This afternoon, Tuesday 15th August, if you're free, please join with the Old Hastings Preservation Society (OHPS) for their regular Tuesday walking tour of Hastings Old Town, the "premier ancient Cinque Port" - meeting up at 2.30pm by the top of the West Hill lift. In the old town is a wealth of historic buildings, twittens and cat-creeps to explore; you will also find out why celebrities of their day, eg the Pre-Raphaelites, flocked to Hastings. Indeed, contemporary celebrities still do! A volunteer guide will lead the walk, which proceeds gently downhill, but, be careful, there are steps to manage here and there. The walk lasts about 2 hours and is provided free, but the OHPS would be very grateful for all donations given, many thanks, see their website.
It's worth wearing comfortable walking shoes, obviously, and, as the forecast suggests a light rain shower at 2pm, a shower-proof jacket or umbrella may well be handy (it doesn't look too strong a wind). Enjoy the afternoon!
Then, this evening from 9pm, there is the regular band, the Tune Raiders, playing mostly non-vocal Irish folk music, known as 'fiddly dee' locally, at the Dolphin Inn, Rock-a-Nore Road. Of course, Hastings has a wealth of free music venues most days, so most evenings it's worth a wander round town. The photograph above was taken on Pirate Day from the Stacey Marie RX134 (facebook), opposite the Dolphin. Enjoy your evening too!
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