Bohemia Village Voice 80 (Aug 2011)

Issue 80. August / September 2011 For bohemians everywhere Free

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EditorialOur previous issue was a ‘stop

gap’ as we struggled to fill theshoes of esteemed volunteereditrix Sarah Janes, who left inJune to do much more interestingthings elsewhere. She broughther boundless energy and uniquestyle to the magazine, and was always bursting withnew ideas – at least one a day. Her range of interestsincluded public bathing & spas, recipes, socialissues, children, the dog mess problem, arts andartists, music and musicians, live events, debating,puppetry & film-making, sci-fi and short stories. Andshe still found time to start the Bohemia Club and theBohemia Brunch Club and edit four editions of theVoice [issues 76 to 78]. Thank you Sarah, you didbrilliantly and are being sorely missed.

A few changes – we now distribute the magazinethroughout Hastings, which means that the VillageDirectory listing is not so appropriate and has beendropped. There will of course be a continuation oflocal stories about Bohemia and its residents plus alook at the wider, unconventional (and unorthodox)side of life town-wide – admittedly an odd mix, quitebohemian in fact. Our picture puzzle is back by pop-ular demand, as is the Panagram puzzle. And pleasedon’t begrudge our advertisers their space – withouttheir support (and our wonderful volunteer helpers)there simply wouldn’t be a magazine.

Following on from the national scandals facing thetabloid press, we felt it was time we too ‘fessed up:our attempt to get councillor Andrew Cartwright ‘inour pocket’ with a cup of tea and two sticky bunsfailed miserably. As did slipping across our slush fund(79p) in a brown envelope to street bobby AndyHubbard. These men are incorruptible.

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The bin men cometh – or not! Council in bid to cut costs

HASTINGS COUNCIL IS LOOKING to findways of reducing the cost of waste collectionand street cleaning. It has asked Andrew

Cartwright (councillor for Gensing Ward, whichincludes Bohemia) to look at possible new waste col-lection arrangements for the ward. He has beenmeeting residents and gives his interim thoughtsbelow. He says “How waste collection and streetcleaning can be improved at the same time as reduc-ing the cost is a very big challenge and it is far fromcertain whether it can be achieved.” Andrew con-cedes that “there appear to be signifcant difficultieswith all the known methods of waste collection for anarea like Bohemia.”

COMMUNAL BINS“No one seems to think that “communal bins” are theanswer for Bohemia although a number of residentsliving in the South of the ward bordering central StLeonards have expressed an interest in them in thepast. The Council recently held a successful trial ofsmall street bins on Church Road, however, eventhese are unlikely to be acceptable in most streets inGensing ward.”

WHEELIE BINSWheelie bins, says Andrew, “are the most widelyused form of container for refuse and it is unlikely thatthese would be withdrawn from any household whichcurrently has them.”

BLACK BAGSPlastic sacks “are used by many households and areproblematic, resulting in dirty streets and low rates ofrecycling. Recently, Thanet District Council has tri-alled seagull-proof sacks. It is possible that thesewould be an effective replacement for plastic sacks.”

STREET CLEANING“Street cleaning”, says Andrew, “is undertaken on

the basis that only major streets are cleaned regular-ly. Other streets are cleaned only on a “need” basiswhen they have reached a certain level of dirtiness.This has never been popular with residents. Frequentregular cleaning of all streets is financially impossi-ble, however, there may still be opportunities forimproving street cleanliness.

VEOLIAThe contract which Hastings Council has with

Veolia ends in about 2 years’ time. Due to a combina-tion of heavy Government cuts plus price inflation,HBC needs to significantly reduce the cost of wastecollection and street cleaning prior to signing a newcontract. All districts and boroughs in East Sussexneed to reduce their costs. However, this can only bedone if the different authorities can agree on stan-dardised methods of collection. Discussions betweenthe different authorities are ongoing. Andrew says “abig reduction in cost might be made if several author-ities signed a joint contract based on a standardmethod of waste collection / street cleaning.Discussion between four local authorities in EastSussex have begun to see whether a joint contract ispossible.” o Andrew would love to hear from you. Cllr AndrewCartwright ([email protected] Tel: 203231)

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BILL THIRD (picture), resi-dent of St Peter’s Road givesa typically vigorous responseto Andrew Cartwright’sappeal for feedback in June.

"Dear Andrew, As you mayrecall, the residents of St.Peter's Road have alreadyclearly made their views known - they do not wanttwin bins, they do not want wheelie bins, they do notwant top-down solutions that put their interests wellbehind those of the council, their contractors and thecurtsey to the flawed EU legislation that is at thebasis of all this bin tyranny.

Granted, we do needto improve the coun-cil's performance - butwhat the last commu-nal bin farce showedis how deeply incom-petent the councilofficers are. KindRegards, Bill Third."

And Andrewreplied: “Dear Bill, Ihave to say that Iprofoundly dis-agree with whatyou say, however, Iwill respect your wishes and seekalternative contri-butions. As I say, Iam always happyto discuss. Bestwishes, Andrew. Cllr AndrewCartwright.”

In a comment tothe Voice Billadded that hewished Andrewwell, but felt hewould have a diffi-cult job in squar-ing the circle.'Whatever solu-tion is devised, itwill need the kindof widespreadsupport thatcomes from prop-er widespreadconsultation ofresidents’.


