentioned this redevelopment in a blog a couple of years ago, but now it is coming to fruition. Indeed, the first of 2 open days at the Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road TN34 1DT, is being held tomorrow (Saturday the 21st of May) from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm, and a second will be held on Wednesday the 25th May between 4.30 and 7.30 pm. The reopening of the building is planned for August, further information about their wide ranging plans, including homes, shops, workshops, and offices, is at their website, and, should you be interested in visiting on one of the open days, please register on their EventBrite page, which contains further information too.

With congratulations and best wishes to the regeneration team!

The Observer Building was designed by the prolific local architect Henry Ward in the early 1920s, who also designed the Queens Road Town Hall (blog) and Debenhams (blog), as well as being involved in many other local landmarks. 

Henry Ward (1854-1927) was buried at Hastings Cemetery in September 1927.

Debby Green...

It is certainly a sad month, the funeral for Debby Green (see earlier blog) will be held at the Crematorium up at Hastings Cemetery on The Ridge this Thursday (20th June 2019) at 12.30, the hearse and following vehicles will leave the Dolphin Inn, Rock-a-Nore Road from 12.10. There will be a wake held at the Dolphin from about 1.30pm, and the pub will close at 7.00pm in the evening.

R.I.P. Debby, missing you... 😢

Fred White R.I.P.

So tomorrow, Wednesday 7th November, the funeral will be held for well known and well respected, retired fisherman and ex-coxwain of Hastings Lifeboat, Fred White, up at the Cemetery at 2pm, wake at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association at The Stade (opposite the Lifeboat Station, appropriately) afterwards... There have been over 16,000 page views of my previous blog announcing the Red Ensign at Hastings Fishermen's Museum being flown at half-mast for Fred showing his popularity, so it looks like there will be a very large turnout  for Fred White R.I.P.

Photograph with many thanks to Eric Reichbaum @ Instagram.