Tag Archives: Past Events

20th September 2026 – 3pm – Talk: ‘Sir Henry Rider Haggard’ @ Crown House, St Leonards, TN38 Non-members £5, Members free.

The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 20th September, 2026, at Crown House, Marina, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38. Members free, non-members £5 entry. Doors open 2.30pm. No reservations: ‘First come, First serve’

WALK in Burtons’ St Leonards: Join us this Thursday 17th September 2026, 11am sharp. Turn up & go: No booking.

WALKS in Burtons’ St Leonards: Join us this Thursday 17th September 2026, 11am sharp, from London Road seafront clock for 90 minutes. We walk for 45 minutes up the 1:5 gradient hill, with 3 minute history bites as we tuck in to nine picturesque spots to get our breath back. WALK in Burtons’ St Leonards: […]

Wednesday, 12th August 2026 WALK ‘St Leonard’s PUBS – Then & Now. Booking, below!

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 […]

Wednesday, 8th July 2026 WALK ‘St Leonard’s PUBS – Then & Now’ – Booking, below!

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 […]

3rd May 2026 – 3pm – Talk: ‘The White Rock Story’ @ Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD Non-members £5, Members free.

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 […]

29th March 2026 – 3pm – Talk: ‘The history of West Hill Road in St Leonards’ @ Crown House, St Leonards, TN38 Non-members £5, Members free.

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. […]

18th January 2026 – 3pm – Talk: ‘The Hawkhurst Gang’ @ Crown House, St Leonards, TN38 Non-members £5, Members free.

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 […]

28th September 2025 – 3pm Talk: ‘Burton St Leonards since 1837’ @ Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Non-members £5, Members free

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 […]

Final walk for this year, Sunday 26 October, ‘Around the public houses of St Leonards on Sea’

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. […]

21st & 26th September 2025, both starting at 2pm, Two escorted Walks: ‘Around the public houses of St Leonards on Sea’

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 […]