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Advertorial | Carers Rights Day 2025: Recognising and Supporting Those Who Give So Much
Across East Sussex, thousands of people spend their day supporting a loved one – giving time and energy to a parent, partner, family member or friend living with illness, disability,…
Mind the Gap
GILL GOLDENBERG talks to Ashley Chapman, Marketing Manager at East Sussex College, about the Community Courses on offer at the Hastings site at Station Plaza Patchwork for Beginners For many…
Who Cares about the Carers?
GRACE LALLY, secretary of the local branch of Unite the Union in Hastings, argues that care workers need trade union protection “I feel like I have to explain that I…
Alexandra Park Greenhouse Wins RHS Awards
VERONICA PEDROSA Something pretty special has been growing in Alexandra Park – and it’s not just the plants. Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group The Alexandra Park Greenhouse Group has scooped two…
Safe Havens: Strengthening Our Community
JESSICA BRAYE, FRANCES CROWLEY, KRISSIE NICOLSON, and REBECCA SINKER talk about the birth of The Refugee Buddy Project’s Safe Havens initiative, how it works and why it’s important Kate ButtsSafe…
Welcome to the Show
Hastings Storytelling Festival has returned this October with the theme of Welcome. Chris SquireCODEX at Hastings Storytelling Festival Each autumn, the Hastings Storytelling Festival fills the town with tales, music,…
Transforming The Frimley Centre
JOAN TAYLOR-ROWAN You may have noticed an absence on London Road. The scaffolding and boards which for more than a year have shrouded number 64 have finally gone. The refurbishment of…
Book Review: Fixing Hastings and Rye
DAVE YOUNG Fixing Hastings & Rye by HIP newswriter James Prentice is an ambitious overview and explanation of the area’s social and economic fabric. Informed by the author’s Fabian Society…
Advertorial: Lights of Love
Remember a loved one this winter As autumn turns to winter and the evenings draw in, something beautiful unfolds across Hastings and Rother. Lights of Love are the annual remembrance…
Grand Designs
ROD WEBB talks to Becca Gibb about how she became a florist After school, some people continue their education through college and university; others prefer the school of life. Becca…
The Gift of a Good Start
DAVE YOUNG Baby Basics Hastings and Rother, based at King’s Church Centre on the Ridge, supports expectant mothers struggling to meet the financial and practical needs of their new arrival…
The Big Sleep is Back
Seaview, a local award-winning organisation focussed on the needs of those who are homeless or insecurely housed in Hastings and St Leonards, is organising another Big Sleep event this October.…
From Film Sets to Care Home
Actor Daniel Peacock tells HELENA JONES why he swapped the limelight for life on the frontline John DenyerDan Peacock outside Hastings Court Daniel Peacock has been many things: actor, comedian,…
Regaining a Childhood
JULIE LEFEBVE One moment Scarlett Stockley was a healthy, talented nine-year-old, and the next, suffered a stroke following a severe brain bleed in the middle of a gymnastics class. She…
From Vine to Bottle
You may have heard the sad news: Carr Taylor Vineyard has closed its doors. Beyond the disappointment for wine lovers and lost tasting vouchers, local home grape-growers – like me…
Trim those Hedges & Trees
ROD WEBB East Sussex County Council is reminding people that most roadside vegetation is the responsibility of the landowner. It needs regular pruning to keep it within property boundaries, pointing…
Experience Eco Homes
Local residents from across East Sussex who have installed energy-saving and green technologies will be opening their homes for the weekend to members of the public throughout September. Technologies on…
A Community Catalyst Facing Challenges
Dawn Dublin, the founder of Black Butterfly, talks to FERDUSARA ALI Since 2020, the local community programme Black Butterfly has emerged as a cultural hub, promoting fresh produce through its…
Clean Water Action Update
The official bathing season ends on Sept 30 when volunteers from the Clean Water Action Group (CWAG) will be testing the local sea water again. CWAG will be taking weekly…
Crossing England by Kayak
At the end of July, members of Hastings & District Canoe Club embarked on a trip to paddle across Southern England. David Hirst, Mark Rymell and Alan Vidler, with a…
We Need to Talk about Dying
GILL GOLDENBERG talks with Oliver Towner of Towners Funeral Directors about the company’s 150 years in business and how things have changed over time Towners present day premises in St…
All Stitched Up
ERICA SMITH encourages readers to visit the Hastings in Stitches quilt at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery James Matthew ThomasDenise Franklin of Carbon picture framing with the community embroidery laid…
Free Compostable Material!
