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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - A walk on the wild side: how we got into a life of crime
DESCRIPTION:Adam Macqueen and William Shaw are journalists who have taken up writing crime fiction\, producing popular and successful novels that have developed large and loyal audiences. St Leonards resident Adam’s latest novel in his Tommy Wildblood series\, The Inalienable Right\, was released earlier this year\, and Brighton based William Shaw’s latest novel The Red Shore was published in July. His earlier book The Wild Swimmers was based in Dungeness. Both writers will take to the OB stage to talk about what got them started\, their influences and will be reading from their work in this thrilling Sunday afternoon session. \n\n\n\nExpect thrills galore as two journalists turned thriller writers talk about their route into crime.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-how-we-got-into-a-life-of-crime/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Who is John Blanke?
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Book Festival is delighted to welcome Michael Ohajura\, the Project Director of the John Blanke Project\, a contemporary archive celebrating John Blanke\, the black trumpeter to the court of Henry VII and Henry VIII now in the National Portrait Gallery and the first known person of African descent in British history for whom we have an image and documented record. \n\n\n\nDr Ohajura will be introducing the work of the project\, which explores how one man’s presence challenges and enriches our understanding of Tudor England\, race and representation\, offering a powerful platform for dialogue across art\, history and identity. It also reflects on how brief\, incomplete biographies like Blanke’s can inspire historians and artists to reimagine overlooked lives and connect them to our own\, completing the circle that makes history real\, relevant and resonant today. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-who-is-john-blanke/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Journey to The Chosen Queen
DESCRIPTION:Sam Davey is the founder of the Hastings Literature Festival\, the precursor to our current Book Festival\, and the author of an acclaimed new novel\, The Chosen Queen\, which shows the story of Camelot begins not with the sword in the stone\, but rather with a twisted chain of murder\, magic and deceit in a powerful feminist retelling featuring Igraine\, the destined mother of King Arthur.  \n\n\n\nSam will be talking about her personal journey from starting a book event on the coast to publishing a work of fiction herself\, and will be reading from her book and taking questions from the audience. \n\n\n\nExpect a Sunday matinee of the highest quality. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-journey-to-the-chosen-queen/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival -Lemn Sissay
DESCRIPTION:Lemn Sissay OBE is a BAFTA award winning poet\, author\, speaker and broadcaster whose memoir My Name is Why was listed by no less than ten newspapers as their book of the year. and was a Sunday Times bestseller One of the nation’s best known and most loved poets\, Lemn was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize in 2019 and in 2021 received an OBE for services to literature and charity.  \n\n\n\nHis acclaimed best-selling collection\, Let the Light Shine in\, brings together work from the last decade\, during which time Lemn has produced a short poem as dawn breaks each day. Affirmative\, witty and full of wonder\, these poems chronicle his own battle with the darkness and are fuelled with resilience and defiant joy. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/lemn-sissay/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T180000
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Nigel Planer
DESCRIPTION:Nigel Planer is an actor\, comedian and writer who found fame as Neil the hippy in cult tv comedy The Young Ones and has been a leading light on the comedy scene ever since\, having been part of the legendary Comedy Store and The Comic Strip Presents team\, and appearing in Filthy Rich & Catflap on television\, taking in West End musicals and a hit pop record- his cover of ‘Hole in My Shoe’ became a number 2 hit single in 1984- along the way. \n\n\n\nHis memoir\, Young Once\, tells his personal and professional story and we are delighted that Nigel will be joining us in Hastings for an unforgettable evening of backstage stories capturing the highs and lows of a life in performance.  \n\n\n\nNigel enchanted our audience on his previous visit to the Book Festival in 2023 and is returning by popular demand. Expect an evening of laughter and candour from an accomplished storyteller.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-nigel-planer/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Sister Sleuths: women writing crime
DESCRIPTION:Lesley Kara is a Sunday Times Top 10 author of psychological thrillers whose first book\, THE RUMOUR\, was the highest selling print crime fiction debut of 2019\, has sold in over 18 countries and is soon to be a major TV series on Channel 5. Her subsequent books are WHO DID YOU TELL\, THE DARE\, THE APARTMENT UPSTAIRS\, and THE OTHER TENANT.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-sister-sleuths-women-writing-crime/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T150000
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Who Killed Private Life?