HBC: rubbish cost s 27pHastings Council says rubbish collection costs

each resident 27p per week

A Third view

WE TEND TO think of rubbish collection as ‘free’, butof course it is anything but – we pay for it via counciltax. If residents were paying directly for rubbish clear-ance, (as they do, say, for gas, electricity, water andphone) they’d be very aware of the different levels ofservice. The Voice asked Hastings Borough Councilfor costs of the various methods of collection, so thata meaningful comparison could be made.

Peter Mead, Waste and Street Scene ServicesManager at HBC said “The total cost per householdper year is £26.78 (52p per week), which equates toa cost per resident per year of £14.12 (27p perweek). The cost of street cleaning when calculatedper household per year is £25.88 (50p per week).The cost of street cleaning per resident per year is£13.65 (26p per week)”. He added “These are con-tactor costs only. The figures include all collections(daily, weekly and twin bin) and communal binsadded together and divided by households or percapita. On-street containers are not included”. TheVoice had also asked if there were separate costs fora) black bags, b) twin bins and c) communal bins. Aswe go to press, we still await a reply. o Peter Mead, HBC ([email protected])

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WHY IS BRIAN so happy? "I think it's in my genes.My mum was always happy and very helpful to all herfriends and neighbours." Brian was born inCornwallis Terrace and grew up within the sound ofsteam engines at Hastings Station. Youngest ofthree, Brian, (60), has a brother, Michael, and sister,Jean, who live locally. "My mum brought us up on herown. We were poor. We did have a black and whitetelevision, but, to save on electricity, we only got towatch it on special occasions, like Christmas!" Brianwent to St Paul's Junior School and Priory RoadSecondary School. His first proper job, at age 15,

was at Maskins in the town centre. "I've always beensociable and always been happy. The death of mywife Barbara in 2005 knocked me sideways, as did aheart attack last year, but I feel I'm getting over itnow." Hobbies? "Having spent a very happy child-hood playing for hours on the rocks and the beach, Ilove anything nautical - especially nautical stories. Ialso love just wandering around the area, meetingand chatting to people." Brian works part-time as agardener in Battle.

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Bakers ‘over the moon’

L-R: Claire & Michael Hitchings and Nicole Sinden

Bohemia bakers Little Mill scooped up a very impressiveseven 1st prizes at the Kent Master Bakers competition inJune. The London Road bakers entered all twenty-oneclasses and beat all challengers from Kent and Sussex.They won 1st prize for: the wholemeal loaf, French stick,round crusty rolls, granary Hovis cob, fruit cake, and nov-elty cake. They also came 1st in the open class. The judg-ing, by professionals in the bakery trade, took place at theRamada Hotel near Maidstone. Claire said “We’re over the moon and very much lookingforward to defending our title next year”.

Our second Bohemia Short Story Competition islaunched with this issue. Anyone can win one of theprizes. (£250 first; £100 second; £50 third). Simplycomplete an entry form (page 25) and send with yourstory and £3 to the Voice before 31 Dec 2011.

SUPPORTERS Our wonderful supporters include:Bookman's Halt (Bohemia), Hastings Museum & Art Gallery,(Bohemia), Salmon's Bookshop (White Rock), St LeonardsWriters, The Roomz (Western Road), and Waterstones(Priory Meadow).

RULES, ETC: The entry fee is £3 per story. The competi-tion is open to anyone of any age, living anywhere in theworld. An application form must be completed by eachentrant. There is a maximum story length of 600 words; thereis no minimum length; they may be written in any style and

on any theme. It is much preferredthat entries are as emails. Hard-copyentries should be typewritten.

JUDGES The judging panel willinclude Cathy Walling (curator,Hastings Museum), Clive Linklater(Bookman's Halt), David Russell(local author), Diane Haberstroh(New York columnist for the Voice),Jonathan Broughton (St LeonardsWriters), Julian Beecroft (art critic and author), Lizz Francis(Hastings reader), Nick Browne (author and proofreader forthe Voice), Paul Rummery (Bohemia Book Fayre), PeterWinder (short story author), Viki Brooker (avid reader, StLeonards), William Third (technical writer and translator),Jacky Hayles (teacher).

Short S tory Competition: £250 1st prize


Bohemia's early history is peppered with the surname of Jinksand many members of the Jinks extended familyonce resided in the district. In the sec-

ond half of the nineteenth century, at leasttwenty-five people with this surname, in sixfamily branches, lived along BohemiaRoad. Their adult occupations ranged fromthe building trades, shop keeping (onewas a greengrocer); taking inlaundry and running pubs. Bohemia's first pub, theWheatsheaf, was built by John Jinks,a bricklayer who had previouslybeen a squatter on the AmericaGround, where he had a ready-made clothes shop. This wasapproximately where 40Robertson Street is today(Hoagies Reloaded Café). When the 'Americans' were given notice toquit in 1835, John Jinks moved to Spittleman's Down, later called Bohemia Place and nowa part of Bohemia Road. He built the sandstone wall on the eastern side of Bohemia Road, probably the walledgarden, (he was known as 'Brisco's right-hand man'), houses in White Rock and Prospect Place and ornamen-tal brickwork in Warrior Square. He was also an early landlord of the Wheatsheaf. From 1848 to 1911 theWheatsheaf was run by the Pratt family. In 1856 when it was advertised for sale, its stables (now the Pizza Hut take-away) and skittle alley were especially mentioned. During the time of the Pratt family, the Wheatsheaf was popular withskilled artisans and respectable tradesmen, who regarded themselves assuperior to the unskilled labouring classes. These men, dubbed the'Aristocracy of Labour', usually wore bowler hats and ties. In the 1870sthey set up a number of branches of the Conservative Working Men'sAssociation in Hastings. The Bohemia and Silverhill branch met at theWheatsheaf and had at least 100 members. Their secretary, George Upton,was at one time landlord of the Prince of Wales. From 1913 until 1922 the pub was known as Ye Olde Wheatsheaf. In thelatter year it was sold by the brewery for £4,000 and reverted back to itsoriginal name. In 1917 the landlord was fined a steep £5 for serving a sol-dier with a bottle of beer and in 1919 he was fined again, this time for

