2010

Homegrown 2nd Birthday Bash

By Sarah Janes SATURDAY 18th DECEMBER 2010. With special guest DJ DADDY SKITZ. 3 floors, 2 sound-systems. A simply massive Christmas Party! At The JD Bar. Tickets: £2 (all night). Doors: 10pm –… Read more

The Bohemia Club’s Alpine Christmas

By Sarah Janes SATURDAY 18th DECEMBER 2010. A fantastic, festive, alpine-flavoured afternoon delight. Stalls from local artist-makers, great activities for children and delicious festive food and drink. At The Rooms. Tickets: FREE. Doors: 1pm… Read more

Hastings Old Town Shopping Spectackular

By Sarah Janes THURSDAY 16th DECEMBER 2010. Hastings Old Town Traders unite to present a wonderful evening of atmospheric late-night shopping, complete with £3,000 grand raffle, mulled wine, mince pies and all sorts of family friendly fun…. Read more

The Lucky Ones

By Sarah Janes WEDNESDAY 15th DECEMBER 2010. Alternative Christmas Party with The Lucky Ones. Local jazz-pop favourites ‘The Lucky Ones’ will warm your cockles while you feast on a sumptuous smörgåsbord of festive treats. At Pomegranate…. Read more

Christmas Vegetarian Feast

By Sarah Janes SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2010. Christmas Vegetarian Feast at The Beacon. Maresa Bossano hosts an artful vegetarian feast at The Beacon, the legendary art house hold-up on the West Hill. Expect an exquisite 4 course meal using local… Read more

The Joy of Decks

By Sarah Janes SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2010 Pick-your-own-record-playing event hosted by Oasis Audio. Bring your favourite track on CD or vinyl and DANCE! At The Rooms, call Glen 07880 601 691 for more info. FREE. Starts 4pm (till… Read more

The St. Leonard’s Film Society

By Sarah Janes The St. Leonard’s Film Society Present… Kids Club: SATURDAY 4th DECEMBER Garfield’s Pet Force (cert U) Lasagne-loving fat cat tells it like it is. Plus arts and crafts with In2 Play. At Christchurch Parish Centre…. Read more

Electric Blowhole

By Sarah Janes FRIDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2010 Regular music night of local musicians, makers and DJs. This time featuring: Pink Narcissus, James Read and DJs – Dunderhead, Keef Pilchards, Dizzy Tiger Stu and Bubble Pop Electric. Merch stand from… Read more

GALLOWS with support from Feed the Rhino

By Sarah Janes FRIDAY 3rd DECEMBER. Legendary Watford punks are back in Hastings for a jolly Christmas mosh. At The Crypt. Tickets: £12adv (16+ show). Doors:… Read more

Hastings Rarities Affair

By Sarah Janes NOW TILL 2ND JANUARY. Birders and scandal-lovers alike will love this exhibition at our wonderful museum. 13 very talented artists take inspiration from this now legendary ornithological fraud. This exhibition takes full… Read more

Children’s Centres

By Donna Meenan Dear Bohemia Village Voice, We were delighted to read in your latest edition, (Village Voice issue 76 Aug/Sep 2010) of the high praise of Hastings & St Leonards Children’s Centres. There is a huge amount of work that goes… Read more

Neighbourhood Watch

By Nicole Barrett Dear Editor, I am now the co-ordinator for Neighbourhood Watch in St Peter’s Road. If anyone is interested in joining the scheme, please contact myself or PCSO Andy Hubbard on 07787 865793. Thank you. Nicole Barrett, 17, St… Read more

Gill Brett

By Sarah Janes J J Waller’s photo documentary series ‘The Bohemians’ continues in this issue with a fun and festive photograph of Gill Brett, catering manager at Horntye Park. Gill’s jolly office is a great talking point at Horntye… Read more

An Immortal Child

Diane Haberstroh writes from Bohemia, New York “The first step to eternal life, is you have to die.” – Chuck Palahniuk One of the strangest chapters in our local history concerns one man’s experiment in eternal life. Back in 1940,… Read more

