Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to Hastings and all its people!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LETS HOPE NEXT YEAR IS BETTER THAN THE LAST ,THAT YOU HAVE MORE SMILES THAN TEARS AND A FREE PINT ON THE HOUSE!!!HAHAHA
ENJOYING WARM FLORIDA BUT MISSING HASTINGS.

Holiday greetings

To all you Hastonions a Merry Christmas and a very happy and safe New Year.

TO THE MANAGER HIM SELF

DEAR SIR,
I am ayoung Ganaian athlete boy of 18 years of age and much about your company which gave me much encouragement to contact you for help.Infact sir, Ifound very difficult to eat because of this problem I cant go to school a gain. I have no father and moyher a gain.
Sir I Would be much happy if you could send the sum of 300 usa dollars to enable go back to school for serious learning and may God bless you r family .
THANK YOU
ABDUL RAUF IMORO
EMAIL.abdulraufimoro2002@yahoo.co.uk

Can anyone help me please?

Does anyone know the whereabouts of John King formerly of the Hollington area. His mothers name was Tess, sadly she died about 10 years ago. I understand John moved to Australia, maybe 15 years ago he would be about 62years old now. If anyone has any information please get in touch.

hastings friends

wishing all my friends a very happy xmas and a wonderful newyear
see you all soon anyone going to the pump house have a drink for me
anyone see heidi douglas and everyone else who remembers me please get in touch
my xmas cards will be there by xmas this year delivered in person

WITCH DOCTOR, HASTINGS

Hi

I'm trying to track down the correct address/location of the Witch Doctor in which bands used to play in the mid-60s. Can anyone out there help please?

School leaver looking for work ?

To all you employers I Am a 16 year old school leaver who is Looking for full time Work In Retail / I Am finding it so impossible to find work so I Need your Help if u are intrested in employing me then please contact me on 07814772432 thanks .

lost friends pauline david stephanie and jennifer McCann

We have lost contact with our friends after they moved. Last heard of in Purley Surrey.You could contact us by E.Mail or phone 01303 275259. We would love to hear from you

Paul Mark Farnsworth, we are looking for you.

Paul Mark, or anyone out there who knows him, please contact me, Marylou DeRuby, at my email address. You know you can trust me and I make a promise to you that I will never let anyone know your whereabouts. Grandma Franklin passed away on Nov. 1, 2002 and if you want to be there make contact with me and I will help you get home. My email is loumlou@aol.com.

Help on Bayeux Tapestry research

Hello,

Will you please pardon the mistakes I make in your language.

I am a native from Bayeux and search informations or documentation(s) about the end of the Tapestry of Bayeux. In England two ladies made a final scene of this embroidery. One is Ms Jan MESSENT and I don't know the other one.

In any way if someone can give me the address of the first, the name and address of the second one I will be very glad.

A tapestry of the Battle of Hastings does exist also. Is it possible to have some information about it.

A thousand thanks to anyone who can help me.

J-F DURAND

Hastings...

You've just got to love it, what a wonderful place to be - I'm getting excited about next year's vacation already. The cockles at the fish market - soaked in Malt Vinegar, mmmm!!!! Hastings rock - everyone loves a piece of rock!

The smell of the sea - so refreshing. Great dining and pubbing experiences. A walk along the seafront watching kids performing amazing bicycle gymnastics°.

That stoney old beach with the rocks emerging at low tide°. Fresh and clean!

No broken bottles on the beaches, no druggiesê needles for the kids to play with, no gun shots and police sirens, air you can breath, tap water you can drink, lovely! I think Iêll come back again and again°.

Hi to YR11

Hi to everyone doing GCSE history coursework aqt St Richards, from tegan and Rebecca

glad I went back to Bexhill

I was at school in the early 60's at St Josephs Bexhill on sea. My life had been blighted by horific memories of that time. the very mention of Hastings sent shivers down my back. in 1997 I returned to Hastings and was so glad I did. My past can never go away but to return there with my husband made me feel so much better. Marie

Recent Visit to Hastings

Sadly the castle has lost a few more stones and was closed during my visit - so I missed the Whispering Dungeons. Even more sadly the old Roman Bath at Summerfields is even worse neglect than ever - it may have been constructed as a folly during Victorian times but it is a shame nonetheless....

The old Enterprise is still in the Fisherman's Museum and it was great to see that the East Hill lift is still operational. The pier has had some work done but is in need of more and the downtown core as a pedestrian area - wow!

I was surprised to see that interest in lawn bowling has apparently dropped off and many of the Oval's bowling greens are unused. Hastings used to be very much a retirement community but now seems to have a larger population of young people.

