"You can feel it in the fishing fleet hauled up on the beach, still part of daily life, and then a short walk away in bold contemporary spaces showing work that speaks far beyond the town. It shows up in events that belong to the people who live there; Jack in the Green spilling through the streets; Pirate Day turning the whole place into a shared act of play;"
"There is youth culture that is visible and unapologetic, from skate culture to artists and musicians building scenes without waiting for permission. Naming Hastings as UK town of culture would recognise a place where culture is already woven into everyday life and where investment would deepen something authentic, rooted and alive rather than trying to invent it. David Shopland, London Glastonbury, Somerset Something here for everybody'"
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has launched a search for the UK's first town of culture, modelled on the city of culture programme that honoured Bradford. Writers and readers nominated towns including Ramsgate, Falmouth, Abergavenny and Portobello. Hastings is described as a place where culture grows from everyday life, visible in its fishing fleet, contemporary art spaces, Jack in the Green, Pirate Day, music competitions and unapologetic youth scenes. Naming Hastings would recognise existing cultural life and channel investment to deepen authentic, rooted practices. Glastonbury is noted for packed communal events from Beltane and dragon processions to the Goddess Conference and diverse pilgrimages.
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