Flickers’ final cut

By Bill Third (Dec 2010) Peter Feist of hairdressing salon “Flickers” on Tower Road finally hung up his scissors and hair-dryers at the end of August after 30 years of business at this address. He started hairdressing in London in 1960,… Read more

The Prince of Wales, 84, Bohemia Road

THE PUBS OF BOHEMIA – No 5 by David Russell (Dec 2010) Bohemia Road, number 84 (Sept… Read more

Sounds Interesting

By Sarah Janes Glen Braybrooke of Oasis Audio is hosting an exciting Sunday Service of pick-your-own-record playing at The Rooms (4pm – close). The Joy of Decks will be happening on the 5th of December, it’s free to get in and everyone is… Read more

Summerfields Woods NEEDS YOU!

By Sarah Janes This is a big shout out to anyone who has a love for Summerfields Woods and has some time to help out. Summerfields Wood is at the back of Summerfields Sports Centre and Police Station off Bohemia Road, Hastings. It is a beautiful… Read more

A word from our publisher

By John Humphries Regular readers may detect some slight changes in this issue. We have a new logo and our new editor, Sarah Janes is putting into practice our new motto For Bohemians in Bohemia and beyond. Our sincere thanks go to our previous… Read more

A Later-link in Bohemia Road

By Edward Preston Bohemia Road was developed in an apparently haphazard fashion, in short terraces on the north-east side. Its numbering was only finally settled in 1902/3. The property which then became no. 127, has had an interesting variety… Read more

St Leonard’s Film Society

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 The lack of an actual cinema doesn’t put off the St. Leonards Film Society, who organise screenings of a wide variety of films all over the place. Screenings for children in conjunction with In2Play and local… Read more

Wasabi Hut

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 I am so delighted that finally Hastings and St. Leonards can now boast a really tasty sushi place. Sushi is absolutely my most favourite food in the world and I have been known to travel to Brighton quite regularly to get… Read more

Shakeaway

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Hastings and Sussex Coast College students are literally cock-a-hoop with the new Shakeaway Milkshake bar that has opened up in the town centre. A sort of magnet for teenagers, this colourful shop offers a wide range of… Read more

Hastings Pier Shop

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Officially the most gorgeous shop in the whole of Hastings, the old Arthur Green shop on the seafront has all the original fixtures and fittings from when it was a stylish men’s outfitters. It’s an interior that has… Read more

Plenty

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Helen Truman at Plenty stocks a wide range of local and organic, luxury edibles and household provisions. Bread from the famous Lighthouse Bakery near Bodiam sells like hotcakes and Plenty is the only place in St… Read more

Di Pola’s Ice Cream Parlour

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Officially my favourite ice cream in Hastings. Located in one of the newly refurbished buildings at the West End of the Old Town, this is a lovely clean and spacious shop. Dozens of really delicious flavours of authentic… Read more

Coast

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 East Dulwich’s first high-quality café has come to St. Leonards. This is a great little London-style coffee bar with a terrific atmosphere. The perfect place to sit and watch the street entertainment and to put your… Read more

Simone’s Delicatessen

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Former chef to royalty opens St. Leonards delicatessen, sounds about right, pop into this King’s Road deli and sample some grub fit for a… Read more

Charity Shops

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Too many to mention, but let’s hope that once the gentrification of St Leonards starts properly we don’t lose any more of them. I once had a big argument with an estate agent about charity shops in St Leonards, I think… Read more

Made with Love

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 A new ceramic painting café on Queens Road. I recently took my three year old daughter in there and failed to get her to decorate anything functional but we now have a lovely psychedelic elephant on the mantelpiece, of… Read more

Love Café & Market

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 The new market and café on London Road has attracted a good deal of media attention in the national press, largely due to the fact that Ben Eine’s wall mural of a pixelated Prince Charles adorns their primary wall…. Read more