I was unable to find the Brail Plaques that made the "Blind Gardens" so famous but the carp are still there. Generally speaking the people were as warm and friendly as I remembered them...

Change is inevitible and isn't all bad.

Hello Hastings

Just a quick "Hello" from Jakarta to all my friends in Hastings!

True

At least we are doing something about it.
Incidently there have been drop off spots for waste oil for some years, usually at automotive parts houses.

Regards, Derek

Mission Viejo Watershed Cleanup - Volunteers are Required

It's all a matter of perception really isn't it? Wherever we live in this world we can always find it in our hearts to criticize others more readily than to accept responsibility for what we do and what we can change....

In some parts of the world toxic substances are poured down the drain (daily) in a very irresponsible manner by heartless people. These substances are poluting the water that we drink and killing wildlife at a phenomenal rate. I hope that isn't happening in Hastings. But take heart, the news isn't all bad Mission Viejo has organized an "inner -coastal watershed clean up day" and I'll bet that Derek has volunteered.

"The County of Orange and all of the cities in Orange County are committed through the Cooperative Stormwater Program to controlling the discharge of pollutants into the storm drain system. As part of this effort, a comprehensive list of waste oil collection centers has been compiled by region so residents may conveniently dispose of their waste motor oil.

The following locations within each city will accept waste motor oil in quantities of up to five gallons. Since locations, volume limits, business hours and fees change, please contact the facility prior to taking waste oil to that location. Waste oil filters may not be disposed of with regular household trash and must be taken to a hazardous waste collection or recycling center in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine or San Juan Capistrano. The listing of companies on this web site does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the company.

This information was provided by the County of Orange Integrated Waste Management Department and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). For additional information about the proper disposal of household hazardous waste call the Household Waste Hotline at (714) 834-6752. For additional information about the nearest oil recycling center call the CIWMB Recycling Hotline at 1-800-553-2962."

Not to be critical

Can't blame a person for remembering how it was.
I remember the times that I would walk home from a pier dance in the fifties on my own at midnight and think nothing of it. I would walk along the sea front and through George Street,up the High Street and Old London Road where I lived. How many people in Hastings would do that now. Let's be honest now. At least where I live now I would not be woried.I live in an open community with friendly neighbors, no walls or guards.
I know Hastings has a lot going for it but a lot of the people that I have spoken to don't seem to want to get involved. Sadly to say some of those are my relatives and friends. As for the beach, can it be said that it stacks up to the Southern California beaches. True, we have smog but that is a trade of for all the good things just as there are trade offs for living in Hastings.
During my last visit some two years ago I was very please to see that the buildings along the sea front were being renovated and that they were trying to do something about the traffic problems.
I have been away too long to want to move back to Hastings, so I probably should not be too critical. How about it all of you that are loyal Hastonions, It's up to you, so lets hear from you as well as the expatriates
Derek

Messages on the board...

Given that this site appears to have been set up to allow people to contact each other and share information and views about Hastings I think it only fair that balanced views be presented. By that I mean positive and negative. I love Hastings and feel that some people have the same of the Town - but there are others who have divergent views and they are equally entitled to them.

Here in San Diego we live in a walled community with security guards patrolling 24/7. Personally I find Hastings far more peaceful and relaxing. Sure there have been a couple of shootings featured in the Observer but we'd get more of that in one day in LA than Hastings would see in a decade. And the polution we have out here is beyond belief there is thick greenish colored cloud hanging over the valley all year round - especially in the summer. Our coastline is digusting and makes anything about Hastings seem pristine.

I guess some of the people who seem to be making negative comments have such fond memories of Hastings that they "feel" every blemish on the Town. Kind of like the Princess and the pea - remember the fairytale? As for our friends to the North they are known for their peacemaking efforts.

lost again

Natasha Linski,

What happened, presume you left your job, lost contact again, please contact me. C/- PO Box 20011, Bishopdale, Christchurch, New Zealand
or anyone knowing her whereabouts. Good friend from afar! Jane

Hastings and the truth

What is wrong with all these ex Hastings people that left hastings and ran to Canada for the better life. Can they not stand some critcism,instead of jumping all over those that bring up the negative aspects of the town, be specific and point out the good things. I know they are there and I try to get back at least every two years to see them.
Come on people don't get so up tight. This board has been pretty quiet lately so lets get some construtive dialog going.
Derek

cynic

I can not understand why Derek White bothers to slag Hastings all the time, he must love the place so much to waste so much time running it down. Where you live, the newspapers never give out good news, it just does'nt sell.
Having grown up in Hastings and gone to Priory Road in the fifties and done my apprenticeship in the Old Town and left England in 1970, I feel priviledged to be a Hastonian. I return to Hastings at least once a year and if it were'nt for my children and grandchildren, I would move back tomorrow. Hastings violence and homicide rates are nothing compared to towns of a compareable size in the U.S.A (even Warrior Square).
I would suggest that if you have nothing good to say, then say nothing. HASTINGS IS O.K.

