D DAY!

Last Day for Diary Entries

Get writing, 

drawing, 

emailing....
Send us your entries:
Hastingsspeaks@gmail.com

Diary Deadline! May 31st

Diaries are coming in thick and fast, in all shapes and sizes. If you haven't done so already, please, please, please send us your entry by midnight May 31st - that's seven more days to go! We'll be posting entries to this site within the next few weeks. Email to: hastingsspeaks@gmail.com

Don't let the technology put you off writing and sending in your diaries

We've had some feedback that it can be difficult to download the diary template, and the signature pack from the blog.

This is of course, very frustrating so I have looked in to this several times.  I can confirm that both guidance and template are downloadable but the way we've had to set them up - due to using a blog as a website I think - is by saving them in a google drive, then making them editable and for people to save them to their own computers.

What this effectively means is you need to download it - it goes to a google screen then you either type in directly to google (if you use it then save) or download again directly to your computer.

This is all a bit of a faff for us normal non-technical types, though so please don't let it stop you sending your diary in. 

You can email us at hastingsspeaks@gmail.com for a template...or your can simply cut and paste these words below and send them in with your diary - either directly on an email or as an attachment. 

“I donate my 12th May diary to Hastings Speaks. I consent to it being made publicly

available as part of the Root 1066 International Festival /archived online and assign my copyright in the diary to Hastings Speaks so that it can be reproduced in full or in part on websites, in publications and in broadcasts as approved by Hastings Speaks. I agree to Hastings Speaks assuming the role of Data Controller and being responsible for the collection and processing of personal data and ensuring that such data is safe.”

 

Agreement Hastings Speaks 12th May Day Diary 2016

This is an agreement between Hastings Speaks and

Name:

Address:

Email if available:

Tel/Mobile:

(Please add your name and address, this will be separated from your diary and kept within Hastings Speaks only):

12th May Terms and conditions

By returning this signed document, you agree to the following terms:

1.  Each individual day diary will be completed anonymously on the forms provided or electronically and emailed in to hastingsspeaks@gmail.com.

2.  Parental consent has been gained to allow for the submission of the day diary if the contributor is under the age of 18.

3.  Information you send is confidential. We will not pass any information on to third parties.

4. Information will be stored securely.

Signed:

Dated:

Please return your completed diaries to:

hastingsspeaks@gmail.com or: Hastings Speaks,152 Ashburnham Road, Hastings, TN35 5LJ

And do of course feel to give me a ring if this is still annoying and I'll do my best to help. You can reach me on 07901 916288.

But mainly, thanks again for all the diaries we've had in so far, don't worry if yours isn't finished yet (I'm in the same boat with mine in very rough draft) - still got until May 30th.

Thanks all Bev xx

A BIG Thank you to everyone involved in May 12th. Diaries have started rolling in.......have you sent yours?

Diary Day May 12th

What is it?

Hastings Speaks is creating a new Domesday record of ordinary people’s lives in Hastings in 2016 as part of the Root 1066 International Festival, using diaries, blogs, photos and pictures.

We are inviting residents to participate in completing a diary about their lives on May 12^th. The project is prompted by the work of the Mass Observation Archive who set their first national diary day on May 12th 1937 – to record the ‘common man’s view of King George VI’s coronation.

The diaries will provide a rich and comprehensive snapshot of life in Hastings:  what gets us out of bed, what we do with our days, what makes us laugh and drives us crazy.

What can you do?

Download a template from the blog page and write up your day – (see: 25 Ways to Write A Diary)

Pictures, words, podcasts, poems, a blow by blow account – whatever works for you.

Email to: Hastingsspeaks@gmail.com

Twitter - @hastingsspeaks

Instagram #hastingsspeaks

We have collection points for hard copies of the diaries at:  Hastings Museum, Tourist Information, Sussex Coast College Reception, Ore & Hollington Libraries.

What happens next?

We are asking for all diary entries to be sent to us by May 30^th.  Emails containing day diaries pop up in hastingsspeaks@gmail.com email account.  We begin to code names/address to separate names from entries, (e.g, to anonymise) and publish diaries on our blog and in Hastings Independent Press.

We are running a workshop on May 24^th to show you how to polish/edit or turn your day into a work of fiction.

We will be publishing a selection of blogs in a Hastings Speaks Anthology – on sale in September. We will be inviting participants to read work out loud (or have it read) at a Spoken Word Event on September 28^th.

The ROOT 1066 International Festival is inspired by the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings and funded by Hastings Borough Council and Arts Council England.
If you would like to know more about Hastings Speaks or get involved call Chris on 07738 763161 or Bev on 07901 916288 or email: Hastingspeaks@gmail.com. To follow what we’re doing check out our Facebook page: Hastings Speaks, twitter @hastingsspeaks or Instagram #hastingsspeaks.

Countdown - 10 Days to the 12th of May

We’re feeling excited and a little anxious about the impending 12^th – after months of plotting and planning, workshops and visiting groups to talk about our project, we’ve really got no idea what to expect on the 12^th. But, however many diaries find their way to us, we have to say, it's been fabulous working with groups, schools and meeting so many ‘lapsed’ diary writers out there, and hearing about the interesting and often surprising ways people intend to record their days on the 12th.  We ran a workshop at Silverdale Academy, where some lovely children and parents surprised us with their very descriptive diaries. Horizons Community Learning are doing a 'one thing I learnt today' wall. Sussex Coast College have got onboard in a major way with the ‘secret postcard diary’ wall. We’ve run diary writing workshops around Hastings and St Leonards, which taught us a lot about ways people use diaries – not to mention the unforgettable breakfast routine one participant wrote up in the style of romantic novel – I haven’t been able to eat cornflakes since!

Anyway, being nosy kind of folk, we can’t wait to find out what you’ve been up to, and what, (if any) themes start to emerge about life in Hastings in 2016.

If you haven’t put pen to paper yet, and are looking for inspiration, how about:

                                                                                                                             

1.    Five words, three words, one word a day – that sums up your day – try mixing them together using Wordle or word clouds (http://worditout.com)

2.    Five Minute Diary – Just write for five minutes without stopping.

3.    Write about one thing/something you did today, take your time.

4.    Take an object or a photograph of something you connect with...write a line about why you like it/hate it/connect.

5.    Top 10s - Make a list of what you love/hate/desire/lost/found etc

6.    A conversation – recap on a chat you had with your friend/Mum/overheard at the bus-stop

7.    Be a social scientist. Sit in one spot for an hour. Observe what happens.

8.    Be a travel writer – take a walk and report on your journey

9.    Make a sound recording of your day

10. Interview someone about their day

11. Comparisons – what were you doing on this day last year? What do you want to be doing next year?

12. Write it as a news story/police report/study of animal behaviour

13. Pretend to be someone else – a dog/chef/burglar/seagull

14. Upload a post it of your thoughts or a picture/image of your day to Instagram #HastingsSpeaks

15. Do a nano diary on Twitter - @HastingsSpeaks

16. Explore a theme – love/shoes/news/health etc

We will be in Priory Meadow on Saturday 7^th of May and in the town centre on May 12^th – from 2pm, come and say hello.