Radical History Stall at The View
It was the Radical History Stall at The View Hotel Eastbourne over the weekend (22/23rd November), and it was great meeting new people who were pleased to hear about our […]
How Eastbourne Got it’s Engels Plaque
This story starts in 1975, before the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall (of course), at the London Embassy for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The GDR were surprised
The Samplers – A Deeper Dive into Engels’ letter to Bernstein 22nd Aug 1889 : The Great London Dock Strike
I posted earlier about the wonderful samplers of Engels letters that were either written in Eastbourne or mention Eastbourne. A local artist Solveign Geott created 7 of these samplers and
Coming Soon – Engels’ Eastbourne Letter Extracts as Samplers
What a delight it was recently to have been approached by an Eastbourne based artist and researcher whose work has included the exquisite Eastbourne Samplers. These are “a series of
Eastbourne’s Fatal Train Crash – 1958
Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. The British Pathé website hosts the very best of pioneering video journalism. Here is some footage of Eastbourne’s fatal
Imagine it. Street Arts For The Many.
Ok folks so “work has finally started” in Terminus Road – between Bankers’ Corner and Marks & Spencer – it’s being pedestrianised 👩🏼🦯🧑🦯👩🦽️ Now here’s a thing for our consideration…..👇…..
“Exceptional and Unique Art Work”
Thank you John Silverton for your fantastic article in Unknown Kent and Sussex Magazine. It is so good to know there is appreciation for the mural spreading across Eastbourne. It
Will the whole of the International Workers Mural be exhibited at The Towner?
One of the panellists at the “What Does It Mean To Be Together? panel discussion at The Towner was invited to speak about the International Workers Mural. Thank you to
Bankers Corner
This is where many left-wing groups in the town hold their street events. It is not the same since the blue railings were removed → These railing were wonderful for
Southfields Road: The Bath-Chair Stand
A few yards into Southfields Road on the left-hand side, beside the street name sign, is a small metal plate mounted at the base of the wall embossed with BCS.