DESCRIPTION:We live in an age of unprecedented exposure. Reality TV cameras follow strangers into their bedrooms and breakups. Royals and celebrities bare their souls on podcasts\, and teenagers document every detail of their lives on TikTok.  \n\n\n\nToday\, privacy is not just rare\, it is often seen as suspicious. But how did we get here? And what\, exactly\, are we losing? \n\n\n\nIn her provocative new book\, Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life\, cultural historian Dr. Tiffany Jenkins argues that our crisis of privacy runs far deeper than social media or surveillance capitalism. Drawing a sweeping narrative from ancient civilizations to today’s hyperconnected world\, Dr Jenkins reveals the surprising history of private life; how it was once feared and how it slowly emerged as a cornerstone of human freedom and intimacy. \n\n\n\nNow\, she argues\, that hard-won private realm is under threat. And not just from Big Tech. Long before algorithms and smartphones\, the foundations were already being chipped away. Join us for a compelling conversation about how private life was created\, why it matters\, and what we risk losing as it disappears.  \n\n\n\nDr. Tiffany Jenkins is a writer\, cultural historian\, and trustee of the British Museum. She has presented several BBC Radio 4 series\, including A History of Secrecy\, and is the author of Keeping Their Marbles. \n\n\n\nDr Jenkins will be interviewed by local author\, journalist and campaigner\, Tessa Boase. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-who-killed-private-life/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Two Men and a Book
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday lunchtime session sees film director turned author Wayne Holloway in conversation with Jez Smith\, owner of the legendary and much missed Queens Deli\, on life\, the road to writing and Wayne’s new book\, Commedia Mortale\, which ranges across philosophy\, food\, history\, love\, loss and landscape to conjure up a unique portrait of a place\, Liguria in Italy\, along with a wider set of reflections on life.  \n\n\n\nExpect strong opinion\, laughter and a memorable hour from one of Britain’s most distinctive writers and powerful communicators.  \n\n\n\nThis is a bad boy brunch not to be missed.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-two-men-and-a-book/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival - Helen Lederer - Not that I'm Bitter
DESCRIPTION:Helen Lederer is a writer\, comedian and actress of enormous range\, probably best known for playing ‘Catriona’ in Absolutely Fabulous\, and with a resume that takes in television (‘Bottom’\, ‘Hollyoaks’ and ‘Miss Marple’) radio ( Life with Lederer\, the News Quiz and Just a Minute) and text. Her novel Losing It was nominated for the P G Wodehouse Prize and she set up the Comedy Women in Print prize to celebrate witty writing by women.  \n\n\n\nHer memoir\, Not That I’m Bitter\, a TIMES RADIO Book of the Year\, outlines her journey from being what her mother called a “show off” to reaching the top and becoming a trail blazer in the male dominated world of alternative comedy. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/helen-lederer-not-that-im-bitter/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T223000
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SUMMARY:Poet Town Anthology Launch
DESCRIPTION:Poet Town Anthology Launch \n\n\n\nHastings Book Festival is delighted to launch Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts – it promises to be a magical evening
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-2/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx-15/2025-09-18/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx/2025-09-18/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250914T140000
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival Workshop - Playwrighting - History & Politics in Theatre: Juliet Gilkes Romero
DESCRIPTION:History and Politics in Theatre. Does historical drama have a duty to be factually accurate? The art form comes with an ocean of challenges\, so how do storytellers navigate these stormy waters? In this much anticipated playwriting workshop\, you will learn how to create drama that is both historically authentic and- hopefully- commercially appealing.  \n\n\n\nJuliet Gilkes Romero is an award-winning writer for stage and screen who was writer in residence at the National Theatre for 2022/3 and the recipient of the Alfred Fagon award for best new play in 2020. Her works include The Gift\, a retelling of Medea\, The Whip and Day of the Living. She is also an MA Writing for Performance associate lecturer.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-workshop-playwrighting-history-politics-in-theatre-juliet-gilkes-romero/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival Workshop - Soundtrack Your Story: Patrice Lawrence
DESCRIPTION:Music stirs up memories. Music plays with our moods. What are the songs you hold close? How does music play a role in your own creative work? Join award-winning local writer\, Patrice Lawrence\, for a writing workshop drawing on the comfort and joy of music.  \n\n\n\nPatrice Lawrence is an award-winning writer of stories for children and young people.  Orangeboy\, her debut book for young adults was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award\, won the Bookseller YA Prize and Waterstones Prize for Older Children’s Fiction. Indigo Donut\, her second book about young adults\, was book of the week in the The Times\, Sunday Times and Observer and one of The Times top children’s books in 2017. Both books have been nominated for the Carnegie Award.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-workshop-soundtrack-your-story-patrice-lawrence/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T223000
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SUMMARY:V.G. Lee's Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Returning by popular demand\, the Open Mic night is organised by our good friends at the Hastings Book Festival Fringe\, and is hosted by Hastings literary legend\, V. G. Lee.  \n\n\n\nIn what might be the best value night out for a long while\, the evening will see 15 performers at the top of their game go head to head in the literary equivalent of WWF; a grand slam competition over 3 rounds with audience members’ selecting who goes forward to the gladiatorial grand final.  \n\n\n\nExpect polished wordplay\, passion and pathos galore as our doughty wordsmiths take to the stage in what promises to be a high octane\, thrills and spills guaranteed night to remember.  \n\n\n\nThis is an epic contest\, up there with Ali v Foreman and Oasis v Blur.  \n\n\n\nTruly\, miss it at your peril. 