Hastings???

In reply to Val Halla.
You obviously do not read the Observer online.
Maybe you don't get it at the third rock from the sun. I would guess that place where ever it is, is in a worst sorry state than Hastings.

The Queen's Speech in Cockney

Hello everyone.

Years ago I saw a comedy Queen's Christmas Speech in cockney that someone had pinned on a notice board where I worked. I just wondered if anyone has a copy I could have please? I have searched without success for ages.

Thanks.

Hastings

Having recently visited for the first time in about 25 years I have this to report:

I would be no more afraid of running the streets late at night than I was then. But then I am a big fella - 220lbs and a martial artist to boot! And, being twenty-five years older I'd be less inclined that way anyway.

But really, Warrior Square has become a bit seedier than it was - it was heading that way a long time ago.

However, happy to report that the Cockles taste great in the Old Town and the fish and chips are still good. The Olde Pump House is still in good repair and the Lord Nelson hasn't changed. What has changed is our attitudes we're all ?? years older and have different expectations. I'd live there, in a minute. Nothing to be afraid of.

Lovely place to be - looking forward to next year's visit

Query

Road Place Signs

Would you be kind enough to let us know why the Spiritualist Church sign has been removed at the bottom of Portland Place Hastings and replaced with Holistic Centre opposite The Abbey National?

Sheila Alston-Pottinger
Acting Chair 8-9 Portland Place Hastings E Sussex TN34 1QN

Family name of Stamper

So wonderful to have wondered onto site! Family name of Stamper - 1st found in Berkshire-seated from very ancient times, some say well b/4 Norman Conquest 1066. Any Stampers in Hastings, or knowledge of any. Do you know of a site in Berkshire? One of my sons is searching web of family tree, is now sparked w/ excitement of having ordered book-coat of arms reveals 3 horses-he has an identical twin and a younger brother; this message on the coat of arms reveals to him that the 3 on horses are he and his brothers to now change the characteristics for so many years in the men of Stamper; on a Christian mission w/ being a soldier on a horse for Our Lord. Thank you for your site, your time and await reply.

alive

teddy watson from tintown is still alive and kicking...
so hello to all i know,,,,

Elphick

My decendents were Elphick, Harold N. from England. His brothers Jack, William and himself went to canada and married. Harold setteld in Verona NJ and married Mary ruth Smith, early in the 1900s. any info would help. Shirley Elpick

Quality English Beer

What pub(s) serve the best cask ale in Hastings? I love British beer and am looking forward to tasting Shepherd Neame products. Anyone know what Ye Olde Pump house has to offer? Feel free to email me privately.
Cheers, Kevin

Trying to locate address for Nanny Agency in Hastings.

Hello could you please help me?I am currently working in the USA and I am coming back to Hastings in August to live and work.Iam trying to find the address of a Nanny agency in Hastings!

The specific one is located on the West Hill and I think it is called North,South Nannies?If you or anyone could help me I would really appreciate it.Thanks pls email any info! Kelly Ballantyne

Section 5 - the Hastings drummers

Section 5 are now an independent drumming group with no affiliation to any clubs or societies.

We practise at the Carlisle pub in Hastings - or on the beach if it's good weather - on Monday nights at 8 pm.Practise makes perfect - which is why we do it - it also ensures our standards continue to rise.

New members of all ages, abilities and gender are welcome, you will need a drum.

We have booking for several carnivals throughout the summer and for local bonfires during the season. We will cover our travel expenses for these events and the rest goes to local charities.

The groups processional kit is black and red - top hats and tails if you wish - but not necessary - it should be something other than ordinary street clothes - but need not cost a fortune.

If you want to have fun with a drum and help raise some charitable funds
contact me by email.

Cheers

Alan

Matthews family of Hastings, East Sussex, England

Hello my name is Matthew Hanson. I am writing a report about my family and its history. My Great Grandfather Richard Matthews was reported to have been born in Hastings around 1883 and moved to Manitoba Canada later in his life. Wondering if any Matthews family members are out there or if there is anyone willing to help me in tracing my Matthews family ancestors. My e-mail address is soulsrus@connect.ab.ca thank you for taking the time to read this message and God Bless.

