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Could You be a Mediator?
Julia Mortimer Hastings and Rother Mediation Service (HRMS) help people find practical solutions to seemingly impossible problems across East Sussex. They help resolve conflict in communities and within families and…
Summer Free for All
You could spend the whole summer on Hastings’ award-winning beaches, but the town also has a fantastic number of free activities on offer this summer. By Hastings Borough Council Hastings Borough…
New history-inspired show at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Members of SoCo Artists were set the challenge of responding to either particular objects or the idea of ‘collecting’ in whatever way they chose. 14 artists were eventually selected to…
Seaview’s sponsored mass sleep out returns
The Stade this September, raising awareness and funds for some of the town’s most vulnerable people. Building on the success of last year’s Big Sleep (which raised over £25,000) registration…
Circus, Song and Salsa at the Stade
Hastings Borough Council’s Stade Saturdays season has kicked off with a strong performance from Compagnie Dyptik presenting D-Construction, an act involving hip-hop dancers working with scaffolding. Looking forward to other…
CHARTing success for Hastings and Bexhill
Connecting Hastings and Rother Together (CHART) is a Community-led Local Development Programme with access to some £ of European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) to support projects that bring a fresh…
Crazy Golf PUTTS in Cash for Local Charity
Hastings Adventure Golf’s charity evening for the local branch of Sands charity raised almost £1500. The money was raised from a special evening of reduced-cost mini golf at the Hastings…
Hastings Council Plans to Clean Up
Hastings Borough Council is considering developing an in-house street cleaning service and bulky waste removal when the current contract ends in 2019. Residents and the Council share their unhappiness at…
Robotic Pony Brings Mary, 85, to Life at Hastings Care Home
85-year old Mary Long, who has very limited speech because of dementia, has been ‘brought alive’ by a robotic pony at a Hastings care home. Mary isn’t able to walk…
Hastings marks Refugee Week
Over the last 20 years, the Links Project, which is supported by Hastings Borough Council, has been working with immigrants and asylum seekers. This year national refugee week (18 –…
Hastings Beer and Music Festival Hosts This Year’s Seaside Zumbathon Party
St Michael’s Hospice is delighted to announce the return of the Seaside Zumbathon Party, which is taking place at Hastings Beer and Music Festival on Saturday 7th July, 9am –…
Honouring the World War I Centenary in Béthune, France
Deputy Mayor of Hastings Councillor James Bacon attended a wreath laying ceremony in Béthune, France, on behalf of the town of Hastings earlier this month. The deputy mayor said, “It…
New Plans for Bohemia and Town Centre
Hastings Borough Council will soon be consulting on a new draft area action plan, or AAP, for Hastings Town Centre and Bohemia. Councillor Peter Chowney, Leader of Hastings Borough Council,…
Free Hearing Resource Service brought to Hastings
The East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre mobile unit will be visiting Hastings on Thursday 5th July 2018, and will be outside Debenhams in the Robertson Street precinct from – The…
First Aid for Dogs
Sunday 15th July, , Ore Community Centre, £45. Calling all dog owners, lovers, walkers, pet sitters, dog groomers, trainers and behaviourists! Next month Your Pet Nurse is hosting a Canine…
Migration Fund increased
Controlling Migration Fund increased by £19 million as Government expands plans to deal with refugees and migrants Councils across England will receive a share of a further £19 million to…
Get crafty to fight Meningitis
A dedicated fundraiser is also holding the third in a series of craft fairs this Saturday, 30th June, to raise money to fight back against the disease which took her…
A Wacky Races-style challenge is looking to put the brakes on meningitis
Ten car enthusiasts are taking on the 1,000-mile plus event around the UK in six cars, fit only for the scrap heap and worth no more than £1,000. They start…
Day Centres Closure Confirmed
Leaders of East Sussex County Council have agreed to cease day services at the Charter Centre in Bexhill and the Isabel Blackman Centre in Hastings. The two day centres for…
Extension of mandatory HMOs licensing
The Government confirms the extension of mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing from 1st October 2018, subject to parliamentary approval Changes to the regulations will bring purpose-built flats (where…
Share the Journey – Local Walkers Support Refugees
Local church-based walking group The Amblers are joining with other church groups, friends and anyone wanting to show their solidarity with or reflect on the plight of the many tens…
Midsummer Fish Festival – Support Hastings’ Fleet!
