Hastings Speaks Project Timetable

We've been working hard behind the scenes for the last couple of weeks finalising the project details...and just realised that apart from at the launch we haven't shared all details of Hastings Speaks' plans with you lovely lot.

So here we are...in chronological order, because, you know we like a bit of order...

March/April

Taking part in the workshops from March-May

Volunteering/cheerleading for the project with your organisation, friends or family

Downloading the diary packs from the fixed page on this blog or asking us to email it to you

May

Saturday 7 May at Priory Meadow -Pop up castle in Priory Meadow- some exciting

interactive plans being drawn up including using a mini diary booth, and creating postcard

diaries.

Thursday May 12th - Hastings Diary Day - we'll be around the town hopefully with our popup diary booth encouraging video diaries, written diaries and more. Exact locations to be confirmed very soon.

Schools, Colleges, Community settings - currently Mallydams RSPCA and Seaview first two to sign up to this holding their own diary days. Email us to ask about your organisation joining in too.

Diary Deadline Day - all diaries to be sent in by May 31st unless prior agreement due to creative process' (yes, that's right if you are transforming your diary in to a piece of work - play - picture- short story etc you get a little longer...)

Emails containing day diaries pop up in hastingsspeaks@gmail.com email account, and we begin to code names/address to separate from entries and publish diaries on our blog.

Diary entries are popped in to the Diary Collection Points - currently at The Bridge Community Centre and Hastings Tourist Information Centre - more to follow.

May/June

Last workshops held with possibility to transform diary entries in to creative pieces – plays, fiction, etc.

June/July/August

Editorial process for anthology and confirmation of details for Literary Event finalised

Tickets being booked for Literary Event - live diary readings

Hastings Speaks Exhibition planning continues

Excitement builds for root 1066 International Festival here

September

Small anthology of Hastings Speaks pubished in print

Exhibition of Work at Hastings Museum

Live Literary Events/readings at local venue

Phew...that is a lot of text, and a lot going on for a small project, so as always Chris and I are still on the look out for volunteers. We'd love everyone to signpost their friends and family to the project, get everyone filling in a diary day, help with events, support with typing up diaries if needed, scanning and much more.