o v e r c h a rg i n g .The pub managedto stay open dur-ing WW2. Onlyrecently, after 176years, did theWheatsheafclose.It is now aChinese restau-rant. o David is interest-ed in your memoriesand photos ofHastings and St.Leonards pubs -please call him on01424 200 227.

The Wheatsheaf, 172, Bohemia Roadby David Russell

Can a reader help identify any of these moustachioedcustomers (about 1900)?

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1835-18?? James Holman18??-18?? John Jinks1848-1848 James Platt/Pratt1848-1852 Sarah Gorring1855-1855 Joseph Davis1889?1892 Peter Pratt1892-1895 James Pratt1902-1910 Sarah Pratt & Henry Kent1910-1913 Edward Weeks1914-1918 Harry Webber1918-1918 Frederick Fletcher1918-1923 Thomas Skinner1923-1923 Reginald Gurney1924-1924 William Strudwick1924-1929 Ernest Browning1929-1932 George Soffe1932-1938 Sara Soffe 1938-1939 Thomas Hemmings1939-1955 Ernest Josey1955-1955 Trixie Josey1956-1956 Charles Darby1956-1960 Archibald Beard1960-1967 Harold Young1967-1971 John Hibbett1971-19?? Catherine Hibbett1980?1981 William Newton2010 (Closed)

Landlords of the Wheat sheaf


The pier first opened in 1872, and weatheredstorms, war and fire for over a century.However, the 1990s and 2000s saw a sharp

decline in its fortunes, as its ownership changed fromone set of private hands to another. On the pier itself,traditional amusements were sidelined in favour ofnumerous small business outlets vying for touristmoney, while beneath the decking the structure's ironsupports were neglected.Hastings Borough Counciljudged the pier to be unsafe inJuly 2006, shutting it to the pub-lic, and, despite a partial re-opening of the shoreward end ayear later, further storm damagenecessitated full and final clo-sure in March 2008.

With the pier in the intractableownership of Raven's ClawInvestments – unhelpfully basedin Panama – the independentHastings Pier and White RockTrust (HPWRT) was set up withthe aim of obtaining a compulso-ry purchase order (CPO) on thestructure, and thereafter restore it to its former glory.

Hastings Borough Council approved the CPO in prin-ciple in February 2010, the same month that work gotunderway on the redevelopment of the Stade.HPWRT received a £75k grant from theCommunitybuilders Fund (then part of theDepartment of Community and Local Government)one month later. Sadly, the pier caught fire in theearly hours of October 5, 2010, and 95% of its super-structure was lost in the blaze. Two teenagers arrest-ed near the pier that night, and subsequently bailed,

were eventually released without charge the follow-ing April, after the Crown Prosecution Service failedto find enough evidence to begin a prosecutionagainst either individual.

The HPWRT estimates £8.75m is needed to repairthe pier in order to open it up to the public again. InMay this year the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) award-ed a £357k development fund to the trust, which now

has to raise £800k (10% of the ini-tial restoration cost estimate)before the HLF considers whetherto award the remainder of themoney needed.

Without access to the major fund-ing that benefited the council's'Stade Masterplan', the HPWRThas turned to smaller scale initia-tives to help it raise its £800k tar-get. Members of the public canjoin the trust for £10 per year. Thepublic has also been invited tosponsor individual planks for thepier – the donation of £50+allows a personal 30-word mes-

sage to be inscribed on a plaque on the plank. Withthe rejuvenating boost of May's HLF award, it ishoped by many in the town that committed fundrais-ing by the HPWRT [picture] could see significantprogress in the resurrection of Hastings Pier by thetime the Olympic Torch Relay reaches the town nextJuly. For Hastings to be returning one of its best-known landmarks to life would send a significantmessage to a watching nation on July 17, summingup the possibilities of the town's ongoing renewalbeyond the Stade Open Space alone. If so, theOlympic Flame could ultimately burn brighter in thehearts of the community than those flames that gut-ted its pier last year. Website: www.hpwrt.co.uk

Hastings Pier – by Stuart Huggett

Fundraisers Lesley Kennard & Carol Evans

o You can pay money in at any HSBC bank. Just pick upa paying-in slip, enter the following information and handto the bank clerk: Hastings Pier & White Rock Trust, sortcode 40-23-18, account 12249871.

Stuart Huggett grew up in St Leonards andnow lives in Brighton. He has written forTime Out travel guides, The Quietus,Bowlegs music review, HastingsObserver, East magazine, the BrightonSource and Latest 7.