In the Pink

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 A new home furnishing shop on Bohemia Road, In the Pink, has livened up Bohemia Road with their colourful pink paint job and sparkly interior no end. They sell an eclectic mix of slightly quirky and luxurious home… Read more

Groovy Gnu

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Emma Law’s music and movement workshops for pre-school kids. Great fun but also a wonderful learning tool. Children love singing, dancing and playing around with musical instruments and it’s extremely good for all… Read more

Active Hastings

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Active Hastings is simply brilliant! And demonstrates that there really are some benefits in living in a ‘deprived’ town. Let’s hope they continue to get funding as their programme of activities, events, courses and… Read more

The Bohemia Club

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 The Bohemia Club Is an organisation run by the editor of your favourite local magazine, ahem, The Bohemia Village Voice. We run a monthly brunch club at The Rooms and host irregular live music shows (mainly featuring… Read more

Bridge Veg Bag Scheme

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 If you haven’t yet visited the Bridge Community Centre on Priory Road, you are missing out, it is a fantastic facility which was built according to the specifications of those that use it – unusually good sense in these… Read more

Amongst Other Things

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 I know they’ve been there a while now but Beth and Toby of Amongst Other Things on Western Road have a lovely shop, full of vintage home-things, children’s clothes, shoes and books. They also do screen-printing in… Read more

All Hastings Directory

By John Humphries Dec 2010 A new, all-Hastings town directory is being compiled at the offices of the Bohemia Village Voice. ‘Work started in 2009’ says publisher John Humphries, ‘we have a list of all businesses, voluntary and other… Read more

Bohemia Walled Garden’s hopes for People’s Millions

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 The campaign to get this wonderful walled garden back into use is going from strength to strength, by the time you read this, the Bohemia Walled Garden Association may have been given a £50,000 grant by ‘The People’s… Read more

Vegetable Poetry

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Bohemian Poet Christian Watson, hosts a fantastic poetry evening ‘Sunday Veg’ on the second Sunday of each month at The Rooms, there are always open mic spots, so if you feel like reading some of your own work you are… Read more

Bohemian Tea Party

By Sarah Janes (Dec 2010) Local artist Miranda Sharp hosted some fabulous tea party weekends (as part of the Coastal Currents arts festival) in the Bohemia Walled Garden over the summer, it was fantastic to see our garden in use and so many… Read more

Bohemia Spring

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 It was a while ago now but I would like to mention once again just how marvellous the Sharing of the Spring ceremony held in Bohemia (Summerfields) Woods was. A million thanks to everyone that got involved and especially;… Read more

Super New Summerfields

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Summerfields is closed for a massive refit from the 1st Dec and will reopen with lovely new facilities – including a pool-side sauna – on 4th of January. The team at the Bohemia Road leisure centre are planning a… Read more

The Bohemia Brunch Club at The Rooms

By Sarah Janes (Dec 2010) The Bohemia Brunch Club has proved to be a tremendous success, so far we’ve had two incarnations, one Mexican themed and one Raj. They’ve been packed out every time and clearly demonstrate the appetite for somewhere… Read more

Christmas in St Leonards

By Sarah Janes Dec 2010 Christmas in St. Leonards Have you strolled around St. Leonards recently? If so, you must have noticed that we seem to be experiencing a bit of a small-business boom, the diversity, quality and attractiveness of many of… Read more

Editorial 77

By Sarah Janes Welcome to the new look Bohemia Village Voice, I hope you like it. I think it looks brilliant and I would like to say a big thank you to Erica Smith for helping me get it together and a big thank you to Thaddeus Skews – our cover… Read more

Bohemia Girl Leads Race for Life

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Race for Life warm up Marie Dove, led the warm-up for Race for Life in Alexandra Park (picture). Marie, who runs a slimming club and who has lived in Hastings all her life, led almost 3,000 ladies in the warm-up… Read more

Aardvark to Post Office

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Post Office opening At the mention of free Pimms, champagne and delectable edibles, the great, the good and the thirsty of St Leonards flocked to the beautiful new Post Office Tea Rooms, (formerly the legendary… Read more

