Bohemia Walled Garden . . . 2 years on (0)
The Bohemia Walled Garden was ‘adopted’ two years ago by a group of local volunteers determined to bring it back into useful service. In August this year the Voice was kindly invited to have a look at the wonderful progress made by the… Read more
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No. 81 Winter 2011/12 (Current Issue) | Letters | Picture Puzzle Answers | Picture Puzzle | Panagram | Editorials
Letters – Sooty (0)
We the undersigned wish to protest about Sooty’s appointment as editor . Why was this job not advertised giving all bears the opportunity to apply for the post? (Signed) Paddington Bear, Rupert Bear, Teddy Bear, Pooh Bear, Yogi Bear, Fozzie Bear,… Read more
Letters – Not another takeaway place? (0)
Dear Sir – I’m referring to the opening of yet another fast food outlet. Who keeps these places going with their business? We certainly don’t! Doesn’t anyone do any cooking around here? Why can’t someone tell Bohemia residents that… Read more
Letters – Group of Seven (0)
Dear Sir – I know about the Group of Seven artists because for the last 8 years I have been going out to Canada to go with my brother into the ‘wilderness’ camping and canoeing. The joke with my family is that I’m doing my Grey Owl bit. But… Read more
Letters – Ron’s House (0)
Ron’s House Dear Sir – re the demolition of the little house built between Silverstone Court and the old dancing school in London Road. It is a story of one man’s perseverance and endeavour. Ron Haffenden lived with his family in Aldborough… Read more
Letters – St Leonards Spa Town (0)
St Leonards Spa Town Dear Sir – with reference to your item on ‘St Leonards Spa Town’ , this was quite a significant picture for me – as it is where I was married! When St Leonards Parish Church was destroyed by a V1 flying bomb on July… Read more
The scandal of the ‘Hastings Rarities’ by Jonathan Broughton (0)
On the wall of No.15 Silchester Road, St Leonards, hangs a blue plaque (picture) commemorating the life of gunsmith and taxidermist George Bristow. A blue plaque generally signifies an acknowledgment of some special achievement. In many cases it is… Read more
Let’s get to know each other . . . by Nicole Barrett (0)
My name is Nicole Barrett and I am the Neighbourhoodwatch (NHW) Co-ordinator for St Peter’s Road, Tower Road and Cloudesley Road. Ivolunteered for this job as I believe that complaining about a problem isn’t going to make a difference. How can… Read more
Sussex Heavies and Sussex Black by Sara Young (0)
“Even if you’re making a vegan cake, it should taste like a cake!” This is certainly the case with Shelley Feldman and her assistant Kevin Young’s veganfriendly creations, known as 1066 Cake Stand, which not only look like baking heaven,… Read more
Luke Garvey: ‘I don’t feel like I’m at a standstill.’ by Sara Young (0)
When I asked 22 year-old, local photographer Luke Garvey where he gets his inspiration from, he said “Life. It’s what I see that inspires me”. Looking at Garvey’s work it would be impossible to overlook the evidence of this, not only in… Read more
Local nature reserve is looking for ‘friends’ (0)
Summerfields’ is a beautiful site with its bluebell woodland, streams, ponds and history. It would look a sorry state without volunteers helping out. Derek Binns, says, “Why not become a ‘Friend’ of Summerfield’s Wood?” If you’re… Read more
Canada, coast-to-coast (1)
Remember Hastings’ lad Julian Beecroft ? He went off to Canada in August to visit the locations where the highly regarded Group of Seven painters worked . Julian travelled coast-to-coast (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba,… Read more
Nine at Jewellery show (0)
The Hastings Museum and Art Gallery’s current exhibition celebrates the work (picture) of nine local artists. Each artist has taken as their inspiration a room at the museum, and fashioned jewellery and random objects that reflect their personal… Read more
Paranoid Wiles by John Merriman (0)
Hundreds of people to walk about a bit In a few days, in the latest initiative, to get people moving like they have never moved before, people are to get up and walk about a bit (it says here). But they will only do this in aid of a good cause. And… Read more
Puzzle Picture 80 (0)
Puzzle Picture 80 the answer to our last picture puzzle was Cornfield Terrace. A £10 gift voucher has been sent to the winner, Mrs J Palmer of Church Road, St Leonards. A total of 16 entries were received and the winner was chosen using… Read more
Puzzle Picture 81 (0)
Puzzle Picture 81 Do you know where this Bohemian lychgate is located? A £10 voucher, kindly donated by Empress Art of Tower Road, is the prize for the first correct solution opened. Answers to the Bohemia Village Voice, 79, Bohemia Road, St… Read more
Panagram (0)
Panagram can you find three different 7-letter words, all anagrams of each other? The clues are: 1) US singer and actor; nickname ‘Ol Blue Eyes’. 2) A skilled workman, craftsman. 3) A Russian empress 3) A Russian… Read more
The Bohemians – Don Ray and Frank Jenkins (0)
Don Ray (left) and Frank Jenkins at St Peter’s Church, Bohemia. Don had attended St Peter’s since he was a small boy and Frank had been organist for over 40 years. The sham marriages scandal hit national headlines in 2009 and the church closed… Read more
Economies, Quirks & Foibles 2: Cars & Contours (0)
By Hastings resident Albert Hall One’s style of driving is by far the most significant factor in saving fuel. The choice between high acceleration, maximum speed and heavy braking as opposed to a minimalist approach makes a huge difference,… Read more