Matthew Hanson

hi and help

hi people i just want to say i really miss hastings and it means so much to me the time i lived there were the best years of my life.
i was wondering could anyone help me when i moved away two years ago i lost contact with a friend who i want to get back in contact with.
does anyone no of a women called laura robinson who used to live down cornfield terrace and maybe still does she has to sons called ryan and danny. please email me if you no anything. i really want to make contact.
or even email me if you just want to chat about hastings.
i love you hastings miss you loads
thanks

Searching for Elliott(s) and Phillbean(s) In Hastings

I am doing my family tree. Looking for any information on George Thomas Elliott Born:Aug.6, 1857 in Hastings,England. His parents were George Elliott (born: April 24, 1822 England) & Charlotte Pillbean (born: Feb.15, 1834 in England). They all came to America and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were my ggrandfather and gggrandparents. I have nothing on the Pillbean line nor the Elliott past these names. Please help if you can. I would love to find my English relatives. I am very proud of my family and would love to share stories with other members. Thank you, Elaine Elliott Short

Halley Road, Heathfield

I am trying to find photos of my cottage dated before 1950. Has anyone got photos of this area, it might include my house!

Where is everybody

I guess everybody must be on holiday or maybe the weather is too nice to be indoors at the computer. I havn't heard too much of what is going on in Hastings lately, except what I read in the online Observer. I was told not to believe every thing I read in the Observer. So, who is going to give me the scuttlebut. I hope every one is enjoying the summer and keeping their wits about them. We over here tend to question just about everything these days.
Not to worry the strong will survive.
My best wishes to all,
Derek

Smuggling at Bexhill...second request

Hi all!

This is the second posting of this request. I thought since there is more activity on the board I'd try again.

I was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm doing some research on smuggling weaponry in the 16th Century and have come across a passage in the book "The Queen's Gunstonemaker", which states that in 1574 Lord Dacre (Gregory Fiennes) was listed along with a line of other Nobility/Gentry for selling/smuggling guns to the Spanish. I'm completely intrigued and am wondering if anyone has further info on this. I'd also be very interested on anything regarding Lord Buckhurst (Thomas Sackville) in this matter.

The information is to be used in a dramatic piece to be performed in about a month's time. I can work without the extra info, if there is any, but would love to go in "armed to the teeth", so to speak.

Thanks!
Robin

BEXHILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

I would love to make contact with anyone who was in my year at Bexhill Girls Grammar School or who remembers me.Our first year was from September 1966. My name was Caroline Eldridge, from Battle. Any old friends out there? I'd love to hear from you.

Sandrock Hall

In the 60's I went to a Catholic Boarding school called Sandrock Hall. Does anyone know if this still exists? I am visiting England at the end of June and would love to revisit my old school. If you know of it - can you also tell me how to get there (I was just a little kid back then).

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

Looking For Old Friends

Hello Anyone in Hastings

Can you help me? I'm looking for three people I once knew in your area.

LINDA Tomlin? or Booth, about 45 y.o. whose family lived in Clifton Street (I think) Ore. She worked as a cook/catering officer at a hospital in Hastings.

JENNY Tigwell, early 40s, who lived some distance north of Hastings and was a friend of Linda's.

ALLAN Noone, early 50s, lived in the block of council flats behind the Tivoli Tavern in Hollington. A scouse who loved heavy metal music.

Any help very much appreciated.

Rob Jupp

looking for old friends

hello to any one reading this! i am looking for some of my old mates from
william parker school. i moved to canada in 1980,and have only managed to
keep in touch immediate family. if any one might know a kevin freed,
ian greest, or simon maunder please let them know that matt from canada
is trying to contact them. if you dont know me, but still like to drop me aline i would like that. thankyou,all my best
MATT

Uplands Secondary Tech St Leonards-on-sea & The Bourne Reunion 6th July 2002

For the past 5 months I have being involved in a search for the 606 "Lost Boys" of Uplands Tech St. Leonards. I have traced nearly 400 so far but time is running out with the reunion just over a month away.If you read this and were one of these lads.This includes The Early Bourne Boys,Day release,Staff Etc please, either make yourself known on the Uplands Tech section of friendsreunited.com.uk or get in touch with me for details.
I probably have knowledge that may interest you.

