Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th, Monday 6th April 2015
Drop in from 11am – 3pm.
Suitable for all ages – children should be accompanied by an adult.
ALL TALKS ARE FREE. SPACES ARE LIMITED. TO BOOK CALL: 01424 435587
2 PM – 2.45 PM
ALL TALKS ARE FREE. SPACES ARE LIMITED. TO BOOK CALL: 01424 435587
3 PM – 3.45 PM
ALL TALKS ARE FREE. SPACES ARE LIMITED. TO BOOK CALL: 01424 435587
Hear author CHRISTIAN LLOYD reading extracts from his forthcoming book on Jimi Hendrix, based on rare archival material, unique access to Jimi’s former flat on Brook St in Mayfair, and new interviews with those who knew him.
ALL TALKS ARE FREE. SPACES ARE LIMITED. TO BOOK CALL: 01424 435587
Kenny Ball Junior and his Jazzmen
December 17, 2014 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kenny Ball Junior and his Jazzmen, Saturday April 18th, 7.30pm.
One of the last performances by jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball was at St Marys in August 2012. He was quite ill but still gave a terrific performance.
Sadly he died in 2013 but his son Keith has vowed to keep the music legend alive
He now fronts the famous Jazzmen. Tickets £15 from www.ticketsouce.co.uk from 9.2.15, from Hastings Information Centre and Second Spin. More info 01424442601.
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/re-a-pier-2015
Documentary about Hastings Pier charting the 9-year, people-led battle to revive the most loved icon of the most famous town in the world.
Project aim
Re: A Pier is a feature-length documentary about Hastings Pier. I've been filming it for 9 years (!) and it's now in the final straight towards completion.
What's the money for?
The entire project has been self-funded, to keep it 100% independent, so Archie has paid for everything so far (with the help of a previous successful Crowdfunder callout in 2011). He's now at the edit stage, having arranged 18 months of unpaid leave from his day job; and surprisingly, this 6-month post-production period is going to cost nearly as much as the entire 9-year shoot.
That's partly because he's now established a little production collective with four other practitioners. They're absolutely crucial to the project, they're all Hastings people, and they definitely need paying. The £3500 will go entirely to them.
Build a Pier
The learning team, supported by volunteers, are carrying on the ‘Build a Pier’ theme with a schools week in the Hub from the 16th – 20th of March. The apprentices, Dan and Andy, have been helping with information and filming chocolate casting to show how liquid iron can be cast into moulds.
http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/
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The Pavilion refurbishment progresses with the structure of the new walls in preparation for the glazing to be installed shortly. This will then allow the finishes inside to be carried out.
The roof works are all complete and the scaffold is being dismantled.
The main structural restoration through the central section of the Pier is continuing. This is the area that has deteriorated the most and virtually all of the trusses and beams have to be replaced..
Also in this section are the columns that were installed in 1946 when the quality of steel available was very poor. Consequently these columns have not lasted particularly well so they are now being reinforced with a steel casing which will make them as strong as the other columns.
March will see the start of the final phase of the steelwork replacement, with work on the Pier Head getting under way. Whilst the process of replacing trusses and beams will be the same as elsewhere, the intention is to use two small cranes to assist which will speed up the process.
So far this winter, the weather has not been too bad although about five days of production was lost when work stopped because of the wind. The further out the site of work, the worse the conditions are.
Fingers crossed for no more wind!
We will have a broad programme of seasonal events on the Pier and our plans include:
But not a Joy Wheel -
