2026 WALK ‘St Leonard’s PUBS – Then & Now START: 4pm sharp on Wednesdays, 8th July & 12 August, 2026 from outside St Leonards Warrior Square rail station on its Kings Road side. Please book via the form or reply email Taking sustenance from its 2025 popularity, our roving researcher Stephen will visit the FORMER […]
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The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 3rd May, 2026, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free, non members £5. Doors open 2.30pm. No reservations. A talk given by Hastings historian Ken Brooks, entitled ‘The White Rock Story’ This illustrated talk will follow the history of a […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 29th March, 2026, at Crown House, Marina, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38. Members free, non-members £5 entry. Doors open 2.30pm. No reservations. Clocks spring forward by 1 hour, early on Sunday 29th at 1am. ‘The history of West Hill Road in St Leonards’, an illustrated talk by Ian Crick. […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 18th January, 2026, at Crown House, Marina, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 l, l £5. Members free, non-members £5 entry. Doors open 2pm. Talk is 45 minutes. ‘The Hawkhurst Gang’ by Capt. James Bollinger. ‘My talk on the Hawkhurst gang tells the story of England’s first organised […]
Following the popularity of the previous walks, I have decided to put on a final walk this year on Sunday 26 October around the public houses of St Leonards, both former and existing. I talk about the history of licensing beerhouses and public houses, and tell some stories about what went on in the pubs. […]
Places are limited, please book for free via info@bsls.org.uk with name, email or mobile number so Stephen can communicate where to meet him in St Leonards. Please indicate if you are a Member of the Society. The escorted walk will be held twice, both starting at 2pm: on Sunday 21 September, and on Friday 26 […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 28th September, 2025, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free, non members £5. A talk given by Hastings historian Ken Brooks, entitled ‘Burton St Leonards since 1837’ This illustrated talk will look at the development of St. Leonards after James […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday, May 11th, 2025, at Crown House, 60 Marina, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0BE. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. An illustrated talk by Ray McChrystal on ‘Gum Pigment and Paper: A History of the British Watercolour (with Scenes of Burtons St Leonards)’. Ray, a practising watercolourist, […]
The talk will begin at 4pm sharp on Sunday April 13th, 2025, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. A talk given by chef & writer, Ian Dowding, called ‘Turn Back Time’, he will take us on an informative journey around the food enjoyed by different […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Friday March 21st, 2025, at Crown House, 60 Marina, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0BE. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. A talk given by David Clarke on ‘Green St Leonards’. Doors open 2.30pm. Previously advertised start at 4pm was in error.