Hello again Hastings

Hi: It's nice to see the message board is getting used again. Sorry, I can't help any of you with your recent requests. Some of the name are familiar to me but they do not register anything with me.
So, how is Hastings these days. I havn't been back in 18 months so I am not up to speed on whats happening. My wife said I have to be nice and not so critical as it tends to upset certain people that use this medium.
I certainly don't intend to get people upset but when I hear and see certain things that are happening I speak up, right or wrong. At least it stirs the pot and hopefully gets a meaningful dialog going.
Like to say hi to someone that has missed me on the board. Hi Frank and Pam in Bristol.
For now Hastings, have a great summer and a prosperous one.
Derek

College of the holy Child Jesus

Dear All,
I am searching for someone who has been to the College of the Holy Child Jesus, in Hastings, expecially in the summer 1991, 1992, 1993.
I would really like to get in touch with them as I have a great memory of that period.
Tks a lot, hope to hear someone.
Ciao
Vanni

bexhill motoring race early 1900's

hello. i am looking for any related history on the bexhill motor race from the early 1900's, pictures,books,photo's,memorbilia etc, will pay for these items, if anyone has any of the above items please contact me on email address bertleishman@aol.com

looking for my brothers

does anyone know two brothers there names are braley and darren. they were adopted when they were young and i am trying to find them. can anyone help? if anyone can then please email me as soon as you can. thanks

Dengate Family

I was wondering about the Dengate Family. I have relatives who are Dengates and this is a present for them. My Dengate family moved from England in about 1858, after James Dengate died. He was the grandfather of my great-grandmother. I am not too worried about finding their history. I know that James' wife, Harriet Catt Dengate took the two sons to Pennsylvania and I know the rest of it, but I do need to know if Sussex, England is where the Dengate name originated. If not, where? Is there some family history connected? Some land, passed down the years, even an old scandal would be something, because I cannot find ANYTHING on the family, just a few members. If anyone could help me with some websites or things to search. Is there a coat of arms or anything? No place has been able to find anything. Hopefully someone out here can.
CMA

battle of hastings

i am trying to find out about my family tree. My great uncle traced the line back to 1066, and a frenchman named (possibly) Guy Du Bois. he came over with william and was maybe quite high in rank.if anyone has any information relating to this person i would appriciate your in put
Thanx for your time

i'm visiting hastings soon

hi i'm visiting family in hastings soon and as they've omly just moved there iv'e never been before i was wondering if you could give my soom advice on places to visit etc, if you could please email me some ideas

Finding people we worked with

My wife,Tracey and myself worked in Hastings in 1991 for approx. 6 months. We met many people who we have since lost touch with,if there is anyone in Hastings who could help us out we would be grateful'
We ran a cafe called "The Boston Tea Rooms" the owners names' were Derek and Pearl Ollerton. Thanks

Family History

Hello,

I am hoping someone out there may be able to help me. Maybe they are related to this family or know of someone that could be.

My husband's father, George Hastings emigrated to Australia from Birmingham approximately 1911/12 with his father Harry Hastings, his mother,Emily Anne Hastings (nee Payne)and his brothers and sisters.

Congratulations on this wonderful site.

Regards Noelene

Book Quest

Dear Sir/Madam,

Let me first introduce myself. My name is Johan Gezels. I am a Belgian citizen with a special interest in English literature.

Lately I bought a strange book in a second hand bookshop in Brussels. It has an unusual (but beautiful) title: "Your books, my son" and it is published by the Oxford University Press in 1934. The name of the author is not mentioned because it was published in a small number of copies for private use. All I know is that the author lived in Westfield Place in Sussex and that his father was Sir Alfred Newton (Lord Mayor of London in 1900).

Do you know anything about this mysterious writer who owned a wonderful library of rare books?

Is there still a manor in Westfield Place with descendants from the Newton family?

I would very much appreciate if you could help me to solve this mystery.

Many thanks in advance.

With best regards,
Johan Gezels

hello

I just wanna imform all of my friend in Hastings that i have made brand-new web site please visit me English site is not ready yet.but you can write me in English on bbs.especially to Tina, collin, Dany and Adam.

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~HOT09/index.html

ps.English football team will stay for training near near my place.before
World cup besides they have a match against Nigelia if you have a plan to
see the match please let me know.

Flat for sale in Hastings?

Can anyone help me find a flat in Hastings?
I'm looking to buy a flat in Hastings for up to 75,000 but as I live in Holland at the moment, can't find anything because properties are moving too fast.
I'm not in any chain, and have finances, so if you want to sell and avoid agents' fees, please e-mail me, or if you know someone who wants to sell up.

I can come over to the UK at very short notice, or get a relative nearby to view the flat for me.

Any help would be really appreciated!

Family history search

G'day from Oz. I'm delighted to find this site. I have wonderful memories of trips to Hastings with my parents when I was a child. My father's cousin had a bed and breakfast in Hastings. Her name was Milly (or Millie) and her maiden name was Lorraine. Her mother was Dolly Lorraine. My father was Arthur Hand from Bermondsey,London. I believe Dolly was my grandmother Hand's sister which would make her maiden name "Biddle" but am not sure. I'd love to find Milly's descendants to have a chat and discuss family history.

