Music Month and Hastings Week Continue...

Hastings Music Month continues, this evening with Lulu and Wasp playing at the White Rock Theatre opposite the Pier, and the Tune Raiders playing at the Dolphin Inn in Rock-a-Nore Road (indeed, their regular weekly slot); see website for details of these and other planned gigs this week. 

In addition, Hastings Week poodles along, with not so much happening until the weekend, though the organisers of the next few days events would disagree with such a statement, so go to the website and find out more!

This Weekend, AND Hastings Week Commences!

So, Hastings Week starts tomorrow (website and facebook page), with the Opening Ceremony from 3pm up at Hastings Castle, with free entry to the castle from 2.30pm, there's a treat! Of course, there will be other events going on before that time, for example, in conjunction with Stade Saturdays on the Stade Open Space will be a Classic Cars & Motorcycles Show from 10am to 3pm, which continues on Sunday, and much more; go to website for further details of events, exhibitions, guided walks...

Of course, much more happening and places to visit, as ever, Hastings Fishermen's Museum, the Aquarium, Lifeboat Station, Parks and Gardens, Miniature Railways, Music Month continues (today as well, see website) and, amongst other things, there will be the Retrobella Vintage & Retro Indoor Market on the Pier both days (website).

Yesterday, no, not a Beatles' song...

The leader runs by me after approximately 1 mile of the Hastings 5K Park Run yesterday morning, ok, it's along the seafront, and not actually in a park as many are. It's held every Saturday, beginning at 09.00 at Seaside Road, down from the Bo Peep, to just east of the Pier and back.

The leading woman, 2 ahead of me

And getting closer to the halfway point, runners going away from me, and runners coming back in this shot. In all, 269 people of all ages took part in the regular weekly Park Run yesterday, not to mention the many volunteers who helped to steward the event. The first male to finish the race was first-timer (in this event) Henry Willis of Maidstone Harriers, and first female was Karen Murdoch of Hastings AC, but you don't need to run for a club to take part, people of all levels run for health or social reasons, and new entrants are positively welcomed; see website for further details, and many of these park runs are held all over the country at the same time!

Though, talking about music... Skinny Lister setting up their stage for their gig yesterday evening at the Stade Open Space, as I mentioned yesterday, a Stade Saturdays contribution to Music Month.

Hastings 29 September to 1 October 2017

Well, with Hastings Week to start next weekend, you'd think this weekend would be quiet, but, of course, that would be silly of me to suggest! There will be the usual gigs in pubs and bars, numerous eating places in which to dine, you could visit the museums and parks, the aquarium, castle and caves, miniature railways, theatres, Pier of the Year and seafront (decent forecast for Saturday), oh yes! The Hastings & St Leonards Coastal Currents Arts Festival 2017 ends on Sunday 1st October, so still 3 days of that to go (see website for further details of individual events), and...

Skinny Lister

Hastings Music Month continues until the end of October, quite a long month indeed! To help celebrate Music Month, Stade Saturdays (website) features Skinny Lister (website) on the stage at the Stade Open Space tomorrow (30th September) from 7.30pm. For more details of Music Month events go to the website, an eclectic mix including classical music, folk and Lulu at the White Rock Theatre; do also note the error, though, as the Tune Raiders will be playing at the Dolphin Inn every Tuesday as they always do, and not playing at the Blue Dolphin fish & chip shop!

Continue to enjoy yourselves!

Another Busy Weekend in Hastings!

Hastings Music Month 2017, 8th September to 31st October (website), kicks off today with the 3-day Beano on the Sea event at Hastings Pier, including this evening one of my favourite bands of the Britpop era, with Great Things expected of Echobelly, Black Grape, and Embrace (see the Pier's website for further details and acts on Saturday and Sunday), shame about the forecast weather!

Hastings Fringe during September (website or see their facebook page) intermingles with Music Month, and the Coastal Currents Arts Festival (website): Burlesque at The Printworks Saturday 9th, theatre, film, dancing, and even more music!

Of course there are the usual events and places to see, including the penultimate Old Hastings Preservation Society (OHPS) 2017 guided walk of Hastings Old Town this Saturday 9th September, which meets up by the top of the West Hill lift at 2.30pm, with a wealth of historic buildings, twittens and cat-creeps to explore in the old town. The walk proceeds gently downhill, but there are a number of steps to manage too; see their website, which also gives details of their Stade Walks this Saturday and Sunday, meeting at 11.00 both days, outside the Fishermen's Museum in Rock-a-Nore Road, for a fascinating tour of Hastings Fishing Quarter.

The walks lasts about 2 hours and 90 minutes respectively, and are provided free of charge, though the OHPS would be grateful for all donations given to them or to Hastings Fishermen's Museum, many thanks. It's worth wearing comfortable walking shoes, obviously, and the forecast suggests it will be bright, certainly on Saturday, though maybe some rain on Sunday, so do be suitably prepared and enjoy the weekend! 

Music Month 2017

How did I miss this? OK, I've already blogged about Fat Tuesday coming, and its associated events, and the Piano Concerto Competition, but, apparently, Music Month started on Valentines Day, and continues until the 17th March; see website.

By the way, here's a young lad enjoying himself on the piano in Priory Meadow shopping centre a few minutes ago, and he was very good too!