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n HASTINGS MUSEUM– is presenting a retro-spective exhibition of theworks of Len Shelley andAngie Bitcliffe. Both diedwithin a few weeks of eachother, of cancer last year.They were “hugely popular and influential figureswithin Hastings and the wider art world. Both workedclosely with Hastings Museum and Art Gallery overthe years, as exhibitors, guest curators and work-shop leaders”. The exhibition, at Hastings Museum inBohemia runs until 23 October. The above picture(and our cover illustration) shows Len’s We were nobetter off than before. Info: 451052.

n BOHEMIA TWITTENS – further to the naming ofsome of our alleyways, [Voice, issue 79], we askedthe Bohemia Area Association if there were plans toname all of them. Andy Holmes, of the BAA, said“There are no plans for us to act on any of the threetarmacked twittens in Bohemia, as these seem well-enough maintained at present. There are discus-sions afoot to sign the one known as "ShorndenPassage" (Upper Park Road to Upper South Road,behind the Co-Op) in a similar manner, but the costof this is to be met by the traders themselves, not byexternal funding.”

n BOHEMIA AREA ASSOCIATION – next meetingis Monday 19th September at Park Road Church (inthe Vestibule), contact Peter Holland, tel: 445086.Membership is just £3 per year and anyone may join– or renew – at Munday’s Newsagents (Terry Foord,54 Bohemia Road, tel: 437233).

n GOT A BUSINESS – in St Leonards? Contact theSt Leonards Business Assocation? Matthew [email protected] or visit http://sba-online.co.uk

n GOOD WALK – congratulations to local account-ants Sellens French for fielding a team for a charitywalk across part of the South Downs in May this year.

The intrepid trio [picture, L-R] were Keith Sellens(time 7 hours 55 minutes), Debbie Hargreaves andCarly Dawson (both 9 hours 30 mins). Together, theywalked 26 miles from Lewes to Beachy Head andraised a very impressive £2,000 for St Michael’sHospice. Well done!

In shortn A SCHOOLBOY’S WAR – this is the title of a man-

uscript by Robert Laurence Smith left at the BohemiaVillage Voice office a couple of years ago. We cannotuse it and would like to trace its owner so that we mayreturn it. Voice office: 430460.

n FOSSILS local historian and geology enthusiast Ken Brooks isbusy updating his popular Geology& Fossils of the Hastings Area, duefor publication Spring next year.

n LOCAL HISTORY – Edward Preston’s series of local historylectures continues at the HastingsMuseum and Art Gallery inOctober and November. The datesand titles are: We’re Getting There(28th October). Mercatoria & St Leonards Without (4thNovember). Wind & Water Power (11th November).Ascending and Descending the White Rock (18thNovember). Music Music Music (25th November). Alllectures start at 10.30am. Admission is free. Furtherinfo: 435849.

n GROOVY GNU – was founded by singer andmother of two Emma Law. She says it’s “a fun musicand movement class for young children and their par-ents/carers. Classes, which cost £3 and start at10.30am, run throughout August on Thurs (at TheRoomz Café) and Fri (at the Bumper Bookshop,George Street)”. Info: 200289 (www.groovygnu.co.uk)

Wet Saturday in S t Leonards - photo report of St Leonard’s Festival by Sin Bozkurt

Photographer Sin Bozkurt managedto get down to the St Leonard’sFestival (Sat 16th July) despite theweather. “By the time I left moststands had packed up for the dayand all the music etc had been can-celled. the festival was attendedmainly by families and one tent hadgreat activities for children withST:ART creative learning adven-tures. Everyone said what a shamethe weather was so bad.” o Sin covers live events and promotionalwork, in the studio and on location. He’salso been documenting alternativenightlife and had a solo show last year,Behind Burlesque, as part of the BrightonBiennial. He lives with wife Caroline on StLeonards seafront.

What’s that Sooty? you gotsoaking wet? Sooty, we ALLgot soaking wet

Gary Storer in the Under 5s tent

Karen Dearlove and MustaphaBaztout at the Chocolate Workshop

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Security: (L-R: a nice chap – Matt – another nice chap – Daniella Winchester

Tara Robertson & Michael Wootton of 1066 BakeryVladimar in the ST:ART tent

Flavours of India The Java Bus and its owner Khadija Khan

Claire’s tango night

St Leonardsrocked theother night

when Claire Hamillhosted an evening ofmusic at the CrownHouse to showcaseher singing groupsand raise somemoney for charity.Claire is well knownas a singer-song-writer but hasbranched out intoteaching and nowhas a number of dif-ferent groups whichcome together eachweek to sing andhave fun. SaturdayJuly 16 was athemed SouthAmerican evening toraise money for acharity in Guatemalaand ended in stylewhen the wholeroom sang “Livin’ LaVida Loca”. Theywere all thrilled toraise £473 which willbe spent on food andmedicine for the des-perately poor peoplewho live in the hillsaroundQuetzeltenango.

Claire Hamill

(L-R) Linda King, Laline Paull, Beannie Nicholson

All photos: Sin Bozkurt Sineid Codd (left) and Maggie Richards of The Belladonnas


The Shady Pines

Caroline Bozkurt (left) and Liz Plampton of The Heart -Shaped Stones

Des Malcolm of Decimus

Savannah Kerr (left) and Laline Paull Anna Richardson and Nicola Jackson


World War. Badlywounded in June1916, he came toEngland for convales-cence, the last part ofwhich, according tohis autobiography,was to be attached for'three months' lightduty to the Army PostOffice in Hastings'.He even describeshis weekly visits tothe 'local cinema'(perhaps the one inSilverhill?) and the'memorable occasion'when a circus 'mostlymade up of little sideshows' arrived in thetown. Local historiansmight even be able toidentify the circus towhich he's referring.

