Saturday 20 September
The Launch: Walking the Fish
Starts 10am at Breeds Place outside Iceland (opposite the fountain). To open the festival, there will be a colourful and musical procession of giant fish and seafood effigies called Walking the Fish. This tradition started 10 years ago, with Radiator Arts group and children from schools in the area working together to fashion sculptures that reflect the community in which they live.
The Plaice Festival Site - Food and Wine
Free entry - open to the public from 11am Find a feast of food stalls and plentiful produce at The Plaice site at the Stade fishing beach. Try delicious seafood dishes with international influences, and taste Hastings' Marine Stewardship Council eco-label fish.
All exhibitors come from within 30 miles of Hastings.
Cooking Demonstrations by local chefs
Demonstration times will be posted on demonstration area notice board - please check on site.
Restaurants in and around Hastings have some of the best chefs anywhere, and a great reputation for the quality of their food - especially fish and seafood. Let your taste buds be inspired as our local chefs prepare flavoursome fish and succulent seafood dishes before your eyes.
Tutored Wine Tasting Sessions in the Wine Tasting Marquee
Tickets are required for events in the wine tasting marquee. Over 18s only.
Places are limited, so book tickets early at Hastings Information Centre
Learn to Taste Wine
1pm - 2pm Tickets £9
With vintner, Alexander Carr-Taylor.Learn the tricks of tasting wine while sampling the produce of one of our best local vineyards. A fun and informative talk for those who find the world of wine a little confusing. Alexander is winemaker at Carr Taylor Vineyards and won the Vinter's Scholarship in 2004.
www.carr-taylor.co.uk
Chapel Down Wines take on France
3pm Tickets £11 With Richard Bampfield, Master of Wine
Compare select English wines from the Chapel Down Wine estate in Tenterden with some classic French wines. Richard Bampfield MW spent many years working with Brown Brothers Australian Wines, he will explain the difference in style between six wines.
www.winevents.co.uk
Matching English Wine with Fish and Cheese
5pm - 6pm Tickets £12 With wine specialist John Radford. Get expert guidance on how local wines can complement local fish and Sussex cheese. John Radford is a Sussex-based freelance writer, broadcaster, lecturer, speaker and actor.
www.johnradford.com
The Sole Beach Marquee
Free entry, open to the public between 12 noon and 7pm.Entertain your soul in The Sole Marquee where top class local acts will be performing. The First In Last Out Public House will be serving their locally brewed beers, with guest ales, organic lager and local wine. Tuck into a barbecue on the beach. Kids' play tent next door.
Local Heroes 2pm - 3.15pm Local Heroes bestow edgy and infectious rhythms upon classic songs under the influence of reggae and old school R'n'B.
Engine, Clutch and Gearbox
5.30pm - 6.45pm This lively rock-jazz trio plays a variety of material from Armatrading to Zappa and all sorts in between.
Memphis Flyers
5.30pm - 6.45pm A trio playing rockabilly, hillbilly, rock'n'roll, a bit of country and lots of fun. Guaranteed to get you dancing.
www.myspace.com/thememphisflyers
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Sunday 21 September
The Plaice Festival Site - Food and Wine
Free entry, open to the public from 11am Find a feast of food stalls and plentiful produce at The Plaice site at the Stade fishing beach. Try delicious seafood dishes with international influences, and taste Hastings' Marine Stewardship Council eco-label fish. All exhibitors come from within just 30 miles of Hastings.
Cooking Demonstration by Tom Aikens
Tom Aikens Approximately 1pm Demonstration times will be posted on demonstration area notice board - please check on site.
Tom will be sharing his love of cooking and his passion for fish. Tom Aikens is one of the most exciting chefs in the UK. He launched his first restaurant in London in 2003 which has earned numerous prestigious accolades. He has opened two more restaurants since: Tom's Kitchen and Tom's Place, a fish restaurant. All the fish is sourced from sustainable stocks, including Marine Stewardship Council certified fish landed in Hastings.
www.tomsplace.org.uk
Local chefs share their culinary skills
Demonstration times will be posted on demonstration area notice board - please check on site.
Restaurants in and around Hastings have some of the best chefs anywhere, and a great reputation for the quality of their food - especially fish and seafood. Let your taste buds be inspired as our local chefs prepare flavoursome fish and seafood dishes before your eyes.
Tutored Wine Tasting Sessions in the Wine Tasting Marquee
Learn to Taste Wine
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Tickets £9 With vintner, Alexander Carr-Taylor.