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/v-g-lees-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Hastings
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival Workshop - The Therapeutic Power of Writing
DESCRIPTION:This interactive workshop will explore a range of ideas about the therapeutic benefits of writing. Whether you journal\, write creatively\, enjoy blogging or are more interested in non-fiction\, the aim is to discover how you can get more out of your writing and how your writing can get more out of you.  The workshop will include: \n\n\n\n\nThe neuroscience on why writing and storytelling are good for wellbeing and\, in particular\, for relieving anxiety. \n\n\n\nLearning from the great writers about the therapeutic power of writing.\n\n\n\nThe use of writing in psychotherapy.\n\n\n\nOvercoming writers block.\n\n\n\nTherapeutic writing practices such as journalling\, morning pages and unwriting the past.\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will include a number of exercises to warm up your writing muscles and experiment with new techniques\, so please bring a pen and notebook with you. \n\n\n\nThe session will be delivered by psychotherapists Helen Gilbert\, and Kerry Evans.  \n\n\n\nHelen has run writing groups in London and Brighton with people overcoming addiction\, people who are estranged from family and others who just enjoy the creative power of the page. She has published in a short story anthology and written about her work with family estrangement in Love\, Sex and Psychotherapy. \n\n\n\nKerry is CEO of Hastings Therapy Centre which is the “younger sibling” of the Brighton Therapy Centre\, a charity and social enterprise providing mainstream and low-cost counselling and psychotherapy to local people. Kerry uses writing as a tool in therapy and also in her own creative practice\, for which she has won the Sussex Writers Award and been shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. Over the years she has delivered a number of workshops on writing and wellbeing.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-book-festival-workshop-the-therapeutic-power-of-writing/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T160000
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SUMMARY:Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Over recent years\, the Book Fair has firmly established itself as one of the most popular elements of the Hastings Book Festival\, bringing together writers\, readers\, thinkers\, doers and artists in a gloriously eclectic marketplace on the ground floor of the Observer Building. \n\n\n\nWith scores of stalls\, displays\, activities and an eye watering selection of original book-related items to buy\, the Book Fair is a great day out for the whole family and a must for every inquisitive book fan. \n\n\n\nThere will an introduction to the fair at 11.30am and activities for children throughout the day with book prizes kindly donated by the National Literacy Trust.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/book-fair/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T130000
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SUMMARY:Hasting Book Festival Workshop - Kiss like two fish: the art of the short story
DESCRIPTION:This dynamic three-hour workshop led by James Young will explore the craft and wonder of short story writing. Through lively discussion\, writing exercises designed to challenge and inspire\, and the close reading of exciting\, innovative example stories\, the workshop will examine how elements such as voice\, openings and endings\, ellipticism and ambiguity can create a kind of magic that makes us\, as George Saunders has said\, ‘a little more aware and a little more in love with the world’.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hasting-book-festival-workshop-kiss-like-two-fish-the-art-of-the-short-story/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250912T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
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SUMMARY:Over 60's Danceaway September
DESCRIPTION:It’s Back to School for all you young at heart over 60’s! Dig up that old school tie\, pop your blazer on and dance like you’re at the school disco! \n\n\n\nDanceaway is an event for those aged 60+. It is fully accessible with a licenced bar on site with tea/coffee and food available. \n\n\n\n£5 entry free on the door.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/over-60s-danceaway-september/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx-15/2025-09-11/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx/2025-09-11/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T150000
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SUMMARY:Stink or Swim workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wondering if it’s a good day to take a dip in the sea? Is it time to stink or swim?! \n\n\n\nJoin OBX for a day-long collaborative community workshop to make sculptures that move according to the sea pollution levels. These playful automata models will use sea quality data to help you know if it’s swimming day or not and are a community-driven response to the sewage dumping crisis. Think weather houses\, but with data! \n\n\n\nWhether you’re passionate about coding and electronics or you love crafting and collage\, this workshop is for everyone! All you need is your creativity and a willingness to collaborate. OBX staff will be on hand to help you realise your ideas. \n\n\n\nThe Stink or Swim?! workshop will be run by OBX (Hastings Commons’ tech-hub) in partnership with local community tech company Thingitude. \n\n\n\nMore event info and to book tickets\, please go to Eventbrite.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/stink-or-swim-workshop/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250609T093038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T093039Z
