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Cyclist Tackles Epic Journey
Robert Cooke, from Hastings, is set to embark on an extraordinary charity bike ride covering hundreds of miles from Burnhope, County Durham, to his hometown of Hastings – with a…
Calling All Builders and Suppliers
Sussex marketing agency PMW is asking local suppliers, tradespeople and businesses to step forward and help deliver a vital community makeover at The Y Centre. The centre is part of…
Celebrating Community Energy!
Local community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) will be joining Battle Solar Town and others next month in celebrating Community Energy Fortnight (1-14 July), a national celebration of people-powered…
Growing up to Become a Man
ALAN WRIGHT talks about his work with the Hastings community of ABandOfBrothers The Hastings community of ABandOfBrothers (ABOB) held their twice yearly ‘Homecoming’ at The Salvation Army Hall, Hastings on…
Advertorial: More Life than You’d Expect
Gardening with your grandchildren. Gaining confidence to volunteer. Feeling like yourself again. Not things you’d expect from a hospice – but at St Michael’s they are part of everyday ; …
Hastings in Stitches: a Work in Progress
ERICA SMITH If you’ve ever visited Hastings Town Hall, you might have noticed a wall hanging in the ground floor corridor. The framed piece includes 68 individual embroidered squares celebrating…
An Alien in St Leonards
JOHN CHAPMAN reacquaints himself with England after more than 50 years It’s 2025, and I’ve recently arrived in St Leonards-on-Sea after leaving England in 1972. That’s an age. I’ve lived…
Dressing Up for Charity
The staff of Marie Curie charity shop at 17 Queens Rd, Hastings dressed up for the first Hastings Comic Con, held at the White Rock Theatre last Saturday and Sunday.…
Final call for art commission
The deadline for expressions of interest for a town centre public art commission has been extended until 23 June following feedback that the original closing date of June 8 left…
Baton of Hope Route Revealed
CHRIS CONNELLEY In a recent HIP we introduced the Baton of Hope suicide awareness tour that will be arriving here in Hastings on Tuesday 23 September. The 20 stop biannual…
New Life for Owens Building
TONY COLLINS, Green councillor for Central St Leonards, puts the record straight on the former Debenhams building Any time Hastings Borough Council is mentioned on social media, it’s not long…
Made in Miniature
DAVE YOUNG An estimated 900 enthusiastic visitors attended Hastings’ first model railway exhibition for five years. Held at Hastings Academy, the show presented both 0 and N gauge miniatures referencing…
Craft Fair Pulls in the Punters
Hastings Craft Weekend, part of Sussex Craft Week and sponsored by Tillingham Wines and ROSA Magazine, was launched with a packed private view on 23 May at the Observer Building.…
Hastings Comic Con is Coming Up
There’s just under a month to go until the White Rock Theatre opens its doors for the first ever Hastings Comic Con on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June. Billed…
Lights, Camera, Action: Dv8 Sussex College Students Make Their Own Movies
Dv8 Sussex is a small, specialist, creative digital college with sites in Brighton and Bexhill that provides courses for 16-18 year-olds in Creative Digital Media, Music Production and Performance, and…
150 and Not Out
Christ Church, in Silchester Road, celebrated its 150th birthday last week, with an open weekend programme of music, verse, tours, services and family activities to mark this very special occasion.…
VE Day: HIP joins the party
After a last-minute call on Thursday 8 May from Bannow Retirement Home in St Leonards, HIP turned up to photograph the residents and staff as they celebrated VE Day. Unbeknown…
Best Foot Forward: Walk With Us
Placemaking social action organisation MSL have unleashed a series of walks and talks taking place between 30 May and 1 June First up is a Rye Harbour walk and talk…
Time to Start the Conversation
HIP has partnered with suicide prevention group Hastings Baton of Hope to spread the word about this national campaig which arrives in town on 23 September Mr Hastings and Mr…
Hastings Deserves Better: Let’s Makeover Midtown