Oh - that wonderful, heart-stopping ride from the cliff top down to the beach!

Best wishes
Brenda Eastwood

Flat shares in Hastings

Hello there,
I wish to move away from big busy London and am wondering about
places to flat/live in Hastings.
Any help you may have would be well appreciated
Thank you

employment

are there any employment agencys in hastings concerning retail im a retail manager looking to work in hastings email if any one can help or call 07712000049 ask for ian thank you

Seeking Information on Baby Boy found at Flimwell in September 1959

If anyone has any information about a baby boy (me) that was found in September 1959 at a location (to be identified for authenticity) in Flimwell, Please contact me. I am searching for my biological parents and would like to find out if I have any family. Thanks!

Family History

Hello All

I have been trying to do my husband family side of the tree, and I am hopeing the names I give may ring a bell in your family, and maybe with the names I have we can help each other.
The names I am looking for are:
Pelling - Westfield and surrounding towns and villages.
Veness - Hastings and sorroundig towns and villages.
Saxby - Hastings,Battle and Catsfield.
Fenning - Hastings.
Deeprose - Hastings and surrounding towns and villages.
Thomas - Hasings.
Woodhams - married into a Saxby family but came from Kent
I have lost of names and dates and would be happy to help anyone out if I can.
Hope to hear from you soon Teresa

is there anu possibility to find a job in Hastings

I would like to spend two months in Hastings,and I would like to work if it is possible,HELP ME

looking for a single nice guy between the ages of 18 and 22 .

Hey all you nice young single guys reading this let me know if you are interested in becoming my pen pal at first then maybe something more. I hate liers and people who cheat. email me at the address above if your interested.

Poem

I was talking to my grandfather ealier, and he recited a few lines of poetry, and said that for years he has been trying to find the rest of the poem. The bit he has is:

"when harold fell at hastings fight, william the conqueror gained the right, to rule in england and so we fix his date.........."

and that's all we know!

Can anyone here help me find the rest?

TIA,
Ed Ludlow

PS If you think you can help - please email me at eludlow@btinternet.com

Traditional Jazz Fans -are you there???

I went to a pub/restaurant called C'est What? in Toronto a couple of Saturdays ago to hear the Hot Five Jazzmakers and met up again with the trombonist,Brian Towers, who was a regular with The Dolphin Jazz Band at The Hastings Jazz Club in the 1960's. We actually both worked at Lloyds Bank, Wellington Place, and moved to Canada in 1969, then lost touch for 30 years ! So we have spent quite a while lately reminiscing about the old days in Hastings. We send our best wishes, and encourage all you residents to enjoy the attractions of the town, 'cos you sure miss them when you leave !

Update on 'Need To Find Info On A School In Hastings'

Hi

i wrote a messge yesterday about finding a school in Hastings.

I have been told the school is not called George Rainey Any more it is now called "The Fellowship of St Nicholas".

Can anyone give me any information on this school?, such as why the name change?, does anyone know anyone that works there?

Any help is greatfully Recieved

Thank you

searching for all Estall's in the neighborhood!

I was born and raised on the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia but has leaved in Hawaii, Honolulu for half of my life but recently i have been very curious on my ancestry and with that i have been shocked to find my last name almost every corner of the world. I do know a little about my fathers immidiate family members but thats it! Please if you know anyone with the last name Estall tell them that i would love to know more about them. Mercie and Aloha-

Need To Find Info On A School In Hastings

Hi

I used to go to a boarding school in St Leonards, I left about 1992 but I knew people there until 1995.

I am trying to get in touch with the school to do a web site for them but they seem to have vanished, I know they were a Lambeth run boarding school back then but Lambeth have no records of the school nor do any of the other london boroughs.

I asked another website that has a "ask hastings" quesiton type thing and the reply I got was that the school is still there but it had changed it's name.

I used a post code finder and the only thing that I have found is a church, I do remember the school was next door to what I think was some kind of a day centre for handicapped people (although I may be wrong on that)

The address I have is :

George Rainey School
66 London Road
St Leonards Warrior Square
Sussex TN

That is all I have, across the road from the school is a slope that leads to the St Leonards Warrior Square station (is that station still there?).

I would love to get in touch with any of the teachers that know me

Mr Allen Jackson
Mrs Morse
Mr Hughes
Mrs Hughes
Mr Harkins
Mrs Crump

Or any of the staff that remember the terror that was Laurence Saliba :)

Thanks

Smuggling in Bexhill

Hi all!

