Hastings Old Town Carnival Week 2011
Message from the Old Town Carnival Week Coordinator
Welcome to another Old Town Carnival Week with lots of exciting events to please all tastes, from sedate coffee mornings to the crazy bike race up Crown Lane for the more energetic. Old Town Carnival Week is coordinated by Old Hastings Preservation Soc. with the support of Hastings Old Town Carnival Assn., High Street Traders Assn. and other local groups and volunteer organisations who, between them, organise most of the major events during the week.
Regrettably, this will be the last year that I will be co-ordinating the week. Carol and I have been involved in the organisation of Old Town Carnival Week for some 20 years and with co-ordinating the programme for the past 7 years. We both feel that the time has come for us to stand down and allow younger people with new ideas to take over. We have both enjoyed our involvement in the week and look forward, in future years, to see the week as spectators rather than as organisers!
I will still be around, and still continue my role with Hastings Old Town Carnival Association and High Street Traders, so will still be involved to a lesser degree.
Don't forget when you see me during the week to say "Hello Ian!"
Regards to all
Ian Porter
Co-ordinator, Old Town Carnival Week
Message from Old Hastings Preservation Society
Once again the Old Hastings Preservation Society (OHPS) welcomes you to Hastings Old Town. The Old Town in the Bourne valley developed after the Norman conquest and was the centre of Hastings until the visitor boom of the early 1800s when the town began to spread to the Priory Valley to the west. We hope you will explore some of the Old Town's treasures and hidden gems during this week - there are certainly plenty of special events to help you. You will find a warm welcome from the Old Town community. At Hastings History House in Courthouse Street and at the Fishermen's Museum in Rock-a-Nore Road (both managed by the OHPS) you will find new walks, talks and displays, and willing help with your enquiries. Carnival Day is also Family History Day at Hastings History House with Hastings and Rother Family History Society, who will be pleased to try and answer your genealogical enquiries. There is a new event at the Old Town Hall Museum in the High Street, we hope that this Museum will have a record number of visitors this year as many people are working hard to try to save it from closure. It is a great fundraising week for us and so many local charities, so please be generous when you see a collecting box or bucket. Thank you.
Anne Scott MBE
Chair, Old Hastings Preservation Society
Registered Charity No. 221623, Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street
Message from the Hastings Old Town Carnival Association
At donations evening I see money collected during Carnival Week distributed to local worthy charities, the work these do for others is amazing.
There have been no cutbacks in our committee and supporters efforts. Please - no cuts or redundances in your generosity or support.
Bill Wicking
President, Hastings Old Town Carnival Association
Message from the Hastings Old Town Carnival Association
Another season already onto a good start. Our Carnival Queen April and Princesses Nicole and Lucy have two trophies to their credit. We oldies had a part to play - see the Carnival Web site. I seem to be adding the years as Chairman, and looking forward to another successful Carnival. We have a repeat performance from the boys from Headcorn Airfield and their Air Display, and the R.N.L.I. all-weather Lifeboat leading the Parade. And just to confuse matters we have the Pipes and Drums up front also - sounds a little strange but all will be revealed on the day.
I happened to mention in last year's programme the gardens that seem to be popping up around the Old Town with a reference to watch this space. Well ... he's done it again, take a look down The Bourne and you will see the biggest wheelbarrow you have ever seen. Thank you everyone for your continued support and enthusiasm. 2011 ... the best yet.
Robert Morgan
Chairman, Hastings Old Town Carnival Association
Hastings Old Town Carnival Court 2011
Carnival Queen April Grant (centre right), Princesses Lucy Richardson (right) and Nicole Harvey (left), and Deputy Tamara Gates (centre left). Photograph By Alun Sambrook (BATMP)
Message from April Grant; Miss Hastings and Carnival Queen 2011
Welcome to Hastings Old Town Carnival Week!!
My Name is April Grant and I am Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen/Miss Hastings 2011-12. I am 18 years old and currently working at Sussex Coast College Hastings as the Enrichment Apprentice. I am very much enjoying my year as Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen and cannot wait to get stuck into Hastings Old Town Carnival week and most of all, Carnival! We have a really strong court this year and I am very lucky to be able to share this fantastic experience with Princesses Lucy Richardson and Nicole Harvey and Deputy Tamara Gates.
So I hope you enjoy all the events the town have worked hard to make possible this year, and I am sure I will see you all around!!
Have fun!
April xxx
April Grant
Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen and Miss Hastings 2011
Photograph By Alun Sambrook (BATMP)
Message from Nicole Pavitt; Old Town Carnival Princess 2011
Hello Everyone
My name is Nicole Pavitt I am 21 years old and this years Hastings Old Town Carnival Princess.Having been princess last year as well, I am fully aware and excited about what Carnival Week has in store. It's a time to celebrate the best that Hastings can offer. People from both the local area and even abroad join together and party in style. Last year was fantastic and this year is set to be even better! I look forward to the year ahead as Princess, travelling around the South East representing this great town alongside a fabulous team of girls and of course those behind the scenes who make Carnival what it is.
So, have fun and be a part of what makes Hastings unique.
Nicole xx
Nicole Pavitt
Old Town Carnival Princess 2011
Photograph By Alun Sambrook (BATMP)
Message from Lucy Richardson; Old Town Carnival Princess 2011
Hello to all the Hastings Locals and visitors to our wonderful town!
My name is Lucy Richardson, I am 16 years old, and I am Hastings Old Town Carnival Princess. I am currently studying NVQ Level 3 in Childcare at Bexhill College, which I love doing. This is the first time I have been in the Carnival Court, and I am really enjoying my role as princess. I'm really excited for our many up-coming events with the other girls, and everything that Old Town Week has to offer. We all are excited to see everyone around the town! We all hope you have fun, come and say Hi when you see us about!
Lucy xx
Lucy Richardson
Old Town Carnival Princess 2011
Photograph By Alun Sambrook (BATMP)
Message from Tamara Gates; Hastings Court Deputy 2011
To one and all,
I am Tamara Gates, 22, and currently studying for Business Management Bachelor of Science degree at University. I was Miss Hastings and Carnival Queen in 2010 and this year I have taken on the responsibility of being Deputy to this year's Carnival Court. This means I advise them on etiquette and procedures when we travel to other towns, Carnivals and formal functions. I also stand in as Queen or Princess should one of the girls be unable to make an event. The girls have done a fantastic job so far, bringing home two first place trophies! They are a fantastic bunch and I am looking forward to the year ahead.
Lots of Love,
Tamara Gates
Tamara Gates
Miss Hastings and HOTC Queen 2010.
Photograph By Alun Sambrook (BATMP)