Need fresh vegetable waste to build up your composting? St Leonards-based charity Sustenance collects surplus food from local retailers and uses it to provide food bags and meals to local…
Ready, Set, Stroll!
HANNAH-LOUISE SAMPSON finds out how one local woman got involved with The Pram Race I’ve walked the same street twice now, confusion mounting as I scrutinise house numbers. I’m sure…
Engaging with Hastings Voluntary Sector
The Directors Briefing event will tell you all you need to know about the Hasting Voluntary sector. If you are new in post in a voluntary organisation or keen to…
White Rock Youth Project
This year, the White Rock’s Summer Youth Project will perform The Addams Family, a dark musical comedy celebrating the quirks and chaos of family life. This full-scale production will take…
Facing the Challenge
As more and more Hastings women tackle the cross-channel swim, ANITA KELSEY follows two recent success stories Sarah Branson Clare Kedwell Two women from Hastings, Clare Kedwell and Sarah Branson,…
Hastings at Speed
CLLR TONY COLLINS advocates thinking differently about car use Emma Benfield was getting worried. “I am writing to express my growing concern,” she wrote to Cllr Amanda Jobson, “about the…
International Culture at the Stade
Hastings hosts a culturally diverse array of events but, on 16 August, it is set to host its first multicultural festival at the Stade. The festival will feature great local…
A Park to be Proud of
ROD WEBB It’s easy to take some of the great things in this town for granted and not think about their long-term future. Alexandra Park is one such treasure that…
Breaking Down Barriers
Hastings White Rock has announced the launch of its Tickets for the Community initiative as part of the venue’s commitment to making arts and entertainment accessible to all. The scheme…
Local Push for Parkinson’s Hub
MARY UPTON describes plans for improving the lives of people with Parkinson’s in Hastings/St Leonards Mary Upton Parkinson’s disease is often described as the Cinderella of NHS services, and in…
From Berlin to the Bus Stop
JOHN CHAPMAN In the 1999 film Being John Malkovich, people could enter the mind and body of actor John Malkovich. After meeting Amy Burt at her Bus Stop Studios, my…
Compound Interest
FIONA MCGARRY and ROD WEBB finally visit The Compound and find a hidden gem Arts‘Pay as you can’ workshop There are so many interesting things going on in Hastings that…
Street Market Greets Visitors
ROD WEBB Kings Road market was in full swing at the beginning of the month, having dodged the tropical downpour that hit the country the following day. Visitors to St…
Opening Doors toa Brighter Future
FIONA MCGARRY celebrates the success of less advantaged young people with Villiers Park Educational Trust Winning students with the Vice Lord Lieutenant and Villiers Park CEO Hastings is the most…
Local campsite in UK’s top 150
With summer holidays fast approaching, you might be looking for somewhere nearby to camp in style. Campsites UK have just revealed the annual list of Outstanding Sites for 2025 in…
What’s the Point of Recycling?
CLLR TONY COLLINS explains what happens when you drop a can in the recycling bin Recently a team of Green councillors from Hastings Borough Council visited the N+P Group plant…
Seals Raise Funds for Royal Marsdon
POLLY GIFFORD Many people will have stood on the beach in Hastings, staring out to sea and wondering what it would be like to swim out… and just keep going…
Bingo is Back
Bingo returned to Hastings with the opening of the refurbished Deluxe Bingo at Pelham Place on Saturday 21 June – the hottest day of the year so far. Announced by…