I was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm doing some research on smuggling weaponry in the 16th Century and have come across a passage in the book "The Queen's Gunstonemaker", which states that in 1574 Lord Dacre (Gregory Fiennes) was listed along with a line of other Nobility/Gentry for selling/smuggling guns to the Spanish. I'm completely intrigued and am wondering if anyone has further info on this. I'd also be very interested on anything regarding Lord Buckhurst (Thomas Sackville) in this matter.

Thanks!
Robin

Garage for Car

Hello
Does anyone have a garage that I could rent to park my car in?

Short Summer Lets

Hi,
My wife and I are hoping to move to Hastings for July-August this summer and are looking for information on short-term lets over this period. Perhaps somebody could point us in the right direction....
Thanks,
Paul Griffin

Good Site!

Good work Baysites. Please visit the other good local website: 1066online.com and check out our popular website all about Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea. In Baysite's own words, a "Good Site!"

East Hill House, Hastings

I have recently found out that my paternal grandmother Nellie Simmons was born 6.9.1887 in East Hill House, Tackleway and her mother's name was Annie Simmons.
I would like to find out more information about the house- who owned it in 1887, who lived there etc etc. Also I have been unable to find out anymore about Annie as I have no further details(no father on the birth certificate). Can you help in any way please?
Thank you

Information about 'John Hazell School of English'

I need information about language school "John Hazell School of English" in Hastings, UK

Hansar:
We have no information on that school, and it is not listed in the British Telecom online phone book. If you're looking for a good English language school in Hastings, click this link for a list of the schools in Hastings which are accredited by the British Council. -- Editor.

glastenbury. dates for.

hi people. im really in to the glastenbury festival but am finding it really difficult to find the dates for it. by any chance does aany one know when it is?

Nicola: the website you need is: Glastonbury Festival - the Official Website. Note the spelling! -- Editor

Poetry about the Battle of Hastings

Hello, all. I am wondering if anyone knows of any medieval poetry written about the Battle of Hastings, and/or the Bayeaux Tapestry. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Are you interested in Ghosts??? of Hastings

I run the Hastings Old Town Ghost Walk and am looking for tour guides and extras for this summer, if you are fun and would like part time work during the summer contact me on 07903 682136 or email me on spookytee@hotmail.com.

Also I am starting a local group for people interested in ghosts/hauntings/crop circles etc anyone interested please get in touch

happy haunting

Tina

1950s - dancing on pier

Hi Derek
Not sure if you knew my dad on the pier...he used to dance, teach choreography dance and enter competitions. Been trying to find someone who knew of this. He was born 1906 and passed away 1993. May have been known as Cecil or Eddie - Cec etc.Josie

Where is every one

Hello Hastings, Where are all the computer people. Don't be shy, let us know how you feel about your town and the world the way it is today. Don't hold back, give it your best shot. What do you think of President Bush and Tony Blair. I'm on their side and only wish I was young enough to get out there with the boys and help clean up the terrorists. What do you young people think?
OK so how are things going in Hastings? It saddens me to read the Observer on line about all the crime that is happening. I know there must be some good things over there. I miss the fish and chips and the 1950's dances on the pier. Those were the days.
I sincerely hope this propells some of you to add a message.
God bless you all and good luck.
Derek

Battle of Hastings

Hello, I am researching Norman knights of the Battle of Hastings. Would appreciate contact with others researching same subject. Great to know that here is someone out there with similar interests. Nina

hastings 1066

can u giv me a 10 line summary of whet happened at hastings in 1066.

Poetry Festival

34th Hastings International Poetry Festival. 2nd and 3rd November, 2002.
2pm-5pm / 7pm-11pm both days.
The Sussex Hall, White Rock Theatre, Hastings. For further details contact: Josephine Austin. 'The Snoring Cat', 16, Marianne Park, Dudley Road, Hastings, East Sussex. TN35 5PU.
Meet the editors, enjoy the displayed poetry magazines, meet your peers and perform your work.

Researching my great Grand-mother, Matilda Vidler

My Mum was born in Battle in
1900 to Matilda and George Mepham.. She married my Dad,Alfred
Frampton who was head bar-man at the Queen's Hotel.
My great Grand-mother's maiden name was Matilda Vidler and she married my great Grand-father, Lewis James Mepham on Mar. 9th,1879.
I believe they lived in Battle.
Does anyone have any information re the above as I would love to be able to research the Vidler part of my ancestry?
Any help greatly appreciated.
I visited Hastings in 1990 and fell in love with it and hope to be able to visit again some day.