SANTA ON SEA (0)
SANTA ON SEA – lights go on AT 5.30pm in St Leonard’s Warrior Square on 2nd December with carol singers, roast chestnuts and late opening. Competitions such as ‘Spot the Stranger’ will run until 17th December when prizes will be given along… Read more
THE ROOMZ (0)
THE ROOMZ – from November 2011 will no longer open with the same frequency as a Cafe/Bar. But the Recording Studio and Rehearsal Rooms will continue to operate as normal and The Roomz (in Western Road) is still available for hire as a venue. Caz… Read more
UNDER 5s (0)
UNDER 5s – this group at Park Road Church has been providing child care for 2–5 year-olds for 26 years. There are currently ten members of staff. Children play (picture) in the church hall and are taken on walks to the shops and park. Current… Read more
LIFE is a coin (0)
LIFE is a coin – you can spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it… Read more
HORNTYE PARK (0)
HORNTYE PARK – our local sports centre presents the Blues Bro. Show (picture) on Fri 16th Dec 2011. Featured acts include Soul Xpress and EG Riley’s Soul Experience; tickets are £8 (£10 on the door). All profits to local charities, principally… Read more
WHY OH WHY? (0)
WHY OH WHY? – asks Mrs Jo Hunter of St Peter’s Road – do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet Coke? Why do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds in the road and put our useless junk in the garage? Why does Tesco make sick… Read more
Bohemia Walled Garden (0)
BOHEMIA WALLED GARDEN – reports wonderful support from the Grey Owl Society. A £200 donation was used to build an open shelter: its sloping roof protects members from the elements and rainwater is collected in 2 linked barrels. “As we have no… Read more
Tina Harman (0)
TINA HARMAN – following the untimely passing away of their neighbour Tina Harman in April/May of this year, St.Peter’s Road residents contributed to a collection in her memory raising £200 (writes Bill Third). In consultation with the family, a… Read more
Back Issues (0)
BACK ISSUES of the Bohemia Village Voice are free to collect from our office, or we’ll be pleased to send them by post on receipt of a stamped, addressed envelope. Our contact… Read more
‘VOICE’ WINDOW (0)
Helen Grant and Meg O’Hara-Williams kindly created our office autumn window display of clogs, logs, pine cones and step-ladders. Meg is the proprietortress of Bell’s Bicycles in the High Street, Old Town and both ladies love dressing windows…. Read more
Funeral and fake wake in Bohemia by David Russell (0)
Sometime in the 1970s a group of regulars from the North Star, Bohemia decided to raise some money by organising a mock funeral procession and wake around Bohemia. A top quality coffin made from best plywood was produced by the pub committee and… Read more
Crafty Birds in a tiny cage by Jonathan Broughton (0)
Lisa Edwards opened ‘A Flock of Crafty Birds’ in May 2010. Her shop is easy to spot at 130 London Road as a lot of her stock is out on the pavement. Lisa has lived in St Leonards for five years and used to work in a well known DIY store,… Read more
Deer in the park (0)
Diane Haberstroh writes from Bohemia, New York While I was walking in my local park (Connetquot State Park) in November, I met a man taking pictures of deer. He was very excited about seeing them. I told him if he came every weekend he would most… Read more
Thrifting and upcycling (0)
Hastings resident and Brighton-trained horticulture student Lorna Watson (picture) is the Green Lady – “I am an artist, gardener, crafter and mum to a four-yearold. I love thrifting – (‘thrifting’ means you visit thrift stores which is a… Read more
Robinson Crusoe A thrilling magic lantern adventure . . . (0)
A Hastings Old Town reader kindly loaned the ‘Voice’ a set of eight ‘Primus’ coloured magic lantern slides which he recently inherited. They were set number 611, ‘Robinson Crusoe’, originally priced at 2/6d, with lecture reading notes… Read more
John & Thelma keep the magic alive (0)
John & Thelma Burgess have been collecting slides (they now have over 3,500) and giving shows for 25 years. Their ‘season’ runs from Autumn to Spring. “We don’t give shows in the summer, as to show the slides properly we need complete… Read more
“I don’t want to be on my own” Ghosts at the Little Mill Bakery (0)
I don’t want to be on my own – these words are thought to be spoken by a milkman called William. The story has it that he worked his horse-drawn milk-cart around St Leonards in the early 1900s. One morning, as he was doing his rounds, his foot… Read more
Win! Win! Win! Short story competition closes 31 Dec (0)
Stoke up the fire, draw the curtains, and turn the lights down low. it’s story time. But not any old story; this one’s written by YOU! Will it be adventure, fantasy, science fiction, romance, historical, a thriller or (titter) erotic? Bohemia… Read more
Life enhancing drawing (0)
A new art class is running year-round at the Ore Centre. Classes are led by artist David Drey. “They are for anyone who may be interested in an inspiring and accessible entry into the world of drawing – working indoors and outdoors with… Read more
Book Reviews (0)
The Swan, Hastings by David Russell (review by Jonathan Broughton) Following on from his successful book, The Pubs of Hastings and St Leonards 1800-2000, David Russell has turned his attention to a single licensed premises in Hastings, The Swan…. Read more
