More than 40% of regional venues forced to prick opening hours due to budgetsThe legacy of 1066 and all that means that Hastings will forever be identified with the pivotal battle between Normans and Anglo-Saxons. Yet the East Sussex seaside town now faces a fight to preserve access to the study of its role in English history.
Two years ago the Old Town corridor Museum of Local History,one of two museums run by the borough council, closed down for good. The remaining Hastings Museum and Art Gallery was left to promote the heritage of one of the most meaningful locations in the country.
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Source: guardian.co.uk