Alcohol Free Festival

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) St Leonards Festival Despite the rather embarrassing council-flavoured posters and the loud proclamations of ‘this is a non-alcoholic event’ everywhere, I’d say St Leonards Festival (picture) was a roaring… Read more

Maritime Ball with Quintron & Miss Pussycat

By Sarah Janes Miss Pussycat Thursday 21st October, 2010 @ the Venuu, George Street, Hastings Old Town. The Bohemia Club’s Maritime Ball with Quintron and Miss Pussycat from New Orleans I am venturing to say – without doubt the most… Read more

Cake Box Award

Cake Box award by Sarah Janes In April 2010, Bohemia’s Cake Box was named ‘Retailer of the Year’ at the 1066 Business Awards. This is a big achievement: the award recognises the growth of the shop, the achievements of the staff and the… Read more

The Cloudesley

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Therapy Room at The Cloudesley The Cloudesley ffers readers of the Bohemia Village Voice a reduced rate when visiting the hotel for a complementary therapy. Mention the Voice when you book, and your one hour… Read more

Kindness of Strangers

Kindness of Strangers by Sarah Janes Bohemia resident Michelle Furmston was stunned by the kindness of strangers on a recent trip to London. She’d bought a special saver ticket from the Hastings Information Centre which enabled her to travel… Read more

Bohemian in Parking Fine Frenzy

Bohemian in Parking Fine Frenzy by Sarah Janes Linda Willoughby of Michelle Close was stunned to discover she had received a £25 fine for parking in the Pelham Place car park last month. Whilst she was busy spending hundreds of pounds in… Read more

Visual Magic Spell Breaks

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Matt Carter Bohemia’s top DVD rental shop Visual Magic is sadly closing. Matt Carter (picture) is moving out of his shop on Bohemia Road and taking “a long holiday”. The shop has been rented by Mr. Carter’s… Read more

Bohemia is ‘a good area.’

By Edward Preston The meeting of the Bohemia Area Association in July, was quite a lively affair and fairly well attended, largely due to the attendance of two police officers, who had come to answer questions about Bohemia. It emerged from a… Read more

Bohemia Club

By Sarah Janes Bohemia Club GUESS WHAT? For our many avid readers, there is now a club. We will be putting on a number of events throughout the year in an attempt to give the people of Bohemia (and beyond) a really good time. I searched high… Read more

Missing Sock

Mrs Jo Hunter writes (Aug 2010) Has anyone seen my husband’s missing sock? I bought him five pairs of black ones at Christmas, all with different coloured heels. One half of the purple-heeled pair has gone missing: I’ve searched the washing… Read more

Idiots

By Vic Chalcraft, Aldborough Road, Bohemia. What sort of idiots have we living in or around Bohemia? On Sunday evening, June 27, 2010, more than one person wrenched out of the ground the dog litter bin at the top of Newgate Fields. Its weight,… Read more

Saint Leonard

Letter from Bradford C. Gross (Aug 2010) St Leonard de Noblac Hello Sarah Janes, I was most impressed by your first edition as editor, and I think you are exactly the kind of young blood this town needs in publications. You have succeeded… Read more

Letters 76 – Aug 2010

(Un)common Grackle Since reading with interest in the June/July edition about The common grackle (picture), I have been searching for this popular bird, as the article said by far the commonest bird in Bohemia was The common grackle. I could not… Read more

The Bohemians – Mary Housman

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Mary Housman Paddington-born Mary, who turned 80 on 12 July 2010, is a well-known face around Bohemia, especially in the Café 67 where she often tackles up to five crosswords a day. “I’m very happy in… Read more

The Lucky Ones

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) The Lucky Ones Bohemian band The Lucky Ones (picture) have landed a sweet gig in Italy playing at the 23rd Ferrara Buskers Festival, Aug 20th-29th 2010. A mere twenty artists were selected from all over the world… Read more

