4.00pm The Great Whelk Eating Competition. Courthouse Street The 3rd Annual Competition for the title of “Hastings Champion Whelk Eater”. Give a fiver donation to Hastings Lifeboat and try your luck at beating the reigning champion’s time for eating a pint of fresh Hastings Whelks. Winner receives an engraved cup and crown to be held for one year. Sponsored by White’s Seafood & Steak Bar. A PICS event