Sailor's hat sculpture is fitting memorial to much-loved Popeye

By The Newsroom

Published 28th Feb 2018, 08:34 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:22 BST

Ron Everett pictured at Hastings Carnival in 2014. SUS-170720-100827001

The sun shone for '˜Popeye' Ron on Saturday when his Memorial was unveiled in the Old Town.

Ron Everett, known to many as Popeye, due to his resemblance to the cartoon character, gurning and sailor hats, was a much loved local figure both in the Hastings and Rother area and further afield.

Sadly Ron died, aged 86, last summer, following a battle with cancer, shortly after delighting the crowds during Pirate Day.