Learn the tricks of tasting wine while sampling the produce of one of our best local vineyards. A fun and informative talk for those who find the world of wine a little confusing. Alexander is winemaker at Carr Taylor Vineyards and won the Vinter's Scholarship in 2004.
www.carr-taylor.co.uk
Red, White and Rosé - a splash of local colour
2.15pm - 3.15pm
Tickets £11 With Master of Wine, Clive Barlow
Clive Barlow MW will show you classic white styles as well as the latest fresh rosés and aromatic reds from within 30 miles of Hastings. Clive runs an independent wine merchant business at the Goods Shed in Canterbury.
Matching English Wine with English Fish and Cheese
4pm - 5pm
Tickets £12 With wine specialist John Radford
Get expert guidance on how local wines can complement local fish and Sussex cheese. John Radford is a Sussex-based freelance writer, broadcaster, lecturer, speaker and actor.
www.johnradford.com
The Sole Beach Marquee
Free entry, open to the public between 12 noon and 6pm. Entertain your soul in The Sole Marquee where top class local acts will perform. The First In Last Out Public House will be serving their locally brewed beers, with guest ales, organic lager and local wine. Tuck into a barbecue on the beach. Kids' play tent next door.
Jazz Breakfast
11am Tickets £10 including breakfast
Spaces are limited so book early at Hastings Information Centre
Bar open from 11am By popular demand, Herbie Flowers on bass and Mike Hatchard on keyboard and vocals return to entertain you with their unique brand of jazz music and humour. This time they are accompanied by Malcolm Mortimore on drums/percussion, a founder member of 'Kilburn and the High Roads' with Ian Dury, he has also worked with Tina Turner and Chuck Berry.
Ticket includes breakfast of an organic pastry, plus organic fruit juice, or fairtrade coffee/tea. Free entry for children under 14 if accompanied by an adult (breakfast not included). Mike Hatchard, Malcolm Mortimore and Herbie Flowers
The Fabulous Cinque Port Lindy Hoppers
1.15pm to 1.45pm and 3.30pm to 4pm Back by popular demand! Entertaining you with energetic Lindy Hop from the 30s and 40s brought to Europe by American GIs.
Tea-Chest Blues
2pm to 3.15pm T-Chest Blues were formed about five years ago, inspired by the Sun Record Company sound of the 50s. Expect to hear the songs of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Arthur Cruddup and Muddy Waters.
Soul X Press and the Blues Brothers Show
4.15pm to 5.30pm
This local band is possibly the biggest Blues Brothers tribute band touring the UK. The 12-piece outfit will knock out all the film classics and selection of soul favourites.
The Lifeboat House
A Choral Banquet for the Seafood and Wine Festival
12.30pm to 1.30pm Free, but donations to the RNLI welcome. The community choirs of Hastings and its French twin town of Bethune will be raising the roof of the Lifeboat House. Shore Sounds will welcome La Choeur de la Lys to present an exciting and vibrant vocal blend, including folk, African, gospel and French chanson.
Alexandra Park
eat @ the Park Café - Seafood and Wine Barbecue
Open 9am - 7.30pm Enjoy a delicious Seafood and Wine barbecue lunch at eat @ the Park Café (weather permitting) in the fabulous setting of Alexandra Park.
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All Weekend
English Wines Marquee at the Plaice Festival Site
English wine is gaining deserved recognition for being among the finest produced today. Within a radius of 30 miles of Hastings there are many vineyards producing award winning wines that bear comparison with the best in the world. Take your time to browse and talk to the wine producers. The vineyards will bring a wide range of their finest wines and fruit juices for you to try and to buy - by the glass, or the case! Sit under our outdoor gazebo and relax with your favourite tipple. Participating Vineyards:
Events in St Leonards on Sea
Coastal Currents Arts Festival brings you Shakespeare in the Park
A Midsummer Night's Dream (abridged) at St Leonard's Gardens
Saturday and Sunday at 7pm
Tickets: Adults £8, Children £3, Concessions £6 and Families £18
Tickets from: McCarron's of Mercatoria, 64 Norman Rd, St Leonards on Sea or telephone: 01424 201192 / 07903 561007
Photo Copyright Fuga
www.coastalcurrents.org.uk
Azur at Marina Pavilion - Special Festival Seafood Menu
Azur at Marina Pavilion is a sophisticated new development on St Leonards promenade. Savour the Special Festival Seafood Menu offering locally-sourced fish in the Azur Restaurant for lunch or dinner, accompanied by live music and a full bar.
Open 7am to 10.30pm for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or just a drink in the beach front bistro. For more information call 0845 812 1066.
Arts Forum Seafood and Wine Festival Exhibition at Marina, St Leonards
Exhibition of local artists' work inspired by the events and themes of the festival. Visit theartsforum.co.uk for more information. Photo courtesy of Sid Beynon
