04/07/2021
The Blue Plaque is up!
Yesterday was the big day - Apart from 3rd July being Poly Styrene's 64th birthday, it was also the 45th anniversary of Poly seeing the S*x Pistols on Hastings Pier, an event that led to the formation of X-Ray Spex.
And then there was the first public screening of Celeste Bell's film about her mothers life, 'I Am A Cliche', at the Kino Teatr in the evening.
So it seemed like the perfect day to unveil the plaque celebrating & commemorating Poly Styrene's life.
If you want to see the blue plaque for yourself, you can find it in North Street, St Leonards On Sea.
1066 Music Blue Plaques would like to thank the following people for helping to make this idea come to fruition:
- Karen & Terry for allowing us to put the blue plaque up on the wall of their house.
- Kevin Boorman & Hastings Borough Council for pointing us in the right direction & for their help in the early stages of our campaign.
- Andy Miller & Nick Booker of Booker & Best for giving their time & expertise for nothing.
- Everybody who donated towards the Crowdfunder appeal. Apart from helping to raise the money needed for the blue plaque itself, you also enabled us to donate £350 to St Michael's Hospice, where Poly died in 2011.
Thanks also to Celeste, Poly's daughter, for coming along during the unveiling & for giving us her support throughout our campaign.
Now it's onto our next blue plaque - John Martyn in Hastings Old Town.
All photos by Mark Richards.