The second connection concerns Tom Thomson,the painter of The Jack Pine. Probably the most icon-ic painting in all of Canadian art, it is one the Dulwichexhibition is privileged to be allowed to show.

Thomson died in 1917 at the age of only 39 in acanoeing accident that has never been properlyexplained. In the previous three years his powers ofexpression had grown by quantum leaps with everypassing season and his best work has that combina-tion of vigour and sensitivity given only to the great-est artists. In 1912, however, he had yet to do any-thing of note and was still a jobbing commercialdesigner with vague dreams of being a painter. Thatsummer he took a long canoe trip with a friendthrough the impenetrable hinterland of NorthernOntario. At one point the pair ended up at a placecalled Biscotasing, which even today is only accessi-ble by floatplane. Who should he meet there butHastings's ownArchie Belaney,later to be known asGrey Owl, thenworking as a fishingguide. Unfortunatelyfor the sake of pos-terity, neither manseems to havemade much of animpression on theother. Oh well.


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IF YOU’RE KEEN todiscover new art,then you might be

interested in an exhi-bition of virtuallyunknown Canadianpainting that's comingto Dulwich PictureGallery in southeastLondon in the autumn.The Group of Seven,along with their friendand trailblazer TomThomson, were abunch of Canadianlandscape paintersfrom the first half ofthe 20th century whomade a massiveimpact on art inCanada but are stillhardly known outsidethe country. Most peo-ple in the UK havenever heard of them, including many among the artestablishment. But that may be about to change, andI'll be doing my bit by writing an ongoing blog for theexhibition while travelling across Canada in the latesummer/early autumn.

My dad was Canadian, but although I had a vagueawareness of the Group and Thomson, nothing hadprepared me for the revelation of seeing their paint-ings and sketches at the McMichael Canadian ArtCollection during a visit to extended family in Torontoa few years ago. I simply couldn't believe that workthis good was not ranked with the best art from thatgolden period of early modernism. On a personallevel, for the first time I understood the rugged beau-ty of a country whose endless spaces I had previous-ly been unable to comprehend.

Then about a year ago I hit upon the madcap ideaof travelling across Canada, from east coast to west,in search of all the different places where the Groupand Thomson did their work. By sheer coincidence,at about the same time I learned of the Dulwich exhi-bition, which incidentally is the first exclusively devot-ed to the Group and Thomson's art that's ever beenseen in the UK. As the gallery's curator says in theofficial press release, 'Prepare to be dazzled.'

And the connection with Hastings? Well, in keepingwith this town's uncanny habit of taking a walk-onpart in key historical episodes from this period, thereare a couple. Like many Canadians, Group memberA.Y. Jackson fought on the Western Front in the First

Canada’s Group of Seven Julian Beecroft

Painting Canada: Tom Thomsonand the Group of Seven will beon show at Dulwich PictureGallery from 19th October to 8thJanuary. You can read Julian’sblog every fortnight (from 2ndSept.) at:www.dulwichonview.org.uk

Julian Beecroft: arteditor and writer;lives in Hastingswith his wife andtwo daughters.

Tom Thomson, The Jack Pine, 1916-1917, Oil on canvas, 127.9 x139.8 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Photo © NGC


A writers group, St LeonardsWriters, has just publishedtwo anthologies. They are:Driftwood (tales from theSussex seaside) andShivers (Sussex scarytales), £2.50 ea. ‘We’vebeen writing all these greatstories about St Leonards,scary ones and seafaringyarns and touching tales’,

says Jonathan Broughton. ‘Our group meets forweekly lectures, workshops, creative exercises, writ-ing practice, discussions and constructive criticismunder the guidance of elected group members orguest speakers. The purpose of the meetings is toencourage creative writing – all sorts of writing. Wealso perform at local events. We aim to produceannual themed anthologies of members’ writing. Atthe meetings we read out our writing for feedbackfrom the team.’o St Leonards Writers, est 2007, is an informal group which

meets Wednesday afternoons at St Leonards Parish Church,66-68 Marina, St Leonards on Sea, from 1pm–3pm. Age:18+. Charge: £1 per meeting. Contacts: Rayne Hall([email protected]). Carolyn Markson (01797260 763). Jonathan Broughton (438291).

Scary t ales

Globally syndicated photographer Shahriar Mazandi, owner of TheCloudesley, opens his guest house for the Coastal Currents Art Festival2011, where the photos are on display.Drop by for a drink and to see the work.

The Cloudesley – an award-winning luxury eco-guest house with spa facilities.Opening times for the exhibition: 3 – 4th & 10 – 11th September, 11 – 6pm

by John Merriman

Competition – W in a free PCThis refers to a free police constable, not a free per-

sonal computer. A free computer will have you play-ing games all day. No, a free police constable will bemuch better. He will accompany you everywhere. Hewill ensure you are not being naughty. And when youdo misbehave, he will be there to give you a goodkicking (so long as no-one is watching).

You will thank us heartily, as this PC improves yourall-round behaviour, punishing any mistakes youmight make by locking you in a cupboard (or anyother suitable place of imprisonment).