What follows is a press release from Hastings Borough Council. Hastings Midsummer Fish Festival is back for a fifth year. The event takes place on 23 and 24 June on…
Volunteer to Help Futureproof Beautiful Fairlight Church
This is a press release from St Andrew's Church, Fairlight. If you didn’t know it was there, blink and you would miss St Andrew’s Church with its majestic tower, historical…
Top Musicians Support Festival Welcoming Refugees to Hastings
Award winning jazz musicians Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw, and poet John Hegley are among the artists appearing at Festival by the Lake on Sunday 24 June, 12-8pm, in the…
International Action Against Hate Crime
Hastings and Rother Rainbow Alliance took part in International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Rother Council and Hastings Council flew the rainbow flag over their Town Halls for…
Celebrations at the Woodland Project
This week, 60 guests gathered in Vert Woods, East Sussex, to celebrate four years of The Woodland Project, which provides days out in nature for children and young people with…
PRIORY MEADOW ANNOUNCE CHARITY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre have announced their charity partnership of the year: the Shopping Centre will be supporting our local Charity For Kids. Charity For Kids was established in 2011…
Aspiring Chefs Open Pop-up Fish Restaurant at Stade Hall
Aspiring Chefs, a new initiative funded by Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) and Education Futures Trust (EFT), aims to give students first hand kitchen experience alongside professional chefs while…
Shopkeepers of the World Call for Stories
Shopkeepers of the World is a project uniting and celebrating the culture of shopping in St Leonards on Sea and Bexhill, exploring the charity shop as a vessel for memories…
Recognising those who give up their time to help support others
Local mental health services are celebrating the volunteers who give up their free time to offer kindness and support to people using specialist services and hospitals when they are at…
Hastings Sustainable Fish Campaign to Kick Off in September
Hastings Borough Council is developing a Hastings Fish brand for Hastings mixed fishery after securing grant funding from Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund…
Innovative Land Management Harnesses Traditional Methods
What follows is a short press release from Hastings Borough Council. Frankie Woodgate and her heavy working horses Yser and Tobias returned to Hastings Country Park last week. Their traditional…
Planting Fruit Trees to Fight Cancer
What follows is a press release from Hastings and Rother Cancer Awareness Project. The Project works with local people to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer. Local people…
The More Radio Hastings Awards 2018
On Friday 13th July 2018 More Radio will be hosting their 2018 Awards ceremony at the Azur Marina Pavilion. The Awards are sponsored by Crowhurst Park and Pelham Gates, and…
Hastings Wows Ostend Crowds
Hastings was centre stage at a major maritime exhibition in Ostend, Belgium, held from 10th-13th May. ‘Oostende voor Anker’ attracts around 250,000 visitors from across northern Europe. As well as…
Beat the Street
The walking and cycling game that encourages schools, businesses and community groups to spur each other on and compete to get more active in their community – is back in…
Volunteers’ Week
Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) Almost all charities and community groups rely on volunteers. Volunteers’ Week, running from 1st to 7th June, is an annual opportunity to celebrate the contribution that…
Supporting Carers
Care for the Carers, a charity that supports unpaid carers in East Sussex, is offering an open Carer Awareness Training session for members of the public, including local employers, to…
Hastings Residents Shine about Cancer Awareness
The former Mayor of Hastings, Councillor Judy Rogers, joined around fifty local residents in a night-time lantern parade between Ore Community Centre and Downs Farm Community Centre on Friday May…
GET THAT CHELSEA LOOK FOR YOUR GARDEN
On Sunday May 27th, Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group along with Rotherview Nurseries, Ivy House Nursery and Simply Garden will be joining forces to create our own mini Chelsea in the…