UID:10000832-1757010600-1757017800@theobserverbuilding.org.uk
SUMMARY:OBX Connects... TBC
DESCRIPTION:The next OBX Connects topic for September will be announced shortly!  \n\n\n\nCheck back soon for updates…
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/obx-connects-tbc/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250609T075733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T075734Z
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SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx-15/2025-09-04/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250120T160223Z
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UID:10000158-1756980000-1756987200@theobserverbuilding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Open Tech Thursdays - OBX
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/open-tech-thursdays-obx/2025-09-04/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250901T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250901T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250407T141921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T142032Z
UID:10000460-1756749600-1756758600@theobserverbuilding.org.uk
SUMMARY:OBX Open Tech Nights
DESCRIPTION:Open tech nights take place on the 1st Monday of the month. They are a volunteer and community led monthly evening meet up offering a chance to chat\, share knowledge and access technology.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/obx-open-tech-nights/2025-09-01/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="OBX":MAILTO:obx@hastingscommons.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250830T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250831T010000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250828T095523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T105630Z
UID:10000849-1756582200-1756602000@theobserverbuilding.org.uk
SUMMARY:FUF: Disco Revolution Ball
DESCRIPTION:Frock Up Friday Disco Revolution Ball. Tickets from organisers website  \n\n\n\nThe highlight of the weekend: Three great bands\, The Lifted Up Community Choir\, Disco Grooves from Helen Sharpe and the Soulshine Band and the unforgettable Bhangra Smashup\, followed by DJ legends Lemur Beats. Plus surprises! Dance till late!
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/fuf-disco-revolution-ball/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250830T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250830T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250828T095757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T111022Z
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SUMMARY:FUF: 2025 Market
DESCRIPTION:Open from 10:30am to 3.30pm. Vintage clothing and accessories. Buy your sparkles for the ball! Not to be missed.
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/fuf-2025-market/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250829T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250829T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250828T094955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T110758Z
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SUMMARY:FUF: Cabaret Night
DESCRIPTION:Frock Up Friday Cabaret Night. Tickets from organisers website  \n\n\n\nThe annual FUF Cabaret night is back with a wonderful array of acts and performers\, including Patricia Hartshorne (With a Bit of Swagger) and a live disco and funk from Day & The Night Shift! Plus\, learn the Wuthering Heights dance for Sunday. Start your festival weekend at the amazing FUF Cabaret
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/fuf-cabaret-night/
LOCATION:Hastings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250828T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250828T100000
DTSTAMP:20260418T151127
CREATED:20250121T104452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T104453Z
UID:10000394-1756371600-1756375200@theobserverbuilding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Hastings Tech Forum (in partnership with Vehicle Smart)
DESCRIPTION:Are you a local entrepreneur or tech professional? Do you work in UX design\, creative technology\, or digital marketing? Do you want to connect with likeminded people working in Hastings and St Leonards? \n\n\n\nCome to Hastings Tech Forum! \n\n\n\nStart your day with a coffee and the chance to meet other local people working in digital technology businesses. \n\n\n\nThis event is organised in partnership with Vehicle Smart who will sponsor a free coffee for all booked places! Book here! \n\n\n\nFind out more about Vehicle Smart here: https://www.vehiclesmart.com
URL:https://theobserverbuilding.org.uk/event/hastings-tech-forum-in-partnership-with-vehicle-smart/2025-08-28/
LOCATION:Observer Building\, 53 Cambridge Road\, Hastings\, TN34 1DT\, United Kingdom
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