For regular supervision and punishment is the onlyway you will mend your evil ways. We should know,having been dodgy, erm, having seen people beingdodgy. n To win your free PC, simply answer this question:

Where were you on the night in question?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY– If all the world’s snorers werelaid end to end, none of the rest of us would get any sleep.

[Reprinted, with permission, from Paranoid Wiles, by JohnMerriman (pUBLISHED wHEN nO oNE iS lOOKING), avail-able, price 30p from The Roomz, Western Road.]

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TH U R S D A YJULY 14thsaw the grand

opening of "Insideout", a two-artistshow at the hip StLeonards oddi-ties shop,Amongst OtherThings. The pri-vate view was, toquote one of theartists, "a realnight of the night".Art-and-booze-hungry folkswarmed to the show andwere greeted by the beautiful andstrange creations of street paste-up, digital andscreen-print wizard Tobyuk44, mixed with work by multi-mediaillustrator and sculptor Thaddeus Skews [collage above].

Mr. Warren, shop clerk at Amongst Other Things, had the idea for transforming the shop tem-porarily into a cutting-edge gallery at the same time as being exposed to the flickering lights ofthe two contemporary local Artists' work. The Art cake ingredients were thrown in a bowl and, inthe words of Bob Marley, he did "stir it up". The private view not only boasted art and drinks, butalso the local oddball art band "Unicorn Dad versus Robo Dad" playing a stripped-down intimate

set of their broody friendly tunes. Highlights of theexhibition include: a paste-up of EasternEuropean flats stretching across the whole shopfront, a five-foot wooden skeleton based on aFisher-Price phone caricature, the boy on the topof the wardrobe with de-tuned T.V. eyes, encyclo-pedias sculpted into collage theatres, a dazzlingarray of limited edition screen prints [below], cardsand some jelly beans – a wonderful month-longevent and another reason to love this town.

Inside Out Until 14 August 2011, Fridays and Saturdays,11am to 4pm at Amongst Other Things, 32, Western Road,

St Leonards, TN37 6DJ. Tel: 719676. Thaddeus Skews:[email protected] Commissions possibly undertaken if

your are extremely fortunate. See tobyuk44's stuff at:www.Flickr.com/photos/tobyukDon’t Try This at Home – collage by TobyUK44

The handsome artists: Toby(left) and Thad

Limited edition screen print byThad Skews

Art-mongst Other Things - rev iew of art show Inside Out by Brian Coen

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By Hastings resident Albert Hall

THIS HEADING anticipates a series. If so, then theeconomies might be eclectic but for this first trick I willstart with ‘Detergents’ and play the ‘Odour of Detergents’.

Manufacturers euphemistically deem that theirsythetic odour is a ‘fragrance’ and have foisted it onthe public with astonishingly little opposition to it, or tothe loss of that really exotic fragrance of sun-driedfabrics. When washing dishes, that odour is easilyrinsed off, but failure to rinse and drain carefully canresult in very strange flavours. Laundering is muchmore problematic. The added odour cannot usually berinsed out of fabrics and some brands are absurdlyoverpowering. Fabric softeners are as bad or worse inthat they are always added to the rinse water.

Fragrance-free products have long been availablefrom specialist eco-friendly stores at considerableexpense, but the really good news is that a laundry

powder claiming to be fragrance free (and almost isso) can now be found in some stores, branded as‘Surcare’. Also, our largest highstreet chemist now has its own-brand range of truly fragrance-free detergents, not unreason-ably priced. Because they arepromoted as ‘for sensitive skin’(as opposed to ‘odour free’) theyare displayed under ‘Skin Care’.The only missing product fromthis interesting range is a biologi-cal detergent. May those Boots keep on walking, andall in that direction!

o Future topics promised by Albert include: Water Use &Profligacy. Meters & Rating Tariffs. Waste Water & LooFlushing. Boilers & Hot-water Run-off. DishwashingLogistics. Automatic Washing Machines (and how to usethem manually). Surfaces & Scent Marking. Cars & Contours(getting from A to B by the most efficient route).

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I’ve been wondering if there would be any enthusi-asm in Hastings for a UK/US Student ExchangeClub. New York and Hastings both have a ‘Bohemia’and I’ve been writing this column in the BohemiaVillage Voice for a few years. I know that Americanteenagers would love to come to Britain and maybeBritish students would like to visit New York? I see theexchange club being for students from Hastings tocome to the US and stay with same-age students andtheir families in Bohemia NY. Later, the favor isreturned and our students come to stay with you!

The overall aim would be to broaden experience foryoung people and foster greater understanding of ourdifferent cultures. Host families would be expected toprovide full board and lodging, with the studentsbeing responsible for their air fares and spendingmoney. Perhaps part of the stay could be in vacationtime and part in term time, the visiting student attend-ing the local school or college along with his or herhost student? If anyone is interested in this scheme,whether as a student, host family, potential organiseror other interested party, or has any suggestions orcomments please get in touch with the BohemiaVillage Voice. [Views are very welcome, especiallyfrom those with experience of student exchange.Please write to the Bohemia Village Voice, addresson page 3 – ed.]