Outside In

Sun 1 August 2010 (till Sept 12). The touring Pallant House Gallery exhibition of Outsider Art. At Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. 11am-5pm. FREE. 01424 451… Read more

Bird Song Walk

Sat 25 September 2010 Bird Song Walk Join musician and sound recordist Saffron Summerfield for a walk through Summerfields Woods. Meet at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery 1.30pm – 3.30pm. FREE. 01424 451… Read more

The Hastings Rarities Affair

Fri 24 September 2010 The Hastings Rarities Affair (to Jan 2 2011). Thirteen artists are inspired by the ornithological scandal of the 60s. Hastings Museum and Art Gallery 11am-5pm. FREE. 01424 451… Read more

Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival

Sat 18 September 2010 Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival (to 19 Sept) A celebration of our local eateries, fisheries and vineyards, plus singing and dancing and all sorts of other fishy stuff. The Stade. All… Read more

Day at the Park

SEPTEMBER 2010 Sat 4 Day at the Park Huge family fun day featuring a whole range of children’s events, local bands, community games, a market of local businesses, artists, charities and community groups. Café, Alexandra Park. 10am -… Read more

Sharing of the Spring

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Roman Bath, Summerfields Wood Magickal ceremony conducted through illuminated woods to the Roman Bath. Meet at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery 8pm FREE 07786 686 786. Saturday 28th August, 2010 The Sharing… Read more

Pretty Crafty

Fri 28 August 2010 Pretty Crafty Locally made bits and bobs at town centre craft market. Robertson Street, Hastings Town Centre. 0763 119… Read more

Coastal Currents

Thur 27 Coastal Currents Launch Party Shindig to celebrate the Coastal Currents Art Festival 2010 Eat@Café Alexandra Park. 6pm. FREE Fri 28 August 2010 Coastal Currents Arts Festival (to 30 Sept). Pick up a brochure for full details. Various… Read more

Guerilla Film-making Workshop

Sat 21 August 2010 Guerrilla Film-making Workshop Media Enterprise Centre. 12pm – 3.45pm. 01424 428… Read more

Family Workshop

Thur 5 August 2010 Family Workshop Creative Landscape themed 2-hour workshop exploring seaside holidays past and present. Suitable for children of all ages and abilities. Please book as places are limited. Hastings Museum and Art Gallery…. Read more

Play & Learn

Thur 5 September 2010 Play & Learn (every Thur) Play session in the Durbar Hall at Hastings Museum and Art… Read more

Play Days – children’s holiday play sessions

Play Days (every Wed till 25 Aug 2010). Play session for children of all ages during the school holidays. Wed 4 Aug 2010 Alexandra Park at the Bandstand. 10.30am-2.30pm. FREE. Sand, water, mud-pie making, cheerleading, wrestling,… Read more

Martha’s Chapel – an ultra-short story by Andrew Jackson

Martha’s Chapel – an ultra-short story By Andrew Jackson Crazy Horse Paris Martha was devoted to her husband Jack, aircraft pilot and minister of the Houston branch of the Church of the Credulous Brethren. After four short, blissfully… Read more

Walled Garden Report, June 2010

Grey Owl help Bohemia Walled Garden progress report by Bob Hart & Sue Thomson, June 2010 Grey Owl The Bohemia Walled Garden Association has been fortunate in receiving a generous donation from The Grey Owl Society. This is… Read more

Syllabub

Syllabub By Sarah Janes, June 2010 Syllabub This very delicious and easy to make dessert is of great historical import to Bohemia, being one of the chief draws to the area and at least partly responsible for the name Bohemia itself. Follow… Read more

Monty Hammond’s Flying Fun Fair

By John Humphries, June 2010 Monty Hammond Monty Hammond has been in the fairs business all his life. “I can remember minding a Lucky Dip stall when I was just six years old. I’m 63 now”. When asked what the total value of the whole of his… Read more

Brian Hick

By Sarah Janes, June 2010. Brian Hick’s 65th birthday Brian Hick’s 65 birthday Dr Brian Hick (picture: red jacket, blue hat) celebrated his 65th birthday on 30 April 2010 with a boat trip for family and friends. The author of A Lark on… Read more

