Events 2026

We have a very interesting programme of events coming up in 2026. All talks will take place in the Durbar Hall at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1ET and are open to all. Advance booking is not usually necessary.
We are very grateful that all of our speakers are happy to share their time and knowledge with us at no cost to the Association.

Members-only Events
We have two events this year which will be for members only with advance booking. Details will be sent to members in the monthly newsletter nearer the time.
In April we have a visit to the Mint House in Pevensey and the adjacent store where museum artefacts for which there is no display room in the Museum are kept.
In May, we have been invited to a guided tour of the Hastings Contemporary gallery.

Sunday 8th March:
2pm A talk by Elaine Luke on local author, Malcolm Saville
Entrance £5 to Association funds

Saturday 25th April:
2pm A talk by Andrew Blackman and Haydon Luke on Fairlight Place
Entrance £5 to Association funds

May: date to be confirmed
The annual Robert Tressell Walk led by Trevor Hopper, author of ‘Robert Tressell’s Hastings: The Background to “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”‘.
Entrance £5 to Association funds

Sunday 14th June:
2pm A talk by Barbara Atkinson on The Brede Steam Giants
Entrance £5 to Association funds

Saturday 11th July:
2pm The ‘No Hills’ Old Town Walk with Judy Cubison, Old Hastings Preservation Society
Meeting place to be confirmed.
Entrance £5 to Association funds

September, date to be confirmed:
2pm A talk by Ken Brooks on the history of the RNLI
Entrance £5 to Association funds

PREVIOUS EVENTS


Sunday 25th January:
We enjoyed a very interesting talk by Steve Dine from Empress Coaches
an interesting and varied talk about a company that has been very much part of the fabric of Hastings over the last 97 years complete with some fascinating photographs; from its beginnings and through the 1930s, its operation through the dark times of World War two and the boom years of the 1950s and 60s to the present day when Empress has diversified and adapted to ensure the company continues to thrive.