There’s an interesting article that ran in our localnewspaper a few years back. Perhaps the SayvilleRotary Club could get involved, if there is interest.There is no Bohemia Rotary Club, but Sayville is thenext town over. Here’s the link: http://www.suffolk-countynews.net/uploaded/SCN%2009-04-08.pdf

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Bohemia Village V oice Short S tory Competition 201 1 Entry FormTo: Short Story Competition, Bohemia Village Voice, 79, Bohemia Road, St Leonards, Sussex, TN37 6JQ

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o (please tick) I am making payment of £3 per entry. o I agree to have my story/stories published by the Bohemia Village Voice in its printed magazine, in an anthology (if pub-

lished) and on the Bohemia Village Voice website. o In order that my work may be judged anonymously, I have ensured that my name and contact details do not appear

anywhere on my printed submission(s) or email version(s). o The story/stories I have entered has/have not been previously published.o It is/they are all my own work and is/are less than 600 words. I understand stories may be on any subject and written in

any style. o I have read and agree to abide by the rules and requirements as printed below. Name

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1. Prizes first prize will be £250, second prize £100 and third prize £50. No

competitor may win more than one prize. Prizes will be sent by post to the

winning entrants early in 2012. The list of prize-winners will be displayed on

our website and published in the Bohemia Village Voice.

2. Entry fee there is an entry fee of £3 for each story submitted. Authors may

enter as many stories as they like. Should the total entry fees received

exceed the total prize money, the balance will be donated to the Bohemia

Walled Garden Association.

3. Closing date for receipt of entries is 31st December 201 1.

4. Submission postal copies will be accepted but it is much preferred that

entries be sent as emails ([email protected]). Each submission

must be accompanied by an entry form. The competition is open to anyone,

of any age, from anywhere in the world (except anyone employed by the

Bohemia Village Voice). Entrants names should only appear on the entry form

and not anywhere on their stories/manuscripts. The stories/manuscripts

should be free of all personal information about the author – this includes

name, age and address. The maximum length of submissions is 600 words.

There is no minimum length. Stories may be on any subject and are welcome

in any style. Entries will not be returned – please keep a copy. No corrections

or alterations can be made after receipt. Online entries will be acknowledged

by email.

5. Postal entries will only be accepted as printed typescripts, in any style of

layout. Please send to The Short Story Competition 2011, Bohemia Village

Voice, 79, Bohemia Road, St Leonards, Sussex, TN37 6JQ. If you require

acknowledgement of receipt of your postal entry then please enclose a

stamped addressed postcard marked ‘Acknowledgement’.

6. Disqualification entry implies an acceptance of all the Bohemia Village

Voice Short Story Competition rules. Entries that fail to comply with the rules

and requirements will be disqualified. Entries must be entirely the work of the

entrant and must not have been previously published or broadcast or placed

in another writing competition. Any entry found to have been plagiarised will

be disqualified.

7. Cancellation any entrant wishing to withdraw a story from the competition

before the closing date of 31st December 2011 will receive a full refund.

8. Judging early in 2012 copies of all entries will be submitted to a panel of

judges chosen by the Bohemia Village Voice. The stories will be marked with

a number only ensuring that the authorship will be unknown to the judges.

The judges’ decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered

into. Judges are unable to comment on individual entries.

9. Publishing all entrants give permission to have their work published in the

Bohemia Village Voice magazine or any anthology of short stories published

by the Bohemia Village Voice, in both print and online formats. Authors will

retain worldwide copyright on their work.

10. Payment may be made by any of these methods:

CARD all major cards accepted, including Mastercard, Maestro, Solo, Visa,

Visa Electron, V Pay and American Express. Either call in at our office or tele-

phone 01424 430460.

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CASH please call at our office to make cash payments. Payment by

BACS our bank details are: a/c name ‘Bohemia Village Voice’. A/c no:

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Letters ****Bohemia homes Dear Sir – I wonder if any of your knowledgeablereaders know the reason why the homes in Bohemiawere originally built? Was there some specific localindustry or some special need that required this con-centrated housing development? John Malkin, Barnfield Close.

Welcome to BohemiaDear Sir – the ideawas mooted a cou-ple of years ago inyour fine publicationof a sign atNeedlepoint declar-ing that you werenow enteringBohemia. Is that adead issue now? Afriendly welcome to Bohemia is, I think, a wonderfulidea! I am an American and these signs are verycommon when you enter a town or city in the US[such as this one from Bohemia, New York]. Pleasethink about doing something similar. Dan Scott, Church Road, Lower Bohemia.

Robert T ressellDear Sir – I always enjoy the Voice, particularly thehistorical stuff. I‘m going to come across as a bit of ananorak but I just wanted to inform you that the rela-tionship of Kathleen to Robert Tressell, was not wife,[Voice 78, page 4], but daughter. Susanne Gifford. Thanks Susanne, Ed.

The VoiceDear Sir – if this is supposed to be the voice ofBohemia, St Leonards, can you please explain how Ireceived my first copy of your latest issue from Orevia Beckley? My second was delivered to my door.My first opinion still stands – in fact, it is strength-ened. May I suggest you rename it the BohemiaAdvertiser – that’s all it is now. What was a well-pre-sented, well printed, well laid out little booklet is now,though well laid out, an advertising blurb of which weget enough pushed through our doors anyway with-out picking more up. Vic Chalcraft, Aldborough Road.

