A Band Of Angels – Hastings Collage 30th October 1964 by Andre Martin

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Andre Palfrey-martin collection

Andre Martin… As its Halloween at the moment, if we think back – this is about the college, here is something that I know will be of interest to many, On Friday evening 30th October 1964, in the old Gymnasium at the College in Archery Road, we held our Halloween Dance – Top of the Bill, A Band of Angels, featuring Mike d’Abo and the supporting band whose name slips my memory for the moment, bass guitar one Noel d’Abo [ student and well known member of the college]. We do not have any press adverts for this, but I have found the following press cutting from the local Observer, about a visit made by the group to AJs show in Queens Road. I am sorry the photo is very dark, but Mike can just be seen in the back row.

Original Hastings College Of Arts & Technology St Leonards-on-Sea – Derelict In The UK

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Derelict in the UK… (2020) Situated on the Archery Ground in St Leonards this large site was the main college site for Hastings & St Leonards with dedicated DT/Masonry/Decorating buildings and a beautiful row of Edwardian villas converted into their Art and Photography department. The site closed in 2010 due its new replacement opening in the much more central Station Plaza location. It was demolished in 2015 and the new houses in its place are nearly complete. The Edwardian block is luckily being converted into luxury flats and hasn’t been demolished.

Mike Gardner… I did my O’levels then three years graphic art & illustration at the college 1974-78, good times.

Chris Meachen… Had some absolutely brilliant times there, & made some lifelong friends..

Ian Johnson… That’s where I did my electrical

Pete Houghton… They were great day’s I was on the top floor doing Catering

Mike Waghorne… 68 to 72 electrical industry courses.

Tim Moose Bruce… 76 to 80. C&G mechanical engineering. Great Times.

Ken Hatch… about ‘75-‘78, 1 year full time at the EITB centre in Archery rd at the back of this building then day release from Derritron for HNC Electro-mechanical engineering. Good times

Tim Moose Bruce… Ken, Trying to remember the lecturers in the engineering department. We had Mike ” Ted” Tiltman for mechanical. And Mr Perret and Mr Creasey. Others I remember were Mr Mead and Mr Harris for welding and fabrication. And Mr Sprenger for electrical.

Ken Hatch… yep, we had Sprenger, Mead, Harris, Perret, Anderson. Mead lived down the road from us in Fairlight and used to “ tell me off” at the start of class for playing my guitar too loud again or riding my bike too fast past his house ( it was only a Honda 175 but with Megger exhausts ). Sprenger was a great laugh

Tim Moose Bruce… Reading this reminds me of all the companies that sent their trainees to this college. A lot now gone or moved away from Hastings. Fracmo, Derritron, Stills, ITT, Buss foods, where I was, Chloride and many more.

Ken Hatch… Derritron, Stills, Lumatic, CDs, Drallim (?)…….???

Tim Moose Bruce… Forgot about Drallim. Also the Eastbourne companies. IMI Coldflow, the pump company taken over by Alpha Laval which has recently gone. Armour Pharmaceuticals, Birdseye.

Willie Wicking… I was at Chloride

Margaret Trowell…. Did so many courses from aged 18 over the years at this college and I’m still studying at the new college in my 70s… you’re never too old to learn something new

Peter Ellingworth… Not just Hastings and Eastbourne where all these companies have gone- pretty well around the UK it’s the same tale…

Ken Hatch… no wonder our economy is struggling just think of all the income tax we were all paying let alone all the products being manufactured and exported

 

 

Hastings College Archery Road St Leonards

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Damien Morrison… Might not be a nightclub but Hastings college in St Leonards, such talent came out of that place lifelong friendships made people’s young lives changed. I went there 88/90 great fun xx

Graham Howe… Loved my years at HCAT. Met so many people who have become long time friends

Peter Houghton… Graham, I loved it there I was with the Catering department

Wendy Henry Wilson… I was there, when it was called a College of Further Education, 1966 to 1968 – OND in Business Studies with Shorthand and Typing. Remember them changing their rules so that us girls could wear trousers when attending there. Loved the curried hard boiled egg for lunch

Tim Moose Bruce… Was there 1976 to 1980. C&G mechanical engineering. Good Times

Romaine Fulton-hart… Remember these buildings so well !!

Peter Fortsch… Great beans and chips.. and music in the canteen

Tracy Howell… Used to love it there happy memories

David John Martin… I was there too 71-73

Mike Gardner… I was there 1974-78, fun times

Teresa Mary Ann Mercer… Remember that building

Andy Qunta… Yes indeed, well said!

Willie Wicking… Great time Eh remember our field trip out to Merry down cider we were on the coach and you rode your bike out there C15

Mike Waghorne… 68 to72 refectory down stairs basement, arts departments, English language ect in the upper parts if my memory can still think back that far ?

Julie Findlay-jones… I was there 76 -80

Margaret Trowell… Loved my time over several years doing different courses, some of it life changing and when it was affordable

Ju-ju Davies… I went there in 83

Tony Court-holmes… i remember that

Gary Benton… 77-79

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