ANTHONY STANBRIDGE While on my usual pleasant walk along the seafront from the Old Town to the town centre the other morning, I couldn’t help being made aware yet again…
Radio Times
JUDE MONTAGUE introduces a new community history project focusing on our economic past A new radio project is taking to the air, devised by members of Parchment Trust, providers of…
Ye Olde Rock’n’Raise notches up £3k for Hospice
Staff at the popular Old Town pub Ye Olde Pumphouse organised a night of live music in memory of late local musician Phil Gill, raising a whopping £3,000 for St…
I want to ride my bicycle
Kidical Mass is a global movement committed to providing safe public spaces for children and young people to ride a bike. Its aspiration is to see zero road deaths through…
Telling the Stories of the Four Courts
JOHN RANKIN Some time in the near future, the Four Courts in Stonehouse Drive will be demolished. This is an important event in terms of the culture and heritage of…
Pip, Pip Hooray: new lease of life for Old Town shop
CHRIS CONNELLEY Strong community is one of the most obvious virtues of our town, and one that born-and-bred local Pip Hersee is proudly showcasing in his new eponymous venture at…
Pints with Purpose Packs Stade Hall
The Hastings Project is a community interest company that brews beer to raise money for local good causes. Earlier this month, it hosted a packed evening at Stade Hall to…
Community Superstars
In the first of a new regular feature focusing on local people who volunteer in the community, we profile Matt Cottrill, one of the team at the Hastings Rocks Film…
Stagecoach Launches Free Bus Ride Offer
Bus operator Stagecoach is giving away 5,000 free bus rides on its South East network in April in what its managing director, Joel Mitchell, described as “possibly the most massive…
Sun Shines for First Kings Road Market
Warmer weather heralds the return of the Kings Road Market, now entering its 12th year. And the sun shone for its 2025 season opener on April 5th, attracting a big…
NHS Launches Spring Covid-19 Booster Campaign
The NHS is promoting local uptake of the Spring Covid-19 booster campaign. People with weakened immune systems, those aged over 75 or anyone living in a care home for older…
Misogyny: Right Here, Right Now
WOH! A regular space to bring ideas and reflections. We discuss and write together to create awareness & encourage positive change for women and girls. Succession Picasso/DACS 2025Weeping Woman by…
Safe Havens is Coming to Hastings
The Refugee Buddy Project has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a new community safety project for initiative was sparked by last summer’s far-right riots, when women at…
Meet Trudy, Homeless Charity Boss
TONY COLLINS, the Green councillor for Central St Leonards, and Chair of the Foreshore Trust, talks to Trudy Hampton-Hodges, Chief Executive of Warming Up the Homeless (WUTH) It’s rotten being…
Support the Grumpy Cook and Make Someone Happy
MAZIN AL-JUMAILI, one of the founders of the men’s health charity, Mr Hastings and St Leonards, talks to Barry Ashley of The Grumpy Cook Photo: Chris Connelley Barry Ashley moved…
Food Redistribution Charities in Hastings – Spotlight on The Pantry
EDWINA HUGHES and ERIN WARD In Britain’s current cost of living crisis, many families struggle to afford the basics including food. This has meant that, over the past 15 years,…
Meet Matt: Tales from the Tent
CHRIS CONNELLEY It’s a radiant Sunday morning – after months of greyness, spring has finally sprung – and Matt is in fine fettle. Photo: Jason Ellis For the last six…
Silent Vigil for Afghan Women’s Rights
The Women’s Rights Network (WRN) East Sussex is holding a silent vigil to stand in solidarity with Afghan women and girls living under the Taliban regime on Saturday 1 March…
World Book Day
World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading, which this year falls on 6 March. World Book Day It is the day when thousands of school pupils…
Prepare to be Wowed: Fat Tuesday is Back
ERIN WARD This year’s Fat Tuesday festival is anticipated to be just as exceptional as ever. Photos: Fat Tuesday From live performances and music conventions to the annual umbrella parade,…
The Trashy Side of Hastings
TONY COLLINS: a Green councillor for Central St Leonards It’s a true privilege to be a councillor in Hastings. The work is intense, but sometimes you can make a genuine…