Dear Sir – I agree with your correspondent [Voice#79]: going downhill. Ratio of editorial/reporting toadvertising is far too low – maybe below 25%?Personally I miss the loss of the pages of free classi-fieds. Definitely needs a change of direction or it'sjust a glossy AdNews. Paul Buswell

Dear Sir – what has happened to the Puzzle Pictureprize bit? – the mag looks like it needs more local infoand listings – a bit thin this time. A What’s On pagewould be good and perhaps something about thelocal LETS trading scheme (Susie: 423687 [email protected]). It would be great tobring more awareness to sharing local skills. Emma Frankish Law, Hastings.

Dear Sir – I have to disagree with Vic Chalcraft’scomments [Voice #79] that the Dec and Feb edtionsof the Voice were not up to standard. I very muchenjoyed reading these editions and felt that a widerdemographic was being represented in choice of arti-cles and what's on information. I was disappointed bythe June/July issue. What happened to the content?Without the very nice looking advertising copy itwouldn’t have withstood 4 pages of print. I realisethat you are juggling a variety of expectation as towhat the magazine could offer its local communityand I do hope you find the way forward soon.Nicola Smith, Bodywisdom School.o Please see our editorial, page 3 – Ed.

Puzzle Corner answers to this issue’s Panagram puzzleare: 1. Maldon. 2. Old man. 3. Dolman. 4. Almond.


WrensDear Sir – back in late May or earlyJune, whilst prun-ing, I discovered asmall wren’s nest inmy garden (actuallya tiny courtyard). Itcontained three tinyblue eggs. The nestwas only 18 inchesfrom my door andmummy wren oftensat looking directlyat us. Some days later I saw this tiny fluffy chick[photo] by the back door. A little later it was joined bya second, then a third, a fourth, a fifth, and finally asixth chick. I’m now wondering if I’ll have six newnests next year in my mini jungle. Julia Garvey, London Road (photo by Luke Garvey)

George MongerDear Sir – please note that George Monger did notreceive the Victoria Cross for bravery during the FirstWorld War [Voice, issue 79]. In fact, "Private GeorgeMonger, 23rd Foot (the Royal Welsh Fusilers) wonthe Victoria Cross at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, onNovember 18th 1857 for his gallantry in assisting anofficer carrying a wounded comrade from a mostexposed position. He lived at 25, Tower Road, died ingreat poverty, and lies buried in the BoroughCemetery". Marion Purdey, Hastings.

Spaces stolenDear Sir – last year huge double yellow lines wereimposed on St Pauls, Salisbury, Cranbrooke andHorntye Roads. A petition was raised with over onehundred signatures and presented to the Council. Aslead petitioner, I have to say that I am very disap-pointed with the outcome. Minor concessions weremade but they have made little difference to the avail-able parking for residents. All told 32 spaces werestolen by these lines. Also the work done is as shod-dy as it gets, one could have done better with a canof black paint. One has to ask, “Where has democra-cy gone in Hastings & St Leonards?”, as it seemsonly minorities have any chance of justice. Most res-idents see no need at all for these lines. They havebeen imposed purely as cash collectors. Michael McIver, St Pauls Road.

Medical terms Dear Sir – I just knew your readers would like tobecome acquainted with these medical terms –Artery – the study of paintings. Bacteria – back doorto cafeteria. Barium – what doctors do when patients

die. Benign – what you be, after you be eight.Caesarean section – a neighbourhood in Rome. Catscan – searching for kitty. Cauterize – made eye con-tact with her. Colic – a sheep dog. Coma – a punctu-ation mark. Dilate – to live too long. Enema – not afriend. Fester – quicker than someone else. Fibula –a small lie. Impotent – distinguished, well known.Labour pain – getting hurt at work. Medical staff – Adoctor's cane. Morbid – A higher offer. Nitrates – lev-els of pay for unsociable working hours. Node – Iknew it. Outpatient – a person who has fainted. Postoperative – a letter carrier. Recovery room – a placeto do upholstery. Rectum – nearly killed him.Secretion – hiding something. Seizure – Romanemperor. Tablet – a small table. Terminal illness –getting sick at the airport. Tumour – an additionalcouple. Urine – opposite of you're out. Mrs Jo Hunter, St Peter’s Road.

The RoomzDear Sir – I’d like you to know that The Roomz is allrefurbished, studio is working and there’s a regularset of events - and it’s the only original music venuein Bohemia! [Western Road]Kat Lee-Ryan, St Leonards.

What’s that, Sooty? You want to write a letter? OK,the address is Bohemia Village Voice, 79, BohemiaRoad, St Leonards, Sussex, TN37 6RJ.

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Postage stamp collections

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Spelling ChequerDear Sir – eye have a spelling chequer, it came withmy pea sea. It plane lee marks four my revue, MissSteaks I can knot sea. Eye strike the quays and typea whirred and weight four it two say, weather eye amwrite oar wrong – it tells me straight a weigh. Eye ranthis poem threw it, your shore real glad two no. It’svary polished in its weigh. My chequer tolled me sew.Miss Steaks, Bohemia Road.

Sussex Day Dear Sir – should Sussex Day, the 16th June, bedeclared a public holiday – in Sussex anyway?Mrs Jo Hunter, St Peter’s Road

Fur Face Animal charity raising money to build a local sanctu-ary for unwanted animals. We are always looking for

volunteers and donations of good quality items.Contact: Michelle.

Sanctuary, 58 Queens Road, Hastings. Tel. 421907.


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