St. Leonards, SPA TOWN – report by Sarah Janes (0)
Sometimes I find myself wondering, in a wholly conspiracy theorist sort of way, whether someone might just have it in for St. Leonards and Hastings. There seems to be little in the way of explanation as to why somewhere with such a multitude of… Read more
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No. 76 August/September 2010 (current Issue) | Editorials | Letters | Panagram | Picture Puzzle | History | Picture Puzzle Answers
Bohemia girl leads Race for Life (0)
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 for their 3-mile race. “It was the most terrifying but… Read more
Aardvark to Post Office (0)
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 Aardvark) on the Marina (picture). New proprietors… Read more
Alcohol free festival (0)
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 success. It always astounds me that so many people turn up…. Read more
Cake Box award (0)
In April 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 business’s future plans. Andrew and… Read more
The Cloudesley (0)
The Cloudesley offers readers of the Bohemia Village Voice a reduced rate when visiting the hotel for a complementary therapy. Mention the Bohemia Village Voice when you book, and your one hour treatment will cost you only £30. Treatments at… Read more
Kindness of Strangers (0)
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 to London for £10. A ticket inspector on… Read more
Bohemian in Parking Fine Frenzy (0)
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 Hastings town centre, treating her son Jason who was… Read more
Visual Magic Spell Breaks (0)
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 family for over thirty years. 81-83 Bohemia… Read more
Bohemia ‘a good area’ (0)
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 question by Rev. Michael… Read more
The Bohemia Club (0)
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 and low to find a suitable… Read more
The Bohemians – no. 2 Mary Housman (0)
Paddington-born Mary, who turned 80 on July 12, 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 Bohemia: everybody seems to know me. I moved here 18… Read more
The Lucky Ones (0)
Bohemian band The Lucky Ones (picture) have landed a sweet gig in Italy playing at the 23rd Ferrara Buskers Festival, Aug 20th-29th. A mere twenty artists were selected from all over the world to be paid to perform, but the festival will… Read more
Bohemia – Diane Haberstroh writes from Bohemia, New York (0)
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 year ago. It is funny to remember that during the 1960s we… Read more
Arko (0)
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 complete the move within three months.”… Read more
Gate-Keepers Up All Night (0)
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 a key; but some visitors to the road are just knocking on the… Read more
Robert Farquhar (0)
An exhibition, ‘Pros & Cons’ of Bohemian artist Bob Farqhhar’s work (above) was held at the Arts Forum in St Leonards from the 17th 17th to 27th July. Bob sold at least four pictures for £1,000 each! For an account of Bob’s life… Read more
Star Grub (0)
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… Read more
Asda (0)
Asda no procrastination at the new Asda store building site at Silverhill: by the end of June, most of the steel framework had been erected. Notices on the surrounding hoarding confidently declare a winter opening for the… Read more
Arty ASDA (0)
Juliette Dodd is the exceptional artist who won the tender for undertaking the design of the public space around the new ASDA at Silverhill. She was told she got the job partly because she was the only one that researched what Silverhill… Read more
New Photographer at the Boho Voice (0)
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 and although he ‘doesn’t usually get out of bed for less than a… Read more
Fly-Through of Convent Site Development Online (0)
A virtual reality tour of the development of the convent site on Magdalen Road is available to watch online. AJK Architects who are behind the scheme say they felt the plans were misrepresented in issue 75 of the BVV which may have led people to… Read more
Save Silverhill (0)
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 lots of history as well as useful up-to-date… Read more
Trinity Wholefoods is 25 (0)
Our favourite, friendly local wholefood co-operative are celebrating their 25th anniversary. Trinity Wholefoods have been providing wholesome, organic and natural products for 25 years now. They are a really important part of Hastings culture and… Read more
Bohemian Historian Publishes St. Helen’s Wood Book (0)
Edward Preston has just published St Helen’s Park 50 Years On, which tells the interesting story of the hard-working St Helen’s Park Preservation Society (SHPPS). This is a great read and contains lots of fascinating insights into the activities of… Read more
Salisbury Road Herberts (0)
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 YMCA? Residents of Salisbury Road are putting together a dossier… Read more
Hastings Five Day Film Challenge (0)
The Hastings Five Day Film Challenge is back again. After the success of last year’s event this year is likely to be bigger and more fantastic than ever before. Bohemian film-makers The Golden Age (ahem, Thaddeus Skews and I) have won prizes… Read more
Interview with Mr Quintron of New Orleans group, ‘Quintron and Miss Pussycat’ – by Sarah Janes (0)
Q How extremely excited are you to be playing a gig in Merrie Olde Hastings? Right bloody excited Miss Sarah. But seriously….I fell in love with Hastings the moment I saw it. It’s like the Detroit version of Brighton. Q Hastings is home… Read more
Editorial (0)
Welcome to another exciting edition of the Bohemia Village Voice. This is when it really starts to get interesting. Bohemia may be but a narrow congested A road to some people, but to many others the name alone conjures up all manner of exciting… Read more
Missing sock – Letters (0)
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 basket, washing machine and… Read more
Idiots – Letters (0)
Dear Sir, What sort of idiots have we living in or around Bohemia? On Sunday evening, June 27, more than one person wrenched out of the ground the dog litter bin at the top of Newgate Fields. Its weight, with concrete base, was as much as one person… Read more
Saint Leonard – Letters (0)
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 in making the The Voice more hip, controversial and current in one… Read more
(Un)common grackle -Letters (0)
Dear Editor, 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
A Scandal in Bohemia -Letters (0)
Dear Sarah Janes, your enjoyable booklet this month is a good read. ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ – relates to development on inappropriate areas of our community. Where was your voice of disapproval of the development on Horntye Cricket Ground? Yes – 100… Read more
Panagram (0)
Which four, different, 6-letter words, all anagrams of each other, mean: 1) irritated or annoyed, 2) more damp and chilly (of a cave), 3) positioned or placed in a sequence, 4) to become… Read more
Picture puzzle (0)
which premises in Bohemia Road boasts art nouveau tiles like these? A £10 gift token, kindly donated by Empress Art of Tower Road, will be awarded to the winner. Closing date: 1st September 2010. Our address is on page… Read more
The Hearts of Oak -THE PUBS OF BOHEMIA – 3 (0)
“] 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 until Thomas Player took over… Read more
Bohemia Observer 1910 (0)
– HASTINGS BOROUGH BENCH – A MIDNIGHT FIGHT. The story of a midnight fight was told in the summonses against three women. – Louisa Page, Leila Mitchell, and Kate Baker – for using obscene language in Cambridge-road, on September 29th. – Louisa… Read more
Last edition’s Puzzle (0)
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. Congratulations,… Read more