Information

Dear Sir/Madam
I am 23 year old and my hight is 5'5 inches i want to increase my hight is it posssible with surgery.If itspossible then what its expenses.and how much time ?
I am waiting for your reply.
Mudasser Haleem

trying to locate family member

Am trying to locate my cousin Michael and/or his wife Anne (nee Fisher) and their children. Michael Tomlin attended Clive Vale School and also the Hastings Grammar School and maried Anne Fisher from Clive Vale. Sometime after he got married he moved to Histon/Hislop in Cambridgeshire. Does anyone out there in Hastings have any answers for me? Thanks in adance
doris flynn (nee Tomlin)

Looking for school friends

For all of you out there looking for news of old schools and school friends try the Friends Reunited site. It lists all schools,colleges,universities plus lists of pupils. I have been trying to find information about St. Margaret's school for ages and have just found it on this site and names of many school friends.
St. Margarets closed in the 1960's so do not think your school will not be there because it closed years ago. Have fun but beware the site is addictive as is this one!!

hi all hastionians and happ new year

Miss the place like crazy, hi to anyone who was or has worked for Embassy Language school in Warrior Square. Its been 6 years since I visited and I used to live in Cobourg Place in the Old Town. Have a pint of stella for me, we don't get it in NZ. Keep smiling.

Jane XXX

Happy New Year, but l am still looking for Natalie Simms

Happy new year to all you hastingers, miss the old town alot but not the weather, it's much better in Florida.Anyway, l am still on the look out for any infomation on one of my dear friends Natalie Simms. lost contact long ago but still would love to get in touch with her.If anyone knows anything please E MAIL me at PHAWTHORNE1066@YAHOO.COM or feel free to contact me if you are a local and want to chat. bye for now.
penelope (penny) Hargraves Hawthorne. P.S The Blue Dolphin has the best fish and chips in the south!!!!!!

I know Peter Mitchell

Hi is the Peter mitchell you are talking about in his Fifties? (I think) He now lives in the Ore Area

Let's get a dialog rolling

Hi Tom: I don't know what it is going to take to get there Hastonians going. So far in the three years that I have been at this site I have made contact with one old school mate that now lives in Bristol and a lady from Hastings that is now living in Florida.
I was back in Hastings twice last year and don't expect to go this year but hopefully early next year.

For those of you in Hastings that read this and those in other countries, if you know any of these people say hello to them for me. Peter Mitchel, Anne Kicks (maiden name),Gordon Message, Janice Gorringe (maiden name),Arther (tich) Woodcock,Tino Lucas, Cherry Lucas,Mick Jones. I could go on but that will do for now. I would like to add that southern California is a nice place to be this time of the year. Day time temps are around the high seventies to low eighties, farenheit that is.

Well, this is a start if anything interesting happens I will be back on.
TTFN: Derek

The Clivale Vale angling club

DOES IT STILL EXIST
I fished the eary 60s,at the two reservoirs
in Clive Vale, the Oldbarn,
and the reservoirs at the top end of
Alexandra park
I also remember the park keeper
knicknamed [gestapo]

PS. Look at school friends from the 5os

Information about The Beehive School Bexhill-on-Sea

I am looking for information concerning the Beehive School at Bexhill-on-Sea. This school was started at Windsor,by Mariana Alice Browning a sister of Oscar Browning. Late 1800's it moved to Bexhill The school has now closed . Does anyone have any information would be of great help in information background for family history.
Please email if you can help.
Regards Richard Ellis

i know Rosemary Killick

i know who rosemary is whoever wanted to know she lives near me in hawkswell drive she has 1 child and a husband her phone number is 01902 675243 thanks


Editor's Note:

This refers to a message posted on this board back in December 1996 by Barbara (Mills) Hobbs, Anchorage, Alaska! Click here to read her message. We sent Barbara an email, but it was returned "user unknown": she must have changed her email address!

Seeking school friends from the 1950s

Elphinstone school mid 50s, names I can remember: Dave & Carol Martin, Jenny & Graham Baker, Wendy Broadhurst, Carol Knight. Teachers at that time: Duly, Tubbs, Osborne, Yorkstone.

I used to live in St Georges Rd, opp Shah hotel [in the cafe].

Also Priory Road Secondary School, late 50s. Teachers were Mr Kenway form teacher [2,3,4,X] Mr Wolf, Shaw, Venn, Miss Porsh. Classmates B&W Smith, D Squires, David Cote, Richard Brazier, Freddie White, Glen Warren, R Orr, Micheal Leighton, to name a few.

If you remember those above or myself, please contact me by e-mail.

Happy New Year.

Jack Cumming [Australia]

2 QUESTIONS...

What can you tell me about:
1066 Pipes and Drums?
Hastings Highland Supplies?

> Thank you!
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our visitors.

Many thanks for your support and encouragement since we first started this Message Board back in October 1996.

Editor.