Clown Tax

Written by Diane Haberstroh, Bohemia, Long Island, New York, August 2010. The governor of New York State is proposing a new sales tax on soda (and other soft drinks) to help close a deficit of $9billion. The idea is that the tax will also… Read more

Birth of a Baby

By Diane Haberstroh writing from Bohemia, New York (Aug 2010) Birth of a Baby I found this pamphlet, “Birth of a Baby – after enemy attack if no doctor is available” in my parents’ file cabinet when I cleaned out their house about a… Read more

Picture Puzzle 75 Answer

Picture Puzzle 75 Answer The strange looking structure is part of the weather station in White Rock Gardens. A £10 Empress Art gift token has been sent to the winner, (and sole entrant!), Mr Brian Hughes, of Newgate Road,… Read more

Arko

Arko By Sarah Janes August 2010 Local property management company Arko has bought the Masquerade fancy dress shop at 77 Bohemia Road and will be using it as offices. George Okines, owner, said “We’re taking on two new staff. We hope to… Read more

Gate-Keepers Up All Night

Gate-Keepers Up All Night By Sarah Janes August 2010 Residents of Upper Clarence Road are being harangued by people waking them up at all hours to unlock the gate. The gate at the end of Clarence Road has a lock to which all residents have… Read more

Robert Farquhar

Robert Farquhar By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Robert Farquhar painting An exhibition, ‘Pros & Cons’ of Bohemian artist Bob Farqhhar’s work (picture) was held at the Hastings Arts Forum in St Leonards from the 17th to 27th July… Read more

St Helen’s Park 50 Years On

Bohemia’s Local Historian Publishes St. Helen’s Park Book By Sarah Janes June 2010. St Helen’s Park 50 Years On Edward Preston has just published St Helen’s Park 50 Years On, which tells the interesting story of the hard-working St… Read more

Salisbury Road Herberts

Salisbury Road Herberts by Sarah Janes August 2010. Ah, kids today! They’ve got nothing better to do than go around burgling and scratching cars. Don’t they realise there’s a super-cool roller-skating rink just round the corner at the… Read more

Hastings Gets Active

Hastings gets active! By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) There are a range of free, or very low-priced activities available to everyone through the Active Hastings project. I would urge residents of St. Leonards and Hastings to make the most of the… Read more

Robert Sample

New Photographer at the Boho Voice By Sarah Janes August 2010. The Bohemia Village Voice is delighted to announce that Robert Sample (picture) is our new photographer. Robert accompanied me to the underworld of the Victorian Turkish Bath… Read more

Convent Site Development

Fly-Through of Convent Site Development Online By Sarah Janes Aug 2010 Magdalen Road Convent fly-through A virtual reality tour of the development of the convent site on Magdalen Road is available to watch online. AJK Architects who are… Read more

Save Silverhill

Save Silverhill By Sarah Janes Aug 2010. Many people have come into the office recently recommending the Save Silverhill website which was set up by the Silverhill Area Association. The website is a great resource for the area and contains… Read more

ASDA

By Sarah Janes (Aug 2010) Asda Jun 2010 No procrastination at the new Asda store building site at Silverhill. By the end of June 2010, most of the steel framework had been erected. Notices on the surrounding hoarding confidently declare a… Read more

Star Grub

Star Grub By Sarah Janes August 2010 Bohemians can now enjoy delicious pub food at The North Star Inn on Clarence Road. Ex-Dripping Spring Joan Young is cooking a selection for the delectation of us locals. North Star: 436 576. See… Read more

The Pubs of Bohemia – The Hearts of Oak

By David Russell, August 2010. The Hearts of Oak was a beer house and lodging house at 116 Bohemia Road. It was tied to Breeds Brewery, Hastings, from about 1860 and by 1875 it was known as the Barleycorn. In 1881 Mary Waghorn held the licence… Read more